^7 [b]Rest in the Lord and wait ^[c]patiently for Him;
Do not get upset because of one who is successful in his way,
Because of the person who carries out wicked schemes.
⁸ Cease from anger and abandon wrath;
Do not get upset; it leads only to evildoing.
⁹ For evildoers will be eliminated,
But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land.
¹⁰ Yet a little while and the wicked person will be no more;
And you will look carefully for his place and he will not be there.
¹¹ But the humble will inherit the land
And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

¹² The wicked plots against the righteous,
And gnashes at him with his teeth.
¹³ The Lord laughs at him,
For He sees that his day is coming.
¹⁴ The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow
To take down the afflicted and the needy,
To kill off those who are upright in conduct.
¹⁵ Their sword will enter their own heart,
And their bows will be broken.

¹⁶ Better is the little of the righteous
Than the abundance of many wicked.
¹⁷ For the arms of the wicked will be broken,
But the Lord sustains the righteous.
¹⁸ The Lord knows the days of the ^[d]blameless,
And their inheritance will be forever.
¹⁹ They will not be ashamed in the time of evil,
And in the days of famine they will have plenty.
²⁰ But the wicked will perish;
And the enemies of the Lord will be like the ^[e]glory of the pastures,
They vanish—like smoke they vanish away.
²¹ The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
But the righteous is gracious and gives.
²² For those blessed by Him will inherit the land,
But those cursed by Him will be eliminated.

²³ The steps of a man are established by the Lord,
And He delights in his way.
²⁴ When he falls, he will not be hurled down,
Because the Lord is the One ^[f]who holds his hand.
²⁵ I have been young and now I am old,
Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
Or his ^[g]descendants begging for bread.
²⁶ All day long he is gracious and lends,
And his ^[h]descendants are a blessing.

²⁷ Turn from evil and do good,
So that you will dwell forever.
²⁸ For the Lord loves ^[i]justice
And does not abandon His godly ones;
They are protected forever,
But the ^[j]descendants of the wicked will be eliminated.
²⁹ The righteous will inherit the land
And dwell in it forever.
³⁰ The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
And his tongue speaks justice.
³¹ The Law of his God is in his heart;
His steps do not slip.
³² The wicked spies upon 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 the Lord and keep His way,
And He will exalt you to inherit the land;
When the wicked are eliminated, you will see it.

³⁵ I have seen a wicked, violent person
Spreading himself like a luxuriant ^[k]tree in its native soil.
³⁶ Then he passed away, and behold, he was no more;
I searched for him, but he could not be found.
³⁷ Observe the ^[l]blameless person, and look at the upright;
For the person of peace will have a future.
³⁸ But wrongdoers will altogether be destroyed;
The future of the wicked will be eliminated.
³⁹ But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
He is their strength in 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.