Psalms 37:13-40

13but the Lord ^alaughs at the wicked,
for he sees that his ^bday is coming.
14 The wicked draw the sword and ^cbend their bows
to bring down the poor and needy,
to slay those whose ^dway is upright;
15their sword shall enter their own heart,
and their ^ebows shall be broken.
16 ^fBetter is the little that the righteous has
than the abundance of many wicked.
17For ^gthe arms of the wicked shall be broken,
but the Lord ^hupholds the righteous.
18 The Lord ⁱknows the days of the blameless,
and their ^jheritage will remain forever;
19they are not put to shame in evil times;
in ^kthe days of famine they have abundance.
20 But the wicked will perish;
the enemies of the Lord are like ^lthe glory of the pastures;
they vanish—like ^msmoke they vanish away.
21 The wicked borrows but does not pay back,
but the righteous ⁿis generous and gives;
22for those blessed by the Lord ▼

▼Hebrew  by him

shall ^pinherit the land,
but those cursed by him ^qshall be cut off.
23 The ^rsteps of a man are ^sestablished by the Lord,
when he delights in his way;
24 ^tthough he fall, he shall not be cast headlong,
for the Lord ^uupholds his hand.
25 I have been young, and now am old,
yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
or his children ^vbegging for bread.
26He is ever ^wlending generously,
and his children become a blessing.
27 ^xTurn away from evil and do good;
so shall you ^ydwell forever.
28For the Lord ^zloves justice;
he will not forsake his ^aasaints.
They are preserved forever,
but the children of the wicked shall be ^abcut off.
29The righteous shall inherit the land
and ^acdwell upon it forever.
30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
and his tongue speaks justice.
31 ^adThe law of his God is in his heart;
his ^aesteps do not slip.
32 The wicked ^afwatches for the righteous
and seeks to put him to death.
33The Lord will not ^agabandon him to his power
or let him ^ahbe condemned when he is brought to trial.
34 ^aiWait for the Lord and keep his way,
and he will exalt you to inherit the land;
you will look on ^ajwhen the wicked are cut off.
35 ^akI have seen a wicked, ruthless man,
spreading himself like ^ala green laurel tree. ▼

▼The identity of this tree is uncertain

36But he passed away, ▼

▼Or  But one passed by

and behold, ^aohe was no more;
though I sought him, he could not be found.
37 Mark the blameless and behold the upright,
for there is a future for the man of ^appeace.
38But ^aqtransgressors shall be altogether destroyed;
the future of the wicked ^arshall be cut off.
39 ^asThe salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
he is their stronghold in ^atthe time of trouble.
40The Lord helps them and ^audelivers them;
^avhe delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
because they ^awtake refuge in him.