Psalms 37:3-23

³Trust in the LORD, and do good; Abide in the land, and delight in faithfulness.

⁴Place thy delight in the LORD. And he will give thee thy heart's desires.

⁵Commit thy way to the LORD; Trust in him, and he will give thee success!

⁶He will cause thy justice to shine forth like the light, And thy righteousness like the noonday's brightness.

⁷Hope thou patiently on the LORD, And in him place thy trust! Be not angry on account of the prosperous,—On account of him that deviseth deceit!

⁸Cease from anger; give not way to wrath; Be not provoked, so as to do evil!

⁹For evil-doers shall be rooted out; But they who trust in the LORD, they shall inherit the land.

¹⁰Yet a little while, and the wicked shall be no more; Thou mayst look for his place, and he will not be found.

¹¹But the meek shall inherit the land, And delight themselves in the fulness of prosperity.

¹²The wicked man plotteth against the just, And gnasheth at him with his teeth.

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

¹⁴The wicked draw the sword, And bend their bow, To cast down the afflicted and the needy, And to slay the upright.

¹⁵Their swords shall enter their own hearts, And their bows shall be broken in pieces.

¹⁶Better is the little of the righteous man Than the great abundance of the wicked;

¹⁷For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, But the LORD will uphold the righteous.

¹⁸The LORD careth for the life of the upright, And their inheritance shall endure for ever.

¹⁹They shall not be ashamed in the evil time, And in the days of famine they shall have enough.

²⁰But the wicked shall perish; Yea, the enemies of the LORD shall be consumed, like the glory of the fields; They shall be consumed into smoke.

²¹The wicked borroweth, and repayeth not; But the righteous is merciful and bountiful.

²²For they who are blessed by God shall inherit the land, And they who are cursed by him shall be rooted out.

²³The steps of the good man are directed by the LORD; He delighteth himself in his way.