Psalm 37

¹Don’t fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.

²For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb.

³Trust in the LORD, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.

⁴Also delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

⁵Commit your way to the LORD. Trust also in him, and he will do this:

⁶he will make your righteousness shine out like light, and your justice as the noon day sun.

⁷Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.

⁸Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret; it leads only to evildoing.

⁹For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land.

¹⁰For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn’t there.

¹¹But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

¹²The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.

¹³The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.

¹⁴The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright on the path.