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