¹Don’t fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness. ²For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb. ³Trust in the LORD, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture. ⁴Also delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. ⁵Commit your way to the LORD. Trust also in him, and he will do this: ⁶he will make your righteousness shine out like light, and your justice as the noon day sun. ⁷Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen. ⁸Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret; it leads only to evildoing. ⁹For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land. ¹⁰For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn’t there. ¹¹But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. ¹²The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth. ¹³The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming. ¹⁴The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright on the path. ¹⁵Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken. ¹⁶Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked. ¹⁷For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous. ¹⁸The LORD knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever. ¹⁹They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied. ²⁰But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of the LORD shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish— vanish like smoke. ²¹The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously. ²²For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off. ²³A man’s steps are established by the LORD. He delights in his way. ²⁴Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for the LORD holds him up with his hand. ²⁵I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread. ²⁶All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His offspring is blessed. ²⁷Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever. ²⁸For the LORD loves justice, and doesn’t forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off. ²⁹The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever. ³⁰The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice. ³¹The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide. ³²The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to kill him. ³³The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged. ³⁴Wait for the LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it. ³⁵I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil. ³⁶But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found. ³⁷Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace. ³⁸As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off. ³⁹But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble. ⁴⁰The LORD helps them and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked and saves them, because they have taken refuge in him.