Psalms 36:1-12

¹(37) A Psalm of David. Fret not yourself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.

²For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs.

³Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and you shall be fed with the wealth of it.

⁴Delight yourself in the Lord; and he shall grant you the requests of your heart.

⁵Disclose your way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

⁶And he shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgement as the noon-day.

⁷Submit yourself to the Lord, and supplicate him: fret not yourself because of him that prospers in his way, at the man that does unlawful deeds.

⁸ease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not yourself so as to do evil.

⁹For evil-doers shall be destroyed: but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land.

¹⁰And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and you shall seek for his place, and shall not find it.

¹¹But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

¹²The sinner will watch for the righteous, and gnash his teeth upon him.