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Trust the Lord and live right!
The land will be yours,
    and you will be safe.
Do what the Lord wants,
and he will give you
    your heart's desire.

Let the Lord lead you
    and trust him to help.
Then it will be as clear
as the noonday sun
    that you were right.

Be patient and trust the Lord.
    Don't let it bother you
when all goes well for those
    who do sinful things.
Don't be angry or furious.
    Anger can lead to sin.
All sinners will disappear,
but if you trust the Lord,
    the land will be yours.

10 Sinners will soon disappear,
    never to be found,

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Trust in the Lord and do good;
    dwell in the land(A) and enjoy safe pasture.(B)
Take delight(C) in the Lord,
    and he will give you the desires of your heart.(D)

Commit your way to the Lord;
    trust in him(E) and he will do this:
He will make your righteous reward(F) shine like the dawn,(G)
    your vindication like the noonday sun.

Be still(H) before the Lord
    and wait patiently(I) for him;
do not fret(J) when people succeed in their ways,(K)
    when they carry out their wicked schemes.(L)

Refrain from anger(M) and turn from wrath;
    do not fret(N)—it leads only to evil.
For those who are evil will be destroyed,(O)
    but those who hope(P) in the Lord will inherit the land.(Q)

10 A little while, and the wicked will be no more;(R)
    though you look for them, they will not be found.

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