✧Of David. Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong. ✧2For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants. ✧3Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. ✧4Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart. ✧5Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it. ✧6He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun. ✧7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes. ✧8Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm. ✧9For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land. ✧10Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found. ✧11But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity. ✧12The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them, ✧13but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming. ✧14The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright. ✧15But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. ✧16Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked. ✧17For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous. ✧18The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever. ✧19In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied. ✧20But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away. ✧21The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving. ✧22Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed. ✧23The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey. ✧24Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand. ✧25I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread. ✧26They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing. ✧27Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever. ✧28For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off. ✧29The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever. ✧30The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice. ✧31The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter. ✧32Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them, ✧33the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment. ✧34Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it. ✧35I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree, ✧36yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found. ✧37Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace. ✧38But the transgressors will all be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off. ✧39The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble. ✧40The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.