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Be still before the Lord; wait patiently for Him and entrust yourself to Him;
Do not fret (whine, agonize) because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.
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Cease from anger and abandon wrath;
Do not fret; it leads only to evil.
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For those who do evil will be cut off,
But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land.^(A)
10 
For yet a little while and the wicked one will be gone [forever];
Though you look carefully where he used to be, he will not be [found].^(B)
11 
But the humble will [at last] inherit the land
And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity and peace.^(C)

¹² 
The wicked plots against the righteous
And gnashes at him with his teeth.
¹³ 
The Lord laughs at him [the wicked one—the one who oppresses the righteous],
For He sees that his day [of defeat] is coming.
¹⁴ 
The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow
To cast down the afflicted and the needy,
To slaughter those who are upright in conduct [those with personal integrity and godly character].
¹⁵ 
The sword [of the ungodly] will enter their own heart,
And their bow will be broken.

¹⁶ 
Better is the little of the righteous [who seek the will of God]
Than the abundance (riches) of many wicked (godless).^(D)
17 
For the arms of the wicked will be broken,
But the Lord upholds and sustains the righteous [who seek Him].
¹⁸ 
The Lord knows the days of the blameless,
And their inheritance will continue forever.
¹⁹ 
They will not be ^[b]ashamed in the time of evil,
And in the days of famine they will have plenty and be satisfied.
²⁰ 
But the wicked (ungodly) will perish,
And the enemies of the Lord will be like the ^[c]glory of the pastures and like the fat of lambs [that is consumed in smoke],
They vanish—like smoke they vanish away.
²¹ 
The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
But the righteous is gracious and kind and gives.
²² 
For those blessed by God will [at last] inherit the land,
But those cursed by Him will be cut off.^(E)

²³ 
The steps of a [good and righteous] man are directed and established by the Lord,
And He delights in his way [and blesses his path].
²⁴ 
When he falls, he will not be hurled down,
Because the Lord is the One who holds his hand and sustains him.
²⁵ 
I have been young and now I am old,
Yet I have not seen the righteous (those in right standing with God) abandoned
Or his descendants pleading for bread.
²⁶ 
All day long he is gracious and lends,
And his descendants are a blessing.

²⁷ 
Depart from evil and do good;
And you will dwell [securely in the land] forever.
²⁸ 
For the Lord delights in justice
And does not abandon His saints (faithful ones);
They are preserved forever,
But the descendants of the wicked will [in time] be cut off.
²⁹ 
The righteous will inherit the land
And live in it forever.
³⁰ 
The mouth of the righteous proclaims wisdom,
And his tongue speaks justice and truth.
³¹ 
The law of his God is in his heart;
Not one of his steps will slip.
³² 
The wicked lies in wait for the righteous
And seeks to kill him.
³³ 
The Lord will not leave him in his hand
Or let him be condemned when he is judged.
³⁴ 
Wait for and expect the Lord and keep His way,
And He will exalt you to inherit the land;
[In the end] when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

³⁵ 
I have seen a wicked, violent man [with great power]
Spreading and flaunting himself like a cedar in its native soil,
³⁶ 
Yet he passed away, and lo, he was no more;
I sought him, but he could not be found.
³⁷ 
Mark the blameless man [who is spiritually complete], and behold the upright [who walks in moral integrity];
There is a [good] future for the man of peace [because a life of honor blesses one’s descendants].
³⁸ 
As for transgressors, they will be completely destroyed;
The future of the wicked will be cut off.
³⁹ 
But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
He is their refuge and stronghold in the time of trouble.
⁴⁰ 
The Lord helps them and rescues them;
He rescues them from the wicked and saves them,
Because they take refuge in Him.