Psalm 37

Psa 37:1 Don't be worried on account of the wicked; don't be jealous of those who do wrong.
Psa 37:2 They will soon disappear like grass that dries up; they will die like plants that wither.
Psa 37:3 Trust in the LORD and do good; live in the land and be safe.
Psa 37:4 Seek your happiness in the LORD, and he will give you your heart's desire.
Psa 37:5 Give yourself to the LORD; trust in him, and he will help you;
Psa 37:6 he will make your righteousness shine like the noonday sun.
Psa 37:7 Be patient and wait for the LORD to act; don't be worried about those who prosper or those who succeed in their evil plans.
Psa 37:8 Don't give in to worry or anger; it only leads to trouble.
Psa 37:9 Those who trust in the LORD will possess the land, but the wicked will be driven out.
Psa 37:10 Soon the wicked will disappear; you may look for them, but you won't find them;
Psa 37:11 but the humble will possess the land and enjoy prosperity and peace.
Psa 37:12 The wicked plot against good people and glare at them with hate.
Psa 37:13 But the Lord laughs at wicked people, because he knows they will soon be destroyed.
Psa 37:14 The wicked draw their swords and bend their bows to kill the poor and needy, to slaughter those who do what is right;
Psa 37:15 but they will be killed by their own swords, and their bows will be smashed.
Psa 37:16 The little that a good person owns is worth more than the wealth of all the wicked,
Psa 37:17 because the LORD will take away the strength of the wicked, but protect those who are good.
Psa 37:18 The LORD takes care of those who obey him, and the land will be theirs forever.
Psa 37:19 They will not suffer when times are bad; they will have enough in time of famine.
Psa 37:20 But the wicked will die; the enemies of the LORD will vanish like wild flowers; they will disappear like smoke.
Psa 37:21 The wicked borrow and never pay back, but good people are generous with their gifts.
Psa 37:22 Those who are blessed by the LORD will possess the land, but those who are cursed by him will be driven out.
Psa 37:23 The LORD guides us in the way we should go and protects those who please him.
Psa 37:24 If they fall, they will not stay down, because the LORD will help them up.
Psa 37:25 I am old now; I have lived a long time, but I have never seen good people abandoned by the LORD or their children begging for food.
Psa 37:26 At all times they give freely and lend to others, and their children are a blessing.
Psa 37:27 Turn away from evil and do good, and your descendants will always live in the land;
Psa 37:28 for the LORD loves what is right and does not abandon his faithful people. He protects them forever, but the descendants of the wicked will be driven out.
Psa 37:29 The righteous will possess the land and live in it forever.
Psa 37:30 The words of good people are wise, and they are always fair.
Psa 37:31 They keep the law of their God in their hearts and never depart from it.
Psa 37:32 Wicked people watch good people and try to kill them;
Psa 37:33 but the LORD will not abandon them to their enemy's power or let them be condemned when they are on trial.
Psa 37:34 Put your hope in the LORD and obey his commands; he will honor you by giving you the land, and you will see the wicked driven out.
Psa 37:35 I once knew someone wicked who was a tyrant; he towered over everyone like a cedar of Lebanon;
Psa 37:36 but later I passed by, and he wasn't there; I looked for him, but couldn't find him.
Psa 37:37 Notice good people, observe the righteous; peaceful people have descendants,
Psa 37:38 but sinners are completely destroyed, and their descendants are wiped out.
Psa 37:39 The LORD saves the righteous and protects them in times of trouble.
Psa 37:40 He helps them and rescues them; he saves them from the wicked, because they go to him for protection.