17because Yahweh will completely take away the strength of wicked people, but he will ◄sustain/take care of► people who live righteously.
18Every day Yahweh cares about those who have not done any evil things; the things that Yahweh gives them will last forever.
19They will survive when calamities occur; when there are famines, they will still have plenty to eat.
20But wicked people will die; just like the beautiful wild flowers in the fields die under the hot sun and disappear like smoke MET, Yahweh will cause his enemies to suddenly disappear.
21The wicked people borrow money, but they are not able to repay it; righteous/godly people, in contrast, have enough money that they can give generously to others.
22Those whom Yahweh has blessed will live safely in the land that he has given to them, but he will get rid of those people whom he has cursed.
23Yahweh protects those who do what is pleasing to him, and he will enable them to walk confidently, wherever they go;
24even if they stumble, they will not fall down, because Yahweh holds them by his hand.
25I was young previously, and now I am an old man, but in all those years, I have never seen righteous/godly people being abandoned by Yahweh, nor have I seen that their children needed to beg for food.
26Righteous/Godly people are generous, and happily lend money to others, and their children are a blessing to them.
27Turn away from doing evil, and do what is good. If you do that, you and your descendants will live in your land forever.
28That will happen because Yahweh likes to see people doing what is just, and he will never forsake righteous/godly people. He will protect them forever; but he will get rid of the children of wicked people.