Psalms 37:17-36

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 put to shame in the time of evil; And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

²⁰But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: They shall consume; in smoke shall they consume away.

²¹The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.

²²For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land; And they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.

²³A man’s goings are established of Jehovah; And he delighteth in his way.

²⁴Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand.

²⁵I have been young, and now am old; Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread.

²⁶All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; And his seed is blessed.

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

²⁸For Jehovah loveth justice, And forsaketh not his saints; They are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

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

³⁰The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom, And his tongue speaketh justice.

³¹The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide.

³²The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.

³³Jehovah will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged.

³⁴Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

³⁵I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

³⁶But one passed by, and, lo, he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.