1 D o not fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.

By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,

2 F or they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb.

For as grass speedily they are cut off, And as the greenness of the tender grass do fade.

3 T rust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.

Trust in Jehovah, and do good, Dwell the land, and enjoy faithfulness,

4 D elight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.

And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.

5 C ommit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.

Roll on Jehovah thy way, And trust upon Him, and He worketh,

6 H e shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday.

And hath brought out as light thy righteousness, And thy judgment as noon-day.

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 brings wicked schemes to pass.

Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.

8 C ease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret— it only causes harm.

Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil.

9 F or evildoers shall be cut off; But those who wait on the Lord, They shall inherit the earth.

For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.

10 F or yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more; Indeed, you will look carefully for his place, But it shall be no more.

And yet a little, and the wicked is not, And thou hast considered his place, and it is not.

11 B ut the meek shall inherit the earth, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

And the humble do possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.

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

The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing against him his teeth.

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

The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh.

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

A sword have the wicked opened, And they have trodden their bow, To cause to fall the poor and needy, To slaughter the upright of the way.

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

Their sword doth enter into their own heart, And their bows are shivered.

16 A little that a righteous man has Is better than the riches of many wicked.

Better the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.

17 F or the arms of the wicked shall be broken, But the Lord upholds the righteous.

For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.

18 T he Lord knows the days of the upright, And their inheritance shall be forever.

Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is -- to the age.

19 T hey shall not be ashamed in the evil time, And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And in days of famine they are satisfied.

20 B ut the wicked shall perish; And the enemies of the Lord, Like the splendor of the meadows, shall vanish. Into smoke they shall vanish away.

But the wicked perish, and the enemies of Jehovah, As the preciousness of lambs, Have been consumed, In smoke they have been consumed.

21 T he wicked borrows and does not repay, But the righteous shows mercy and gives.

The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.

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

For His blessed ones do possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.

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

From Jehovah the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth.

24 T hough he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the Lord upholds him with His hand.

When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand.

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

Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.

26 H e is ever merciful, and lends; And his descendants are blessed.

All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed for a blessing.

27 D epart from evil, and do good; And dwell forevermore.

Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age.

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

For Jehovah is loving judgment, And He doth not forsake His saintly ones, To the age they have been kept, And the seed of the wicked is cut off.

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

The righteous possess the land, And they dwell for ever on it.

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

The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.

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

The law of his God his heart, His steps do not slide.

32 T he wicked watches the righteous, And seeks to slay him.

The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.

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

Jehovah doth not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged.

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

Look unto Jehovah, and keep His way, And He doth exalt thee to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off -- thou seest!

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

I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,

36 Y et he passed away, and behold, he was no more; Indeed I sought him, but he could not be found.

And he passeth away, and lo, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!

37 M ark the blameless man, and observe the upright; For the future of that man is peace.

Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each peace.

38 B ut the transgressors shall be destroyed together; The future of the wicked shall be cut off.

And transgressors were destroyed together, The latter end of the wicked was cut off.

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

And the salvation of the righteous from Jehovah, Their strong place in a time of adversity.

40 A nd the Lord shall help them and deliver them; He shall deliver them from the wicked, And save them, Because they trust in Him.

And Jehovah doth help them and deliver them, He delivereth them from the wicked, And saveth them, Because they trusted in Him!