1 D o not fret because of evildoers, Be not envious toward wrongdoers.

2 F or they will wither quickly like the grass And fade like the green herb.

3 T rust in the Lord and do good; Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.

4 D elight yourself in the Lord; And He will give you the desires of your heart.

5 C ommit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, and He will do it.

6 H e will bring forth your righteousness as the light And your judgment as the noonday.

7 R est in the Lord and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.

8 C ease from anger and forsake wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing.

9 F or evildoers will be cut off, But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land.

10 Y et a little while and the wicked man will be no more; And you will look carefully for his place and he will not be there.

11 B ut the humble will inherit the land And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

12 T he wicked plots against the righteous And gnashes at him with his teeth.

13 T he Lord laughs at him, For He sees his day is coming.

14 T he wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow To cast down the afflicted and the needy, To slay those who are upright in conduct.

15 T heir sword will enter their own heart, And their bows will be broken.

16 B etter is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked.

17 F or the arms of the wicked will be broken, But the Lord sustains the righteous.

18 T he Lord knows the days of the blameless, And their inheritance will be forever.

19 T hey will not be ashamed in the time of evil, And in the days of famine they will have abundance.

20 B ut the wicked will perish; And the enemies of the Lord will be like the glory of the pastures, They vanish— like smoke they vanish away.

21 T he wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous is gracious and gives.

22 F or those blessed by Him will inherit the land, But those cursed by Him will be cut off.

23 T he steps of a man are established by the Lord, And He delights in his way.

24 W hen he falls, he will not be hurled headlong, Because the Lord is the One who holds his hand.

25 I have been young and now I am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken Or his descendants begging bread.

26 A ll day long he is gracious and lends, And his descendants are a blessing.

27 D epart from evil and do good, So you will abide forever.

28 F or the Lord loves justice And does not forsake His godly ones; They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.

29 T he righteous will inherit the land And dwell in it forever.

30 T he mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And his tongue speaks justice.

31 T he law of his God is in his heart; His steps do not slip.

32 T he wicked spies upon the righteous And seeks to kill him.

33 T he Lord will not leave him in his hand Or let him be condemned when he is judged.

34 W ait for the Lord and keep His way, And He will exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

35 I have seen a wicked, violent man Spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its native soil.

36 T hen he passed away, and lo, he was no more; I sought for him, but he could not be found.

37 M ark the blameless man, and behold the upright; For the man of peace will have a posterity.

38 B ut transgressors will be altogether destroyed; The posterity of the wicked will be cut off.

39 B ut the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their strength in time of trouble.

40 T he Lord helps them and delivers them; He delivers them from the wicked and saves them, Because they take refuge in Him.