Psalms 37:12-24

¹²The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth his teeth against him.

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

¹⁴The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the afflicted and needy, to slay those that are upright in the way:

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

¹⁶The little that the righteous hath is better than the abundance of many wicked;

¹⁷for the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.

¹⁸Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever:

¹⁹they shall not be ashamed in the time of evil, and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

²⁰For the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume, like smoke shall they consume away.

²¹The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; but the righteous is gracious and giveth:

²²for those blessed of him shall possess the land, and they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.

²³The steps of a man are established by Jehovah, and he delighteth in his way:

²⁴though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for Jehovah upholdeth his hand.