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Psalms 36

## The Book of Psalms

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| # Chapter 37
#### 1 | [A Psalm] of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.
#### 2 | For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb.
#### 3 | Trust in Jehovah, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on [his] faithfulness.
#### 4 | Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
#### 5 | Commit thy way unto Jehovah; Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.
#### 6 | And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, And thy justice as the noon-day.
#### 7 | Rest in Jehovah, 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, [it tendeth] only to evil-doing.
#### 9 | For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.
#### 10 | For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.
#### 11 | But the meek shall inherit the land, 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 Lord will 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, To slay such as are upright in the way.
#### 15 | Their sword shall enter into their own heart, And their bows shall be broken.
#### 16 | Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked.
#### 17 | For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.
#### 18 | Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; And their inheritance shall be for ever.
#### 19 | They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil; And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
#### 20 | But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: They shall consume; In smoke shall they consume away.
#### 21 | The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.
#### 22 | For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land; And they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.
#### 23 | A man's goings are established of Jehovah; And he delighteth in his way.
#### 24 | Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For Jehovah 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 | All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; And his seed is blessed.
#### 27 | Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore.
#### 28 | For Jehovah loveth justice, And forsaketh not his saints; They are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
#### 29 | The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell therein for ever.
#### 30 | The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom, And his tongue speaketh justice.
#### 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 | Jehovah will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged.
#### 34 | Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will 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 tree in its native soil.
#### 36 | But one passed by, 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 there is a [happy] end to the man of peace.
#### 38 | As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together; The end of the wicked shall be cut off.
#### 39 | But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah; He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
#### 40 | And Jehovah helpeth them, and rescueth them; He rescueth them from the wicked, and saveth them, Because they have taken refuge in him.

Psalms 38

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