Psalm 37:1-40 KJV [1] Fret not thyself because of evildoers, Neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. [2] For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb. [3] Trust in the LORD, and do good; So shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. [4] Delight thyself also in the LORD; And he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. [5] Commit thy way unto the LORD; Trust also in him; And he shall bring it to pass. [6] And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, And thy judgment as the noonday. [7] Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. [8] Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. [9] For evildoers shall be cut off: But those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth. [10] For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. [11] But the meek shall inherit the earth; And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. [12] The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth. [13] The Lord shall laugh at him: For he seeth that his day is coming. [14] The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. [15] Their sword shall enter into their own heart, And their bows shall be broken. [16] A little that a righteous man hath is better Than the riches of many wicked. [17] For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: But the LORD upholdeth the righteous. [18] The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: And their inheritance shall be for ever. [19] They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. [20] But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: They shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away. [21] The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: But the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth. [22] For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; And they that be cursed of him shall be cut off. [23] The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: And he delighteth in his way. [24] Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: For the LORD upholdeth him with his hand. [25] I have been young, and now am old; Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. [26] He is ever merciful, and lendeth; And his seed is blessed. [27] Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore. [28] For the LORD loveth judgment, And forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. [29] The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell therein for ever. [30] The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, And his tongue talketh of judgment. [31] The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide. [32] The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him. [33] The LORD will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged. [34] Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. [35] I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a green bay tree. [36] Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. [37] Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: For the end of that man is peace. [38] But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: The end of the wicked shall be cut off. [39] But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: He is their strength in the time of trouble. [40] And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: He shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.