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37:1  By David: Don’t be upset by evildoers or envious of those who do wrong,
37:2  for soon they will wither like grass and fade like the green in the fields.
37:3  Trust in Adonai, and do good; settle in the land, and feed on faithfulness.
37:4  Then you will delight yourself in Adonai, and he will give you your heart’s desire.
37:5  Commit your way to Adonai; trust in him, and he will act.
37:6  He will make your vindication shine forth like light, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
37:7  Be still before Adonai; wait patiently till he comes. Don’t be upset by those whose way succeeds because of their wicked plans.
37:8  Stop being angry, put aside rage, and don’t be upset — it leads to evil.
37:9  For evildoers will be cut off, but those hoping in Adonai will inherit the land.
37:10  Soon the wicked will be no more; you will look for his place, and he won’t be there.
37:11  But the meek will inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.
37:12  The wicked plots against the righteous and grinds his teeth at him;
37:13  but Adonai laughs at the wicked, knowing his day will come.
37:14  The wicked have unsheathed their swords, they have strung their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to slaughter those whose way is upright.
37:15  But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
37:16  Better the little that the righteous has than the wealth of all the wicked.
37:17  For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but Adonai upholds the righteous.
37:18  Adonai knows what the wholehearted suffer, but their inheritance lasts forever.
37:19  They will not be distressed when times are hard; when famine comes, they will have plenty.
37:20  For the wicked will perish; Adonai’s enemies will be like sheep fat, ending up as smoke, finished.
37:21  The wicked borrows and doesn’t repay, but the righteous is generous and gives.
37:22  For those blessed by [Adonai] will inherit the land, but those cursed by him will be cut off.
37:23  Adonai directs a person’s steps, and he delights in his way.
37:24  He may stumble, but he won’t fall headlong, for Adonai holds him by the hand.
37:25  I have been young; now I am old; yet not once have I seen the righteous abandoned or his descendants begging for bread.
37:26  All day long he is generous and lends, and his descendants are blessed.
37:27  If you turn from evil and do good, you will live safely forever.
37:28  For Adonai loves justice and will not abandon his faithful; they are preserved forever. But the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.
37:29  The righteous will inherit the land and live in it forever.
37:30  The mouth of the righteous articulates wisdom, his tongue speaks justice.
37:31  The Torah of his God is in his heart; his footsteps do not falter.
37:32  The wicked keeps his eye on the righteous, seeking a chance to kill him.
37:33  But Adonai will not leave him in his power or let him be condemned when judged.
37:34  Put your hope in Adonai, keep to his way, and he will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
37:35  I have seen a wicked man wielding great power, flourishing like a shade tree in its native soil.
37:36  But I passed by again, and he was no longer there; I looked for him, but he could not be found.
37:37  Observe the pure person, consider the upright; for the peaceful person will have posterity.
37:38  But transgressors will all be destroyed; the posterity of the wicked will be cut off.
37:39  Adonai is the one who saves the righteous; he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
37:40  Adonai helps them and rescues them, rescues them from the wicked and saves them; because they take refuge in him.