Psalms 37
The wicked will wither away and be destroyed, but those who trust in the Lord will inherit the earth and dwell in peace. The Lord will grant the desires of those who delight in Him and will bring forth their justice like the light. The meek will inherit the earth and the just will be protected by the Lord, while the sinners will perish. The Lord knows the days of the upright and will not abandon them, but will help and rescue them from tribulation.
A Psalm of David himself. Do not choose to imitate the malicious; neither should you envy those who work iniquityFor they will quickly wither away like dry grass, and in like manner to kitchen herbs, they will soon droopHope in the Lord and do good, and dwell in the land, and so you shall be pastured with its richesDelight in the Lord, and he will grant to you the petitions of your heartReveal your way to the Lord, and hope in him, and he will accomplish itAnd he will bring forth your justice like the light, and your judgment like the middayBe subject to the Lord and pray to him. Do not choose to compete with him who prospers in his way, with the man who does injusticeCease from wrath and leave behind rage. Do not choose to imitate the maliciousFor those who are malicious will be exterminated. But those who remain with the Lord, these will inherit the landYet still a little while, and the sinner will not be. And you will search his place and find nothingBut the meek shall inherit the earth, and they will delight in the multitude of peaceThe sinner will observe the just, and he will gnash his teeth over himBut the Lord will laugh at him: for he knows in advance that his day will comeThe sinners have drawn the sword, they have bent their bow, so as to cast down the poor and the needy, so as to massacre the upright of heartLet their sword enter into their own hearts, and let their bow be brokenA little is better to the just than the many riches of sinnersFor the arms of sinners will be crushed, but the Lord confirms the justThe Lord knows the days of the immaculate, and their inheritance will be in eternityThey will not be confounded in an evil time; and in days of famine, they will be satisfiedfor sinners will perish. Truly, the adversaries of the Lord, soon after they have been honored and exalted, will fade away, in the same way that smoke fades awayThe sinner will lend and not release, but the just one shows compassion and donatesFor those who bless him will inherit the earth, but those who curse him will perishThe steps of a man will be directed by the Lord, and he will choose his wayWhen he falls, he will not be harmed, because the Lord places his hand under himI have been young, and now I am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his offspring seeking breadHe shows compassion and lends, all day long, and his offspring will be in blessingTurn away from evil and do good, and dwell forever and everFor the Lord loves judgment, and he will not abandon his saints. They will be kept safe in eternity. The unjust will be punished, and the offspring of the impious will perishBut the just will inherit the earth, and they will dwell upon it forever and everThe mouth of the just one will express wisdom, and his tongue will speak judgmentThe law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be supplantedThe sinner considers the just one and seeks to put him to deathBut the Lord will not abandon him into his hands, nor condemn him, when he will be judgedWait for the Lord, and keep to his way. And he will exalt you, so as to inherit the land that you may seize. When the sinners will have passed away, then you shall seeI have seen the impious over-exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of LebanonAnd I passed by, and behold, he was not. And I sought him, and his place was not foundKeep to innocence, and gaze upon fairness: because there are allotments for the peaceful manBut the unjust will be destroyed together: the allotments of the impious will pass awayBut the salvation of the just is from the Lord, and he is their protector in time of tribulationAnd the Lord will help them and free them. And he will rescue them from sinners and save them, because they have hoped in him
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