¹ Fret not thyself because of evildoers,
neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
² For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,
and wither as the green herb.
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.
¹¹ But the meek shall inherit the earth;
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 shall 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, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
¹⁵ Their sword shall enter into their own heart,
and their bows shall be broken.
¹⁶ A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
¹⁷ For the arms of the wicked shall be broken:
but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.
¹⁸ The Lord knoweth the days of the upright:
and their inheritance shall be for ever.
¹⁹ They shall not be ashamed in the evil time:
and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
²⁰ But the wicked shall perish,
and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs:
they shall consume;
into smoke shall they consume away.
²¹ The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again:
but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
²² For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth;
and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
²³ The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord:
and he delighteth in his way.
²⁴ Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down:
for the Lord 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 He is ever merciful, and lendeth;
and his seed is blessed.
²⁷ Depart from evil, and do good;
and dwell for evermore.
²⁸ For the Lord loveth judgment, 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 speaketh wisdom,
and his tongue talketh of judgment.
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 The Lord will not leave him in his hand,
nor condemn him when he is judged.
³⁴ Wait on the Lord, and keep his way,
and he shall 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 bay tree.
³⁶ Yet he passed away, 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 the end of that man is peace.
³⁸ But the transgressors shall be destroyed together:
the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
³⁹ But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord:
he is their strength in the time of trouble.
⁴⁰ And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them:
he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them,
because they trust in him.