Psalms 37:11-30

¹¹But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves because of the abundance of peace.

¹²The wicked purposeth evil against the just, and gnasheth against him with his teeth.

¹³The Lord will laugh at him; for he seeth that his day is coming.

¹⁴The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cause the poor and needy to fall, and to slaughter such as are of an upright course of life.

¹⁵But their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

¹⁶Better is the little that the righteous hath, than the great riches of many wicked.

¹⁷For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the upholder of the righteous is the Lord.

¹⁸The Lord regardeth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall endure for ever.

¹⁹They shall not be made ashamed in the time of unhappiness; and in the days of famine shall they be satisfied.

²⁰But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the beauty of the meadow: they pass away; in smoke they pass away.

²¹The wicked borroweth, and repayeth not; but the righteous is beneficent, and giveth.

²²For those blessed of him shall inherit the land; and those cursed of him shall be cut off.

²³By the Lord are the steps of the righteous man established; and he findeth pleasure in his course of life.

²⁴Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholdeth his hand.

²⁵I have been young, and I am also grown old: yet have I never seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking for bread.

²⁶He is all the time beneficent, and lendeth: and his seed will be for a blessing.

²⁷Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

²⁸For the Lord loveth justice, and never forsaketh his pious servants: they are for ever preserved; but the seed of the wicked will be cut off.

²⁹The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell for ever therein.

³⁰The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh what is just.