David persuadeth to patience and confidence in God, by thedifferent estate of the godly and the wicked. (A Psalm of David.)

¹⁾Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

²⁾For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

³⁾Trust in the LORDLord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

⁴⁾Delight thyself also in the LORD:Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

⁵⁾Commit thy way unto the LORDLord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

⁶⁾And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

⁷⁾Rest in the LORDLord, 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.

⁸⁾Cease from anger, and forsake wrath:; fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

⁹⁾For evildoers shall be cut off:; but those that wait upon the LORDLord, they shall inherit the earth.

¹⁰⁾For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be:; yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

¹¹⁾But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

¹²⁾The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

¹³⁾The LORDLord shall laugh at him:; for he seeth that his day is coming.

¹⁴⁾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.

¹⁵⁾Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

¹⁶⁾A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

¹⁷⁾For the arms of the wicked shall be broken:; but the LORDLord upholdeth the righteous.

¹⁸⁾The LORDLord knoweth the days of the upright:; and their inheritance shall be for everforever.

¹⁹⁾They shall not be ashamed in the evil time:; and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

²⁰⁾But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORDLord shall be as the fat of lambs:; they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

²¹⁾The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again:; but the righteous shewethshoweth mercy, and giveth.

²²⁾For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

²³⁾The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD:Lord; and he delighteth in his way.

²⁴⁾Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down:; for the LORDLord upholdeth him with his hand.

²⁵⁾I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

²⁶⁾He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

²⁷⁾Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermoreforevermore.

²⁸⁾For the LORDLord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever:forever; but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

²⁹⁾The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for everforever.

³⁰⁾The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

³¹⁾The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

³²⁾The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

³³⁾The LORDLord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

³⁴⁾Wait on the LORDLord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land:; when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

³⁵⁾I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

³⁶⁾Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not:; yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

³⁷⁾Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright:; for the end of that man is peace.

³⁸⁾But the transgressors shall be destroyed together:; the end of the wicked shall come, and they shall be cut off.

³⁹⁾But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD:Lord; he is their strength in the time of trouble.

⁴⁰⁾And the LORDLord shall help them, and deliver them:; he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.