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class="sl1">do not envy those who do wrong.<a id="ren23037001-a" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23037001-a">a</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23037002" class="ver">2</span>Like grass they wither quickly;</p> <p class="sl1">like green plants they wilt away.<a id="ren23037002-b" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23037002-b">b</a></p> </div> </section> <section> <h2 class="ah">Beth</h2> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23037003" class="ver">3</span>Trust in the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> and do good</p> <p class="sl1">that you may dwell in the land<a id="rfn23037003-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn23037003-1">*</a> and live secure.<a id="ren23037003-c" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23037003-c">c</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23037004" class="ver">4</span>Find your delight in the <span class="tetr">Lord</span></p> <p class="sl1">who will give you your heart’s desire.<a id="ren23037004-d" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23037004-d">d</a></p> </div> </section> <section> <h2 class="ah">Gimel</h2> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23037005" class="ver">5</span>Commit your way to the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>;</p> <p class="sl1">trust in him and he will act<a id="ren23037005-e" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23037005-e">e</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23037006" class="ver">6</span>And make your righteousness shine like the dawn,</p> <p class="sl1">your justice like noonday.<a id="ren23037006-f" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23037006-f">f</a></p> </div> </section> <section> <h2 class="ah">Daleth</h2> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23037007" class="ver">7</span>Be still before the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>;</p> <p class="sl1">wait for him.</p> <p class="sl">Do not be provoked by the prosperous,</p> <p class="sl1">nor by malicious schemers.</p> </div> </section> <section> <h2 class="ah">He</h2> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23037008" class="ver">8</span>Refrain from anger; abandon wrath;</p> <p class="sl1">do not be provoked; it brings only harm.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23037009" class="ver">9</span>Those who do evil will be cut off,</p> <p class="sl1">but those who wait for the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> will inherit the earth.<a id="ren23037009-g" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23037009-g">g</a></p> </div> </section> <section> <h2 class="ah">Waw</h2> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23037010" class="ver">10</span>Wait a little, and the wicked will be no more;</p> <p class="sl1">look for them and they will not be there.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23037011" class="ver">11</span>But the poor will inherit the earth,<a id="ren23037011-h" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23037011-h">h</a></p> <p class="sl1">will delight in great prosperity.</p> </div> </section> <section> <h2 class="ah">Zayin</h2> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23037012" class="ver">12</span>The wicked plot against the righteous</p> <p class="sl1">and gnash their teeth at them;</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23037013" class="ver">13</span>But my Lord laughs at them,<a id="ren23037013-i" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23037013-i">i</a></p> <p class="sl1">because he sees that their day is coming.</p> </div> </section> <section> <h2 class="ah">Heth</h2> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23037014" class="ver">14</span>The wicked unsheath their swords;</p> <p class="sl1">they string their bows</p> <p class="sl">To fell the poor and oppressed,</p> <p class="sl1">to slaughter those whose way is upright.<a id="ren23037014-j" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23037014-j">j</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23037015" class="ver">15</span>Their swords will pierce their own hearts;</p> <p class="sl1">their bows will be broken.</p> </div> </section> <section> <h2 class="ah">Teth</h2> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23037016" class="ver">16</span>Better the meagerness of the righteous one</p> <p class="sl1">than the plenty of the wicked.<a id="ren23037016-k" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23037016-k">k</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23037017" class="ver">17</span>The arms of the wicked will be broken,</p> <p class="sl1">while the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> will sustain the righteous.</p> </div> </section> <section> <h2 class="ah">Yodh</h2> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23037018" class="ver">18</span>The <span class="tetr">Lord</span> knows the days of the blameless;</p> <p class="sl1">their heritage lasts forever.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23037019" class="ver">19</span>They will not be ashamed when times are bad;</p> <p class="sl1">in days of famine they will be satisfied.</p> </div> </section> <section> <h2 class="ah">Kaph</h2> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23037020" class="ver">20</span>The wicked perish,</p> <p class="sl1">enemies of the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>;</p> <p class="sl">They shall be consumed like fattened lambs;</p> <p class="sl1">like smoke they disappear.<a id="ren23037020-l" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23037020-l">l</a></p> </div> </section> <section> <h2 class="ah">Lamedh</h2> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23037021" class="ver">21</span>The wicked one borrows but does not repay;</p> <p class="sl1">the righteous one is generous and gives.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23037022" class="ver">22</span>For those blessed by the Lord will inherit the earth,</p> <p class="sl1">but those accursed will be cut off.</p> </div> </section> <section> <h2 class="ah">Mem</h2> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23037023" class="ver">23</span>The valiant one whose steps are guided by the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>,</p> <p class="sl1">who will delight in his way,<a id="ren23037023-m" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23037023-m">m</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23037024" class="ver">24</span>May stumble, but he will never fall,</p> <p class="sl1">for the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> holds his hand.</p> </div> </section> <section> <h2 class="ah">Nun</h2> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23037025" class="ver">25</span>Neither in my youth, nor now in old age</p> <p class="sl1">have I seen the righteous one abandoned<a id="ren23037025-n" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23037025-n">n</a></p> <p class="sl1">or his offspring begging for bread.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23037026" class="ver">26</span>All day long he is gracious and lends,</p> <p class="sl1">and his offspring become a blessing.</p> </div> </section> <section> <h2 class="ah">Samekh</h2> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23037027" class="ver">27</span>Turn from evil and do good,</p> <p class="sl1">that you may be settled forever.<a id="ren23037027-o" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23037027-o">o</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23037028" class="ver">28</span>For the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> loves justice</p> <p class="sl1">and does not abandon the faithful.</p> </div> </section> <section> <h2 class="ah">Ayin</h2> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf">When the unjust are destroyed,</p> <p class="sl1">and the offspring of the wicked cut off,</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23037029" class="ver">29</span>The righteous will inherit the earth</p> <p class="sl1">and dwell in it forever.<a id="ren23037029-p" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23037029-p">p</a></p> </div> </section> <section> <h2 class="ah">Pe</h2> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23037030" class="ver">30</span>The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom;<a id="ren23037030-q" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23037030-q">q</a></p> <p class="sl1">his tongue speaks what is right.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23037031" class="ver">31</span>God’s teaching is in his heart;<a id="ren23037031-r" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23037031-r">r</a></p> <p class="sl1">his steps do not falter.</p> </div> </section> <section> <h2 class="ah">Sadhe</h2> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23037032" class="ver">32</span>The wicked spies on the righteous</p> <p class="sl1">and seeks to kill him.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23037033" class="ver">33</span>But the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> does not abandon him in his power,</p> <p class="sl1">nor let him be condemned when tried.</p> </div> </section> <section> <h2 class="ah">Qoph</h2> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23037034" class="ver">34</span>Wait eagerly for the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>,</p> <p class="sl1">and keep his way;<a id="ren23037034-s" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23037034-s">s</a></p> <p class="sl">He will raise you up to inherit the earth;</p> <p class="sl1">you will see when the wicked are cut off.</p> </div> </section> <section> <h2 class="ah">Resh</h2> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23037035" class="ver">35</span>I have seen a ruthless scoundrel,</p> <p class="sl1">spreading out like a green cedar.<a id="ren23037035-t" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23037035-t">t</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23037036" class="ver">36</span>When I passed by again, he was gone;</p> <p class="sl1">though I searched, he could not be found.</p> </div> </section> <section> <h2 class="ah">Shin</h2> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23037037" class="ver">37</span>Observe the person of integrity and mark the upright;</p> <p class="sl1">Because there is a future for a man of peace.<a id="ren23037037-u" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23037037-u">u</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23037038" class="ver">38</span>Sinners will be destroyed together;</p> <p class="sl1">the future of the wicked will be cut off.</p> </div> </section> <section> <h2 class="ah">Taw</h2> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23037039" class="ver">39</span>The salvation of the righteous is from the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>,</p> <p class="sl1">their refuge in a time of distress.<a id="ren23037039-v" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23037039-v">v</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23037040" class="ver">40</span>The <span class="tetr">Lord</span> helps and rescues them,</p> <p class="sl1">rescues and saves them from the wicked,</p> <p class="sl1">because they take refuge in him.</p> </div> </section> </section> <br /><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="intro.htm"><span class="ac">Book Introduction</span></a></h1><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="footnotes.htm"><span class="ac">Footnotes</span></a></h1></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the <i>New American Bible, revised edition</i> © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. 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