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Psalm 37:3-10
Contemporary English Version
Psalm 37:3-10
Contemporary English Version
3 Trust the Lord and live right!
The land will be yours,
and you will be safe.
4 Do what the Lord wants,
and he will give you
your heart's desire.
5 Let the Lord lead you
and trust him to help.
6 Then it will be as clear
as the noonday sun
that you were right.
7 Be patient and trust the Lord.
Don't let it bother you
when all goes well for those
who do sinful things.
8 Don't be angry or furious.
Anger can lead to sin.
9 All sinners will disappear,
but if you trust the Lord,
the land will be yours.
10 Sinners will soon disappear,
never to be found,
Psalm 37:3-10
New International Version
Psalm 37:3-10
New International Version
3 Trust in the Lord and do good;
dwell in the land(A) and enjoy safe pasture.(B)
4 Take delight(C) in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.(D)
5 Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him(E) and he will do this:
6 He will make your righteous reward(F) shine like the dawn,(G)
your vindication like the noonday sun.
7 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)
8 Refrain from anger(M) and turn from wrath;
do not fret(N)—it leads only to evil.
9 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.
Psalm 37:3-10
King James Version
Psalm 37:3-10
King James Version
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
4 Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
5 Commit thy way unto the Lord; 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 Lord, 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 Lord, 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.
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