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David repeatedly tells the righteous to trust, delight, commit, rest, and wait; the wicked fade while the meek inherit and the LORD upholds His people.
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Psalms 37
David repeatedly tells the righteous to trust, delight, commit, rest, and wait; the wicked fade while the meek inherit and the LORD upholds His people.
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Verses 1–6Do not fret over evildoers; trust, delight, and commit your way to the LORDVerses 7–20Wait patiently because the wicked will fall while the meek inherit the earthVerses 21–33The righteous are generous, guided by God, and kept by himVerses 34–40Wait on the LORD; the end of the wicked differs from the salvation of the righteous
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1Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious…2For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,…3Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou…4Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give…5Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him;…6And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light,…7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret…8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in…9For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait…10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not…11But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight…12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him…13The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that…14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent…15Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their…16A little that a righteous man hath is better than…17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but…18The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their…19They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and…20But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the…21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous…22For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the…23The steps of a good man are ordered by the…24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down:…25I have been young, and now am old; yet have…26He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is…27Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.28For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints;…29The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for…30The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue…31The law of his God is in his heart; none…32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.33The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor…34Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he…35I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading…36Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea,…37Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the…38But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of…39But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD:…40And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he…