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1. Do not trouble yourself because of sinful men. Do not want to be like those who do wrong.
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1. A Psalm of David H1732 . Fret not thyself H408 H2734 because of evildoers H7489 , neither H408 be thou envious H7065 against the workers H6213 of iniquity H5766 .
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2. For they will soon dry up like the grass. Like the green plant they will soon die.
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2. For H3588 they shall soon H4120 be cut down H5243 like the grass H2682 , and wither H5034 as the green H3418 herb H1877 .
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3. Trust in the Lord, and do good. So you will live in the land and will be fed.
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3. Trust H982 in the LORD H3068 , and do H6213 good H2896 ; so shalt thou dwell H7931 in the land H776 , and verily H530 thou shalt be fed H7462 .
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4. Be happy in the Lord. And He will give you the desires of your heart.
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4. Delight thyself H6026 also in H5921 the LORD H3068 ; and he shall give H5414 thee the desires H4862 of thine heart H3820 .
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5. Give your way over to the Lord. Trust in Him also. And He will do it.
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5. Commit H1556 thy way H1870 unto H5921 the LORD H3068 ; trust H982 also in H5921 him ; and he H1931 shall bring it to pass H6213 .
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6. He will make your being right and good show as the light, and your wise actions as the noon day.
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6. And he shall bring forth H3318 thy righteousness H6664 as the light H216 , and thy judgment H4941 as the noonday H6672 .
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7. Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Do not trouble yourself when all goes well with the one who carries out his sinful plans.
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7. Rest H1826 in the LORD H3068 , and wait patiently H2342 for him : fret not thyself H408 H2734 because of him who prospereth H6743 in his way H1870 , because of the man H376 who bringeth wicked devices to pass H6213 H4209 .
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8. Stop being angry. Turn away from fighting. Do not trouble yourself. It leads only to wrong-doing.
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8. Cease H7503 from anger H4480 H639 , and forsake H5800 wrath H2534 : fret not thyself H408 H2734 in any wise H389 to do evil H7489 .
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9. For those who do wrong will be cut off. But those who wait for the Lord will be given the earth.
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9. For H3588 evildoers H7489 shall be cut off H3772 : but those that wait upon H6960 the LORD H3068 , they H1992 shall inherit H3423 the earth H776 .
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10. A little while, and the sinful man will be no more. You will look for his place, and he will not be there.
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10. For yet H5750 a little H4592 while , and the wicked H7563 shall not H369 be : yea , thou shalt diligently consider H995 H5921 his place H4725 , and it shall not H369 be .
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11. But those who have no pride will be given the earth. And they will be happy and have much more than they need.
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11. But the meek H6035 shall inherit H3423 the earth H776 ; and shall delight themselves H6026 in H5921 the abundance H7230 of peace H7965 .
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12. The sinful man plans against him who is right with God. And he grinds his teeth at him.
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12. The wicked H7563 plotteth H2161 against the just H6662 , and gnasheth H2786 upon H5921 him with his teeth H8127 .
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13. The Lord laughs at him because He sees his day is coming.
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13. The Lord H136 shall laugh H7832 at him: for H3588 he seeth H7200 that H3588 his day H3117 is coming H935 .
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14. The sinful have taken up their sword and their bow, to bring down the poor and those in need, and to kill those whose ways are right.
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14. The wicked H7563 have drawn out H6605 the sword H2719 , and have bent H1869 their bow H7198 , to cast down H5307 the poor H6041 and needy H34 , and to slay H2873 such as be of upright H3477 conversation H1870 .
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15. Their sword will cut into their own heart, and their bows will be broken.
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15. Their sword H2719 shall enter H935 into their own heart H3820 , and their bows H7198 shall be broken H7665 .
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16. The few things that the man right with God has is better than the riches of many sinful men.
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16. A little H4592 that a righteous H6662 man hath is better H2896 than the riches H4480 H1995 of many H7227 wicked H7563 .
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17. For the arms of the sinful will be broken. But the Lord holds up those who are right with Him.
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17. For H3588 the arms H2220 of the wicked H7563 shall be broken H7665 : but the LORD H3068 upholdeth H5564 the righteous H6662 .
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18. The Lord knows the days of those who are without blame. And what is theirs will last forever.
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18. The LORD H3068 knoweth H3045 the days H3117 of the upright H8549 : and their inheritance H5159 shall be H1961 forever H5769 .
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19. They will not be ashamed in the time of trouble. And in days when there is no food they will have enough.
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19. They shall not H3808 be ashamed H954 in the evil H7451 time H6256 : and in the days H3117 of famine H7459 they shall be satisfied H7646 .
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20. But the sinful will be lost forever. Those who hate the Lord will be like the beauty of the fields. They will be gone. Like smoke they will be gone.
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20. But H3588 the wicked H7563 shall perish H6 , and the enemies H341 of the LORD H3068 shall be as the fat H3368 of lambs H3733 : they shall consume H3615 ; into smoke H6227 shall they consume away H3615 .
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21. The sinful ask for something, but do not return it. But those who are right with God are kind and give.
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21. The wicked H7563 borroweth H3867 , and payeth H7999 not H3808 again : but the righteous H6662 showeth mercy H2603 , and giveth H5414 .
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22. For those who are made happy by Him will be given the land. But those who are being punished by Him will be cut off.
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22. For H3588 such as be blessed H1288 of him shall inherit H3423 the earth H776 ; and they that be cursed H7043 of him shall be cut off H3772 .
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23. The steps of a good man are led by the Lord. And He is happy in his way.
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23. The steps H4703 of a good man H1397 are ordered H3559 by the LORD H4480 H3068 : and he delighteth H2654 in his way H1870 .
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24. When he falls, he will not be thrown down, because the Lord holds his hand.
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24. Though H3588 he fall H5307 , he shall not H3808 be utterly cast down H2904 : for H3588 the LORD H3068 upholdeth H5564 him with his hand H3027 .
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25. I have been young, and now I am old. Yet I have never seen the man who is right with God left alone, or his children begging for bread.
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25. I have been H1961 young H5288 , and H1571 now am old H2204 ; yet have I not H3808 seen H7200 the righteous H6662 forsaken H5800 , nor his seed H2233 begging H1245 bread H3899 .
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26. All day long he is kind and lets others use what he has. And his children make him happy.
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26. He is ever H3605 H3117 merciful H2603 , and lendeth H3867 ; and his seed H2233 is blessed H1293 .
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27. Turn from sin, and do good, so you will live forever.
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27. Depart H5493 from H4480 evil H7451 , and do H6213 good H2896 ; and dwell H7931 forevermore H5769 .
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28. For the Lord loves what is fair and right. He does not leave the people alone who belong to Him. They are kept forever. But the children of the sinful will be cut off.
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28. For H3588 the LORD H3068 loveth H157 judgment H4941 , and forsaketh H5800 not H3808 H853 his saints H2623 ; they are preserved H8104 forever H5769 : but the seed H2233 of the wicked H7563 shall be cut off H3772 .
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29. Those who are right with God will be given the land, and live on it forever.
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29. The righteous H6662 shall inherit H3423 the land H776 , and dwell H7931 therein H5921 forever H5703 .
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30. The mouth of the man who is right with God speaks wisdom. And his tongue speaks what is fair and right.
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30. The mouth H6310 of the righteous H6662 speaketh H1897 wisdom H2451 , and his tongue H3956 talketh H1696 of judgment H4941 .
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31. The Law of his God is in his heart. His steps do not leave it.
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31. The law H8451 of his God H430 is in his heart H3820 ; none H3808 of his steps H838 shall slide H4571 .
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32. The sinful lie in wait for the man who is right with God, and want to kill him.
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32. The wicked H7563 watcheth H6822 the righteous H6662 , and seeketh H1245 to slay H4191 him.
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33. The Lord will not leave him in his power. He will not let him be found guilty when he is judged.
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33. The LORD H3068 will not H3808 leave H5800 him in his hand H3027 , nor H3808 condemn H7561 him when he is judged H8199 .
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34. Wait for the Lord. Keep His way. And He will give you a high place to receive the land. When the sinful are cut off, you will see it.
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34. Wait H6960 on H413 the LORD H3068 , and keep H8104 his way H1870 , and he shall exalt H7311 thee to inherit H3423 the land H776 : when the wicked H7563 are cut off H3772 , thou shalt see H7200 it .
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35. I have seen a very sinful man spreading himself like a green tree in its home land.
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35. I have seen H7200 the wicked H7563 in great power H6184 , and spreading himself H6168 like a green H7488 bay tree H249 .
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36. Then he passed away and was no more. I looked for him. But he could not be found.
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36. Yet he passed away H5674 , and, lo H2009 , he was not H369 : yea , I sought H1245 him , but he could not H3808 be found H4672 .
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37. Look at the man without blame. And watch the man who is right and good. For the man of peace will have much family to follow him.
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37. Mark H8104 the perfect H8535 man , and behold H7200 the upright H3477 : for H3588 the end H319 of that man H376 is peace H7965 .
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38. But all the sinners will be destroyed. The family of the sinful will be cut off.
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38. But the transgressors H6586 shall be destroyed H8045 together H3162 : the end H319 of the wicked H7563 shall be cut off H3772 .
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39. But the saving of those who are right with God is from the Lord. He is their strength in time of trouble.
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39. But the salvation H8668 of the righteous H6662 is of the LORD H4480 H3068 : he is their strength H4581 in the time H6256 of trouble H6869 .
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40. The Lord helps them and takes them out of trouble. He takes them away from the sinful, and saves them, because they go to Him for a safe place.
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40. And the LORD H3068 shall help H5826 them , and deliver H6403 them : he shall deliver H6403 them from the wicked H4480 H7563 , and save H3467 them, because H3588 they trust H2620 in him.
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