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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1By David. Do not fret when wicked men seem to succeed! Do not envy evildoers! |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2For they will quickly dry up like grass, and wither away like plants. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3Trust in the LORD and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity! |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Then you will take delight in the LORD, and he will answer your prayers. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5Commit your future to the LORD! Trust in him, and he will act on your behalf. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6He will vindicate you in broad daylight, and publicly defend your just cause. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7Wait patiently for the LORD! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes! |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8Do not be angry and frustrated! Do not fret! That only leads to trouble! |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9Wicked men will be wiped out, but those who rely on the LORD are the ones who will possess the land. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11But the oppressed will possess the land and enjoy great prosperity. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13The Lord laughs in disgust at them, for he knows that their day is coming. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15Their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men, |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17for evil men will lose their power, but the LORD sustains the godly. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18The LORD watches over the innocent day by day and they possess a permanent inheritance. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19They will not be ashamed when hard times come; when famine comes they will have enough to eat. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20But evil men will die; the LORD's enemies will be incinerated--they will go up in smoke. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22Surely those favored by the LORD will possess the land, but those rejected by him will be wiped out. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23The LORD grants success to the one whose behavior he finds commendable. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24Even if he trips, he will not fall headlong, for the LORD holds his hand. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25I was once young, now I am old. I have never seen a godly man abandoned, or his children forced to search for food. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26All day long he shows compassion and lends to others, and his children are blessed. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27Turn away from evil! Do what is right! Then you will enjoy lasting security. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28For the LORD promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out. |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29The godly will possess the land and will dwell in it permanently. |
| 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30The godly speak wise words and promote justice. |
| 31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31The law of their God controls their thinking; their feet do not slip. |
| 32[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 32Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them. |
| 33[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 33But the LORD does not surrender the godly, or allow them to be condemned in a court of law. |
| 34[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 34Rely on the LORD! Obey his commands! Then he will permit you to possess the land; you will see the demise of evil men. |
| 35[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 35I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil. |
| 36[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 36But then one passes by, and suddenly they have disappeared! I looked for them, but they could not be found. |
| 37[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 37Take note of the one who has integrity! Observe the godly! For the one who promotes peace has a future. |
| 38[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 38Sinful rebels are totally destroyed; evil men have no future. |
| 39[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 39But the LORD delivers the godly; he protects them in times of trouble. |
| 40[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 40The LORD helps them and rescues them; he rescues them from evil men and delivers them, for they seek his protection. |
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