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^(C1)Do not get upset because of evildoers, Do not be ^(C2)envious of wrongdoers.

For they will ^(C1)wither quickly like the grass, And ^(C2)decay like the green plants.

^(C1)Trust in the LORD and do good; ^(C2)Live in the land and ^(F1)(C3)cultivate faithfulness.

^(C1)Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will ^(C2)give you the desires of your heart.

^(C1)Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, and He will do it.

He will bring out ^(C1)your righteousness as the light, And your judgment ^(C2)as the noonday.

^(F1)Rest in the LORD and ^(C1)wait ^(F2)patiently for Him; ^(C2)Do not get upset because of one who is ^(C3)successful in his way, Because of the person who carries out wicked schemes.

Cease from anger and ^(C1)abandon wrath; Do not get upset; it leads only to evildoing.

For ^(C1)evildoers will be eliminated, But those who wait for the LORD, they will ^(C2)inherit the land.

Yet ^(C1)a little while and the wicked person will be no more; And you will look carefully for ^(C2)his place and he will not be there.

But ^(C1)the humble will inherit the land And will delight themselves in ^(C2)abundant prosperity.

The wicked ^(C1)plots against the righteous, And ^(C2)gnashes at him with his teeth.

The Lord ^(C1)laughs at him, For He sees that ^(C2)his day is coming.

The wicked have drawn the sword and ^(C1)bent their bow To take down the ^(C2)afflicted and the needy, To ^(C3)kill off those who are upright in conduct.

Their sword will enter their own heart, And their ^(C1)bows will be broken.

^(C1)Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked.

For the ^(C1)arms of the wicked will be broken, But the LORD ^(C2)sustains the righteous.

The LORD ^(C1)knows the days of the ^(F1)blameless, And their ^(C2)inheritance will be forever.

They will not be ashamed in the time of evil, And ^(C1)in the days of famine they will have plenty.

But the ^(C1)wicked will perish; And the enemies of the LORD will be like the ^(F1)glory of the pastures, They vanish—^(C2)like smoke they vanish away.

The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous ^(C1)is gracious and gives.

For ^(C1)those blessed by Him will ^(C2)inherit the land, But those ^(C3)cursed by Him will be eliminated.

^(C1)The steps of a man are established by the LORD, And He ^(C2)delights in his way.

When ^(C1)he falls, he will not be hurled down, Because ^(C2)the LORD is the One ^(F1)who holds his hand.

I have been young and now I am old, Yet ^(C1)I have not seen the righteous forsaken Or ^(C2)his ^(F1)descendants begging for bread.

All day long ^(C1)he is gracious and lends, And ^(C2)his ^(F1)descendants are a blessing.

^(C1)Turn from evil and do good, So that you will dwell ^(C2)forever.

For the LORD ^(C1)loves ^(F1)justice And ^(C2)does not abandon His godly ones; They are ^(C3)protected forever, But the ^(F2)(C4)descendants of the wicked will be eliminated.

The righteous will ^(C1)inherit the land And ^(C2)dwell in it forever.

The mouth of the righteous ^(C1)utters wisdom, And his tongue ^(C2)speaks justice.

The ^(C1)Law of his God is in his heart; His ^(C2)steps do not slip.

The ^(C1)wicked spies upon the righteous And ^(C2)seeks to kill him.

The LORD will ^(C1)not leave him in his hand Or ^(C2)let him be condemned when he is judged.

^(C1)Wait for the LORD and keep His way, And He will exalt you to inherit the land; When the ^(C2)wicked are eliminated, you will see it.

I have ^(C1)seen a wicked, violent person Spreading himself like a ^(C2)luxuriant ^(F1)tree in its native soil.

Then he passed away, and behold, he ^(C1)was no more; I searched for him, but he could not be found.

Observe the ^(F1)(C1)blameless person, and look at the ^(C2)upright; For the person of peace will have ^(C3)a future.

But wrongdoers will altogether be ^(C1)destroyed; The future of the wicked will be ^(C2)eliminated.

But the ^(C1)salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their strength ^(C2)in time of trouble.

^(C1)The LORD helps them and rescues them; He ^(C2)rescues them from the wicked and saves them, Because they ^(C3)take refuge in Him.