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Don't worry about the wicked or envy those who do wrong. |
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For like grass, they soon fade away. Like spring flowers, they soon wither. |
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Trust in the LORD and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. |
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Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart's desires. |
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Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you. |
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He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun. |
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Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him to act. Don't worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes. |
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Stop being angry! Turn from your rage! Do not lose your temper-- it only leads to harm. |
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For the wicked will be destroyed, but those who trust in the LORD will possess the land. |
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Soon the wicked will disappear. Though you look for them, they will be gone. |
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The lowly will possess the land and will live in peace and prosperity. |
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The wicked plot against the godly; they snarl at them in defiance. |
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But the Lord just laughs, for he sees their day of judgment coming. |
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The wicked draw their swords and string their bows to kill the poor and the oppressed, to slaughter those who do right. |
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But their swords will stab their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. |
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It is better to be godly and have little than to be evil and rich. |
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For the strength of the wicked will be shattered, but the LORD takes care of the godly. |
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Day by day the LORD takes care of the innocent, and they will receive an inheritance that lasts forever. |
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They will not be disgraced in hard times; even in famine they will have more than enough. |
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But the wicked will die. The LORD's enemies are like flowers in a field-- they will disappear like smoke. |
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The wicked borrow and never repay, but the godly are generous givers. |
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Those the LORD blesses will possess the land, but those he curses will die. |
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The LORD directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. |
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Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the LORD holds them by the hand. |
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Once I was young, and now I am old. Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned or their children begging for bread. |
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The godly always give generous loans to others, and their children are a blessing. |
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Turn from evil and do good, and you will live in the land forever. |
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For the LORD loves justice, and he will never abandon the godly. He will keep them safe forever, but the children of the wicked will die. |
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The godly will possess the land and will live there forever. |
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The godly offer good counsel; they teach right from wrong. |
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They have made God's law their own, so they will never slip from his path. |
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The wicked wait in ambush for the godly, looking for an excuse to kill them. |
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But the LORD will not let the wicked succeed or let the godly be condemned when they are put on trial. |
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Put your hope in the LORD. Travel steadily along his path. He will honor you by giving you the land. You will see the wicked destroyed. |
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I have seen wicked and ruthless people flourishing like a tree in its native soil. |
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But when I looked again, they were gone! Though I searched for them, I could not find them! |
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Look at those who are honest and good, for a wonderful future awaits those who love peace. |
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But the rebellious will be destroyed; they have no future. |
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The LORD rescues the godly; he is their fortress in times of trouble. |
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The LORD helps them, rescuing them from the wicked. He saves them, and they find shelter in him. A psalm of David, asking God to remember him. |
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