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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 37
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Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious
against the workers of iniquity.
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For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the
green herb.
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Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land,
and verily thou shalt be fed.
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Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the
desires of thine heart.
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Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall
bring it to pass.
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And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy
judgment as the noonday.
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Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself
because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who
bringeth wicked devices to pass.
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Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise
to do evil.
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For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the
LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
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For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou
shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
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But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight
themselves in the abundance of peace.
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The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with
his teeth.
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The LORD shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is
coming.
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The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to
cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright
conversation.
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Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows
shall be broken.
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A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of
many wicked.
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For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD
upholdeth the righteous.
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The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance
shall be for ever.
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They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of
famine they shall be satisfied.
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But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall
be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they
consume away.
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The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous
sheweth mercy, and giveth.
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For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they
that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
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The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he
delighteth in his way.
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Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD
upholdeth him with his hand.
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I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the
righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
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He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
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Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
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For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they
are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
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The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for
ever.
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The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue
talketh of judgment.
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The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall
slide.
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The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
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The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he
is judged.
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Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to
inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
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I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself
like a green bay tree.
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Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but
he could not be found.
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Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of
that man is peace.
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But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of
the wicked shall be cut off.
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But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their
strength in the time of trouble.
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And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver
them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.
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