Psalm 37:1-40 NASB

[1] Do not get upset because of evildoers, Do not be envious of wrongdoers. [2] For they will wither quickly like the grass, And decay like the green plants. [3] Trust in the Lord and do good; Live in the land and cultivate faithfulness. [4] Delight yourself in the Lord; And He will give you the desires of your heart. [5] Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, and He will do it. [6] He will bring out your righteousness as the light, And your judgment as the noonday. [7] Rest in the Lord and wait 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. [8] Cease from anger and abandon wrath; Do not get upset; it leads only to evildoing. [9] For evildoers will be eliminated, But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land. [10] 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. [11] But the humble will inherit the land And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity. [12] The wicked plots against the righteous, And gnashes at him with his teeth. [13] The Lord laughs at him, For He sees that his day is coming. [14] 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. [15] Their sword will enter their own heart, And their bows will be broken. [16] Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked. [17] For the arms of the wicked will be broken, But the Lord sustains the righteous. [18] The Lord knows the days of the blameless, And their inheritance will be forever. [19] They will not be ashamed in the time of evil, And in the days of famine they will have plenty. [20] But the wicked will perish; And the enemies of the Lord will be like the glory of the pastures, They vanish—like smoke they vanish away. [21] The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous is gracious and gives. [22] For those blessed by Him will inherit the land, But those cursed by Him will be eliminated. [23] The steps of a man are established by the Lord, And He delights in his way. [24] When he falls, he will not be hurled down, Because the Lord is the One who holds his hand. [25] I have been young and now I am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken Or his descendants begging for bread. [26] All day long he is gracious and lends, And his descendants are a blessing. [27] Turn from evil and do good, So that you will dwell forever. [28] For the Lord loves justice And does not abandon His godly ones; They are protected forever, But the descendants of the wicked will be eliminated. [29] The righteous will inherit the land And dwell in it forever. [30] The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And his tongue speaks justice. [31] The Law of his God is in his heart; His steps do not slip. [32] The wicked spies upon the righteous And seeks to kill him. [33] The Lord will not leave him in his hand Or let him be condemned when he is judged. [34] 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. [35] I have seen a wicked, violent person Spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its native soil. [36] Then he passed away, and behold, he was no more; I searched for him, but he could not be found. [37] Observe the blameless person, and look at the upright; For the person of peace will have a future. [38] But wrongdoers will altogether be destroyed; The future of the wicked will be eliminated. [39] But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their strength in time of trouble. [40] The Lord helps them and rescues them; He rescues them from the wicked and saves them, Because they take refuge in Him.