Psalm 37:1-40 NLT

Psalm 37:1-40 NLT [1] Don't worry about the wicked or envy those who do wrong. [2] For like grass, they soon fade away. Like spring flowers, they soon wither. [3] Trust in the LORD and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. [4] Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart's desires. [5] Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you. [6] He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun. [7] Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him to act. Don't worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes. [8] Stop being angry! Turn from your rage! Do not lose your temper- it only leads to harm. [9] For the wicked will be destroyed, but those who trust in the LORD will possess the land. [10] Soon the wicked will disappear. Though you look for them, they will be gone. [11] The lowly will possess the land and will live in peace and prosperity. [12] The wicked plot against the godly; they snarl at them in defiance. [13] But the Lord just laughs, for he sees their day of judgment coming. [14] The wicked draw their swords and string their bows to kill the poor and the oppressed, to slaughter those who do right. [15] But their swords will stab their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. [16] It is better to be godly and have little than to be evil and rich. [17] For the strength of the wicked will be shattered, but the LORD takes care of the godly. [18] Day by day the LORD takes care of the innocent, and they will receive an inheritance that lasts forever. [19] They will not be disgraced in hard times; even in famine they will have more than enough. [20] But the wicked will die. The LORD's enemies are like flowers in a field- they will disappear like smoke. [21] The wicked borrow and never repay, but the godly are generous givers. [22] Those the LORD blesses will possess the land, but those he curses will die. [23] The LORD directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. [24] Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the LORD holds them by the hand. [25] Once I was young, and now I am old. Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned or their children begging for bread. [26] The godly always give generous loans to others, and their children are a blessing. [27] Turn from evil and do good, and you will live in the land forever. [28] For the LORD loves justice, and he will never abandon the godly. He will keep them safe forever, but the children of the wicked will die. [29] The godly will possess the land and will live there forever. [30] The godly offer good counsel; they teach right from wrong. [31] They have made God's law their own, so they will never slip from his path. [32] The wicked wait in ambush for the godly, looking for an excuse to kill them. [33] But the LORD will not let the wicked succeed or let the godly be condemned when they are put on trial. [34] Put your hope in the LORD. Travel steadily along his path. He will honor you by giving you the land. You will see the wicked destroyed. [35] I have seen wicked and ruthless people flourishing like a tree in its native soil. [36] But when I looked again, they were gone! Though I searched for them, I could not find them! [37] Look at those who are honest and good, for a wonderful future awaits those who love peace. [38] But the rebellious will be destroyed; they have no future. [39] The LORD rescues the godly; he is their fortress in times of trouble. [40] The LORD helps them, rescuing them from the wicked. He saves them, and they find shelter in him.

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