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¹ Of David. [1] Do not be agitated by evildoers; do not envy those who do wrong. ⓕ

² For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender green plants. ⓖ

³ Trust in the LORD and do what is good; ⓗ dwell in the land and live securely. [1] ⓘ

⁴ Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desires. ⓙ

⁵ Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act, ⓚ

⁶ making your righteousness shine like the dawn, your justice like the noonday. ⓛ

⁷ Be silent before the LORD and wait expectantly for him; ⓜ do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way, by the person who carries out evil plans. ⓝ

⁸ Refrain from anger and give up your rage; do not be agitated — it can only bring harm. ⓐ

⁹ For evildoers will be destroyed, but those who put their hope in the LORD will inherit the land. ⓑ

¹⁰ A little while, and the wicked person will be no more; though you look for him, he will not be there. ⓒ

¹¹ But the humble will inherit the land ⓓ and will enjoy abundant prosperity. ⓔ

¹² The wicked person schemes against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him. ⓕ

¹³ The Lord laughs at him ⓖ because he sees that his day is coming. ⓗ

¹⁴ The wicked have drawn the sword and strung the [2] bow to bring down the poor and needy and to slaughter those whose way is upright. ⓘ

¹⁵ Their swords will enter their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. ⓙ

¹⁶ The little that the righteous person has is better than the abundance of many wicked people. ⓚ

¹⁷ For the arms of the wicked will be broken, ⓛ but the LORD supports the righteous. ⓜ

¹⁸ The LORD watches over the blameless all their days, and their inheritance will last forever. ⓝ

¹⁹ They will not be disgraced in times of adversity; they will be satisfied in days of hunger. ⓐ

²⁰ But the wicked will perish; the LORD’s enemies, like the glory of the pastures, will fade away — they will fade away like smoke. ⓑ

²¹ The wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the righteous one is gracious and giving. ⓒ

²² Those who are blessed by the LORD will inherit the land, but those cursed by him will be destroyed. ⓓ

²³ A person’s steps are established by the LORD, and he takes pleasure in his way. ⓔ

²⁴ Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, because the LORD supports him with his hand. ⓕ

²⁵ I have been young and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned or his children begging for bread. ⓖ

²⁶ He is always generous, always lending, and his children are a blessing. ⓗ

²⁷ Turn away from evil, do what is good, and settle permanently. ⓘ

²⁸ For the LORD loves justice and will not abandon his faithful ones. ⓙ They are kept safe forever, but the children of the wicked will be destroyed. ⓚ

²⁹ The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it permanently. ⓛ

³⁰ The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom; his tongue speaks what is just. ⓜ

³¹ The instruction of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter. ⓝ

³² The wicked one lies in wait for the righteous and intends to kill him; ⓐ

³³ the LORD will not leave him in the power of the wicked one or allow him to be condemned when he is judged. ⓑ

³⁴ Wait for the LORD and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. You will watch when the wicked are destroyed. ⓒ

³⁵ I have seen a wicked, violent person well-rooted, [3] like a flourishing native tree. ⓓ

³⁶ Then I [4] passed by and noticed he was gone; I searched for him, but he could not be found. ⓔ

³⁷ Watch the blameless and observe the upright, for the person of peace will have a future. [5] ⓕ

³⁸ But transgressors will all be eliminated; the future of the wicked will be destroyed. ⓖ

³⁹ The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD, their refuge in a time of distress. ⓗ

⁴⁰ The LORD helps and delivers them; he will deliver them from the wicked and will save them because they take refuge in him. ⓘ

#	CSB
1	Of David. [1] Do not be agitated by evildoers; do not envy those who do wrong. ⓕ
2	For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender green plants. ⓖ
3	Trust in the LORD and do what is good; ⓗ dwell in the land and live securely. [1] ⓘ
4	Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desires. ⓙ
5	Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act, ⓚ
6	making your righteousness shine like the dawn, your justice like the noonday. ⓛ
7	Be silent before the LORD and wait expectantly for him; ⓜ do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way, by the person who carries out evil plans. ⓝ
8	Refrain from anger and give up your rage; do not be agitated — it can only bring harm. ⓐ
9	For evildoers will be destroyed, but those who put their hope in the LORD will inherit the land. ⓑ
10	A little while, and the wicked person will be no more; though you look for him, he will not be there. ⓒ
11	But the humble will inherit the land ⓓ and will enjoy abundant prosperity. ⓔ
12	The wicked person schemes against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him. ⓕ
13	The Lord laughs at him ⓖ because he sees that his day is coming. ⓗ
14	The wicked have drawn the sword and strung the [2] bow to bring down the poor and needy and to slaughter those whose way is upright. ⓘ
15	Their swords will enter their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. ⓙ
16	The little that the righteous person has is better than the abundance of many wicked people. ⓚ
17	For the arms of the wicked will be broken, ⓛ but the LORD supports the righteous. ⓜ
18	The LORD watches over the blameless all their days, and their inheritance will last forever. ⓝ
19	They will not be disgraced in times of adversity; they will be satisfied in days of hunger. ⓐ
20	But the wicked will perish; the LORD’s enemies, like the glory of the pastures, will fade away — they will fade away like smoke. ⓑ
21	The wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the righteous one is gracious and giving. ⓒ
22	Those who are blessed by the LORD will inherit the land, but those cursed by him will be destroyed. ⓓ
23	A person’s steps are established by the LORD, and he takes pleasure in his way. ⓔ
24	Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, because the LORD supports him with his hand. ⓕ
25	I have been young and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned or his children begging for bread. ⓖ
26	He is always generous, always lending, and his children are a blessing. ⓗ
27	Turn away from evil, do what is good, and settle permanently. ⓘ
28	For the LORD loves justice and will not abandon his faithful ones. ⓙ They are kept safe forever, but the children of the wicked will be destroyed. ⓚ
29	The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it permanently. ⓛ
30	The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom; his tongue speaks what is just. ⓜ
31	The instruction of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter. ⓝ
32	The wicked one lies in wait for the righteous and intends to kill him; ⓐ
33	the LORD will not leave him in the power of the wicked one or allow him to be condemned when he is judged. ⓑ
34	Wait for the LORD and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. You will watch when the wicked are destroyed. ⓒ
35	I have seen a wicked, violent person well-rooted, [3] like a flourishing native tree. ⓓ
36	Then I [4] passed by and noticed he was gone; I searched for him, but he could not be found. ⓔ
37	Watch the blameless and observe the upright, for the person of peace will have a future. [5] ⓕ
38	But transgressors will all be eliminated; the future of the wicked will be destroyed. ⓖ
39	The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD, their refuge in a time of distress. ⓗ
40	The LORD helps and delivers them; he will deliver them from the wicked and will save them because they take refuge in him. ⓘ

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