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Psalm 37 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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Security of Those Who Trust in the LORD, and Insecurity of the Wicked.

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A Psalm of David.

Do not get upset because of evildoers,

Do not be envious of wrongdoers.

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For they will wither quickly like the grass,

And decay like the green plants.

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Trust in the LORD and do good;

Live in the land and [fn]cultivate faithfulness.

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Delight yourself in the LORD;

And He will give you the desires of your heart.

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Commit your way to the LORD,

Trust also in Him, and He will do it.

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He will bring out your righteousness as the light,

And your judgment as the noonday.

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[fn]Rest in the LORD and wait [fn]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.

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Cease from anger and abandon wrath;

Do not get upset; it leads only to evildoing.

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For evildoers will be eliminated,

But those who wait for the LORD, they will inherit the land.

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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.

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But the humble will inherit the land

And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

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The wicked plots against the righteous,

And gnashes at him with his teeth.

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The Lord laughs at him,

For He sees that his day is coming.

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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.

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Their sword will enter their own heart,

And their bows will be broken.

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Better is the little of the righteous

Than the abundance of many wicked.

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For the arms of the wicked will be broken,

But the LORD sustains the righteous.

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The LORD knows the days of the [fn]blameless,

And their inheritance will be forever.

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They will not be ashamed in the time of evil,

And in the days of famine they will have plenty.

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But the wicked will perish;

And the enemies of the LORD will be like the [fn]glory of the pastures,

They vanish—like smoke they vanish away.

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The wicked borrows and does not pay back,

But the righteous is gracious and gives.

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For those blessed by Him will inherit the land,

But those cursed by Him will be eliminated.

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The steps of a man are established by the LORD,

And He delights in his way.

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When he falls, he will not be hurled down,

Because the LORD is the One [fn]who holds his hand.

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I have been young and now I am old,

Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken

Or his [fn]descendants begging for bread.

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All day long he is gracious and lends,

And his [fn]descendants are a blessing.

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Turn from evil and do good,

So that you will dwell forever.

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For the LORD loves [fn]justice

And does not abandon His godly ones;

They are protected forever,

But the [fn]descendants of the wicked will be eliminated.

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The righteous will inherit the land

And dwell in it forever.

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The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,

And his tongue speaks justice.

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The Law of his God is in his heart;

His steps do not slip.

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The wicked spies upon the righteous

And seeks to kill him.

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The LORD will not leave him in his hand

Or let him be condemned when he is judged.

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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.

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I have seen a wicked, violent person

Spreading himself like a luxuriant [fn]tree in its native soil.

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Then he passed away, and behold, he was no more;

I searched for him, but he could not be found.

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Observe the [fn]blameless person, and look at the upright;

For the person of peace will have a future.

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But wrongdoers will altogether be destroyed;

The future of the wicked will be eliminated.

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But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD;

He is their strength in time of trouble.

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The LORD helps them and rescues them;

He rescues them from the wicked and saves them,

Because they take refuge in Him.

NASB20 Footnotes
Or feed securely; or feed on His faithfulness
Or Be still
Or longingly
Lit complete; or perfect
I.e., flowers
Or who sustains him with His hand
Lit seed
Lit seed
Lit judgment
Lit seed
Lit native; Heb obscure
Lit complete; or perfect
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