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Psalms 37
Psalms 37
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
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Never envy the wicked!
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Soon they fade away like grass and disappear.
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Trust in the Lord instead. Be kind and good to others; then you will live safely here in the land and prosper, feeding in safety.
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Be delighted with the Lord. Then he will give you all your heart's desires.
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Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him to help you do it, and he will.
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Your innocence will be clear to everyone. He will vindicate you with the blazing light of justice shining down as from the noonday sun.
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Rest in the Lord; wait patiently for him to act. Don't be envious of evil men who prosper.
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Stop your anger! Turn off your wrath. Don't fret and worry—it only leads to harm.
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For the wicked shall be destroyed, but those who trust the Lord shall be given every blessing.
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Only a little while and the wicked shall disappear. You will look for them in vain.
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But all who humble themselves before the Lord shall be given every blessing and shall have wonderful peace.
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The Lord is laughing at those who plot against
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the godly, for he knows their judgment day is coming.
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Evil men take aim to slay the poor; they are ready to butcher those who do right.
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But their swords will be plunged into their own hearts, and all their weapons will be broken.
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It is better to have little and be godly than to own an evil man's wealth;
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for the strength of evil men shall be broken, but the Lord takes care of those he has forgiven.
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Day by day the Lord observes the good deeds done by godly men, and gives them eternal rewards.
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He cares for them when times are hard; even in famine, they will have enough.
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But evil men shall perish. These enemies of God will wither like grass and disappear like smoke.
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Evil men borrow and “cannot pay it back“! But the good man returns what he owes with some extra besides.
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Those blessed by the Lord shall inherit the earth, but those cursed by him shall die.
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The steps of good men are directed by the Lord. He delights in each step they take.
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If they fall it isn't fatal, for the Lord holds them with his hand.
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I have been young and now I am old. And in all my years I have never seen the Lord forsake a man who loves him; nor have I seen the children of the godly go hungry.
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Instead, the godly are able to be generous with their gifts and loans to others, and their children are a blessing.
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So if you want an eternal home, leave your evil, low-down ways and live good lives.
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For the Lord loves justice and fairness; he will never abandon his people. They will be kept safe forever; but all who love wickedness shall perish.
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The godly shall be firmly planted in the land and live there forever.
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The godly man is a good counselor because he
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is just and fair and knows right from wrong.
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Evil men spy on the godly, waiting for an excuse to accuse them and then demanding their death.
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But the Lord will not let these evil men succeed, nor let the godly be condemned when they are brought before the judge.
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Don't be impatient for the Lord to act! Keep traveling steadily along his pathway and in due season he will honor you with every blessing, and you will see the wicked destroyed.
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I myself have seen it happen: a proud and evil man, towering like a cedar of Lebanon, but when I looked again, he was gone!
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I searched but could not find him!
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But the good man—what a different story! For the good man—the blameless, the upright, the man of peace—he has a wonderful future ahead of him. For him there is a happy ending.
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But evil men shall be destroyed, and their posterity shall be cut off.
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The Lord saves the godly! He is their salvation and their refuge when trouble comes.
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Because they trust in him, he helps them and delivers them from the plots of evil men.
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