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\d A psalm of David.
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\q
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\v 1 Do not be irritated because of evildoers;
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\q do not be envious of those who act unrighteously.
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\q
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\v 2 For they will soon dry up as the grass
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\q and wither as the green plants.
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\q
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\v 3 Trust in Yahweh and do what is good;
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\q settle in the land and graze in faithfulness.
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\q
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\v 4 Then delight yourself in Yahweh,
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\q and he will give you the desires of your heart.
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\q
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\v 5 Give your ways to Yahweh;
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\q trust in him, and he will act on your behalf.
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\q
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\v 6 He will display your justice like the daylight
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\q and your innocence like the day at noon.
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\q
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\v 7 Be still before Yahweh and wait patiently for him.
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<<<<<<< HEAD
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\q Do not be angry if someone succeeds in what he does,
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\q when he makes evil plots.
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\q Do not be distressed about the one who succeeds in what he does,
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\q or when he carries out his evil plans.
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>>>>>>> origin/master
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\q
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\v 8 Do not be angry and frustrated.
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\q Do not worry. This only makes trouble.
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\q
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\v 9 Evildoers will be cut off,
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\q but those who wait for Yahweh will inherit the land.
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\q
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\v 10 In a little while the evil man will disappear;
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\q you will look at his place, but he will be gone.
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\v 11 But the meek will inherit the land
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\q and will delight in great prosperity.
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\q
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\v 12 The wicked man plots against the righteous
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\q and gnashes his teeth against him.
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\v 13 The Lord laughs at him,
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\q for he sees that his day is coming.
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\v 14 The wicked have drawn out their swords and have bent their bows
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\q to cast down the oppressed and needy,
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\q to kill those who are upright.
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\v 15 Their swords will pierce their own hearts,
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\q and their bows will be broken.
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\v 16 Better is the little that the righteous has
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\q than the abundance of many wicked people.
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\v 17 For the arms of the wicked people will be broken,
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\q but Yahweh supports the righteous people.
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\v 18 Yahweh watches over the blameless day by day,
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\q and their heritage will be forever.
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\v 19 They will not be ashamed when times are bad.
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\q When famine comes, they will have enough to eat.
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\v 20 But evil men will perish.
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\q Yahweh's enemies will be like the glory of the pastures;
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\q they will be consumed and disappear in the smoke.
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\q
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\v 21 The wicked person borrows but does not repay,
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\q but the righteous person is generous and gives.
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\v 22 Those who are blessed by God will inherit the land;
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\q those who are cursed by him will be cut off.
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\v 23 It is by Yahweh that a man's steps are established,
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\q the man whose way is commendable in God's sight.
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\v 24 Though he stumbles, he will not fall down,
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\q for Yahweh is holding him with his hand.
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\v 25 I was young and now am old;
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\q I have never seen the righteous person abandoned
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\q or his children begging for bread.
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\v 26 All the day long he is gracious and lends,
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\q and his children become a blessing.
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\v 27 Turn away from evil and do what is right;
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\q then you will be safe forever.
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\v 28 For Yahweh loves justice
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\q and does not abandon his faithful followers.
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\q They are preserved forever,
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\q but the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.
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\v 29 The righteous will inherit the land
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\q and live there forever.
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\v 30 The mouth of the righteous person speaks wisdom
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\q and increases justice.
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\v 31 The law of his God is in his heart;
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\q his feet will not slip.
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\v 32 The wicked person watches the righteous person
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\q and seeks to kill him.
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\v 33 Yahweh will not abandon him into the evil person's hand
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\q or condemn him when he is judged.
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\v 34 Wait for Yahweh and keep his way,
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\q and he will raise you up to possess the land.
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\q You will see when the wicked are cut off.
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\v 35 I have seen the wicked and terrifying person
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\q spread out like a green tree in its native soil.
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\v 36 But when I passed by again, he was not there.
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\q I looked for him, but he could not be found.
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\v 37 Observe the man of integrity, and mark the upright;
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\q there is a good future for a man of peace.
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\q
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\v 38 Sinners will be totally destroyed;
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\q the future for the wicked man is cut off.
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\v 39 Salvation of the righteous comes from Yahweh;
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\q he protects them in the times of trouble.
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\v 40 Yahweh helps them and rescues them.
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\q He rescues them from evil men and saves them
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\q because they have taken refuge in him.
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