1Do not fret over those who do evil;
2For they wither quickly like grass
3Trust in the LORD and do good;
4Delight yourself in the LORD,
5Commit your way to the LORD;
6He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn,
7Be still before the LORD
8Refrain from anger and abandon wrath;
9For the evildoers will be cut off,
10Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more;
11But the meek will inherit the land 37:11 Or the earth; see Matthew 5:5.
12The wicked scheme against the righteous
13but the Lord laughs,
14The wicked have drawn the sword
15But their swords will pierce their own hearts,
16Better is the little of the righteous
17For the arms of the wicked will be broken,
18The LORD knows the days of the blameless,
19In the time of evil they will not be ashamed,
20But the wicked and enemies of the LORD
21The wicked borrow and do not repay,
22Surely those He blesses will inherit the land,
23The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD
24Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed,
25I once was young and now am old,
26They are ever generous and quick to lend,
27Turn away from evil and do good,
28For the LORD loves justice
29The righteous will inherit the land
30The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom,
31The law of his God is in his heart;
32Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous,
33the LORD will not leave them in their power
34Wait for the LORD and keep His way,
35I have seen a wicked, ruthless man
36yet he passed away and was no more;
37Consider the blameless and observe the upright,
38But the transgressors will all be destroyed;
39The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD;
40The LORD helps and delivers them;