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Psalms 37
Security Of Those Who Trust In the Lord, Insecurity Of The Wicked
A Psalm Of David

Audio Reading • Kings James Version

Psalms 37
King James Version

1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers,
neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.​
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,
and wither as the green herb.​

3
Trust in the Lord, and do good;
so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.​
4 Delight thyself also in the Lord:
and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.​

5
Commit thy way unto the Lord;
trust also in him;
and he shall bring it to pass.​
6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light,
and thy judgment as the noonday.​

7
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him:
fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way,
because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.​
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath:
fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.​

9
For evildoers shall be cut off:
but those that wait upon the Lord,
they shall inherit the earth.​
10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be:
yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place,
and it shall not be.​
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth;
and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.​

12
The wicked plotteth against the just,
and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.​
13 The Lord shall laugh at him:
for he seeth that his day is coming.​
14 The wicked have drawn out the sword,
and have bent their bow,
to cast down the poor and needy,
and to slay such as be of upright conversation.​
15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart,
and their bows shall be broken.​

16
A little that a righteous man hath
is better than the riches of many wicked.​
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken:
but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.​

18
The Lord knoweth the days of the upright:
and their inheritance shall be for ever.​
19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time:
and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.​
20 But the wicked shall perish,
and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs:
they shall consume;
into smoke shall they consume away.​

21
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again:
but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.​
22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth;
and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.​

23
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord:
and he delighteth in his way.​
24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down:
for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.​

25
I have been young, and now am old;
yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken,
nor his seed begging bread.​
26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth;
and his seed is blessed.​

27
Depart from evil, and do good;
and dwell for evermore.​
28 For the Lord loveth judgment,
and forsaketh not his saints;
they are preserved for ever:
but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.​
29 The righteous shall inherit the land,
and dwell therein for ever.​

30
The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom,
and his tongue talketh of judgment.​
31 The law of his God is in his heart;
none of his steps shall slide.​

32
The wicked watcheth the righteous,
and seeketh to slay him.​
33 The Lord will not leave him in his hand,
nor condemn him when he is judged.​

34
Wait on the Lord,
and keep his way,
and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land:
when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.​
35 I have seen the wicked in great power,
and spreading himself like a green bay tree.​
36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not:
yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.​

37
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright:
for the end of that man is peace.​
38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together:
the end of the wicked shall be cut off.​

39
But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord:
he is their strength in the time of trouble.​
40 And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them:
he shall deliver them from the wicked,
and save them,
because they trust in him.



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