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Do not get upset because of evildoers, Do not be envious of wrongdoers.

Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

For they will wither quickly like the grass, And decay like the green plants.

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

Trust in the LORD and do good; Live in the land and cultivate faithfulness.

Trust in the Lord , and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart.

Delight thyself also in the Lord : and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

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

Commit thy way unto the Lord ; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

He will bring out your righteousness as the light, And your judgment as the noonday.

And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him; Do not get upset because of one who is successful in his way, Because of the person who carries out wicked schemes.

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.

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

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

For evildoers will be eliminated, But those who wait for the LORD, they will inherit the land.

For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord , they shall inherit the earth.

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

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

But the humble will inherit the land And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

The wicked plots against the righteous, And gnashes at him with his teeth.

The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

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

The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

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

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.

Their sword will enter their own heart, And their bows will be broken.

Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked.

A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

For the arms of the wicked will be broken, But the LORD sustains the righteous.

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.

The LORD knows the days of the blameless, And their inheritance will be forever.

The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

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

They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

But 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.

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.

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

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

For those blessed by Him will inherit the land, But those cursed by Him will be eliminated.

For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

The steps of a man are established by the LORD, And He delights in his way.

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord : and he delighteth in his way.

When he falls, he will not be hurled down, Because the LORD is the One who holds his hand.

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.

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

I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

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

He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

Turn from evil and do good, So that you will dwell forever.

Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

For the LORD loves justice And does not abandon His godly ones; They are protected forever, But the descendants of the wicked will be eliminated.

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.

The righteous will inherit the land And dwell in it forever.

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

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

The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

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

The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

The wicked spies upon the righteous And seeks to kill him.

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

The LORD will not leave him in his hand Or let him be condemned when he is judged.

The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

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

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.

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

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

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

Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

Observe the blameless person, and look at the upright; For the person of peace will have a future.

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

But wrongdoers will altogether be destroyed; The future of the wicked will be eliminated.

But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their strength in time of trouble.

But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord : he is their strength in the time of trouble.

The LORD helps them and rescues them; He rescues them from the wicked and saves them, Because they take refuge in Him.

And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.