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Psalms 37:1
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By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,
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Psalms 37:2
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For as grass speedily they are cut off, And as the greenness of the tender grass do fade.
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Psalms 37:3
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Trust in Jehovah, and do good, Dwell [in] the land, and enjoy faithfulness,
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Psalms 37:4
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And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.
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Psalms 37:5
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Roll on Jehovah thy way, And trust upon Him, and He worketh,
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Psalms 37:6
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And hath brought out as light thy righteousness, And thy judgment as noon-day.
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Psalms 37:7
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Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.
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Psalms 37:8
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Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil.
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Psalms 37:9
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For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.
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Psalms 37:10
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And yet a little, and the wicked is not, And thou hast considered his place, and it is not.
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Psalms 37:11
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And the humble do possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.
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Psalms 37:12
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The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing against him his teeth.
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Psalms 37:13
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The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh.
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Psalms 37:14
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A sword have the wicked opened, And they have trodden their bow, To cause to fall the poor and needy, To slaughter the upright of the way.
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Psalms 37:15
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Their sword doth enter into their own heart, And their bows are shivered.
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Psalms 37:16
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Better [is] the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.
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Psalms 37:17
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For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.
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Psalms 37:18
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Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is -- to the age.
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Psalms 37:19
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They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And in days of famine they are satisfied.
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Psalms 37:20
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But the wicked perish, and the enemies of Jehovah, As the preciousness of lambs, Have been consumed, In smoke they have been consumed.
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Psalms 37:21
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The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.
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Psalms 37:22
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For His blessed ones do possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.
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Psalms 37:23
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From Jehovah [are] the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth.
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Psalms 37:24
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When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand.
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Psalms 37:25
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Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.
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Psalms 37:26
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All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed [is] for a blessing.
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Psalms 37:27
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Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age.
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Psalms 37:28
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For Jehovah is loving judgment, And He doth not forsake His saintly ones, To the age they have been kept, And the seed of the wicked is cut off.
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Psalms 37:29
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The righteous possess the land, And they dwell for ever on it.
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Psalms 37:30
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The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.
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Psalms 37:31
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The law of his God [is] his heart, His steps do not slide.
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Psalms 37:32
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The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.
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Psalms 37:33
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Jehovah doth not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged.
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Psalms 37:34
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Look unto Jehovah, and keep His way, And He doth exalt thee to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off -- thou seest!
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Psalms 37:35
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I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,
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Psalms 37:36
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And he passeth away, and lo, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!
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Psalms 37:37
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Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each [is] peace.
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Psalms 37:38
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And transgressors were destroyed together, The latter end of the wicked was cut off.
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Psalms 37:39
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And the salvation of the righteous [is] from Jehovah, Their strong place in a time of adversity.
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Psalms 37:40
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And Jehovah doth help them and deliver them, He delivereth them from the wicked, And saveth them, Because they trusted in Him!
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