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Yet a little while and the wicked man will be no more;You will look carefully at his place, and he will not be there.

The wicked schemes against the righteousAnd gnashes at him with his teeth.

The Lord laughs at him,For He sees that his day is coming.

The footsteps of a man are established by Yahweh,And He delights in his way.

When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong,Because Yahweh is the One who sustains his hand.

I was young and now I am old,Yet I have not seen the righteous forsakenOr his seed begging bread.

All day long he is gracious and lends,And his seed is a blessing.

For Yahweh loves justiceAnd will not forsake His holy ones;They are kept forever,But the seed of the wicked will be cut off.

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,And his tongue speaks justice.

The law of his God is in his heart;His steps do not slip.

Yahweh will not forsake him in his hand;He will not condemn him when he is judged.

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

But I, like a deaf man, do not hear;And I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth.

How blessed is the man who has made Yahweh his trust,And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who stray into falsehood.

Yahweh will keep him and keep him alive,And he shall be blessed upon the earth;And do not give him over to the desire of his enemies.

Yahweh will sustain him upon his sickbed;In his illness, You restore him to health.

My enemies speak evil against me,"When will he die, and his name perish?"

And when he comes to see me, he speaks worthlessness;His heart gathers wickedness to itself;When he goes outside, he speaks it.

Even my close friend in whom I trusted,Who ate my bread,Has lifted up his heel against me.

Why are you in despair, O my soul?And why are you disturbed within me?Wait for God, for I shall still praise Him,For the salvation of His presence.