Verse 1
A Psalme of Dauid. Fret not thy selfe because of the wicked men, neither be enuious for the euill doers.
Verse 2
For they shall soone bee cut downe like grasse, and shall wither as the greene herbe.
Verse 3
Trust thou in the Lord & do good: dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed assuredly.
Verse 4
And delite thy selfe in the Lorde, and hee shall giue thee thine hearts desire.
Verse 5
Commit thy way vnto the Lord, & trust in him, and he shall bring it to passe.
Verse 6
And he shall bring foorth thy righteousnes as the light, & thy iudgement as the noone day.
Verse 7
Waite patiently vpon the Lorde and hope in him: fret not thy selfe for him which prospereth in his way: nor for the man that bringeth his enterprises to passe.
Verse 8
Cease from anger, and leaue off wrath: fret not thy selfe also to doe euill.
Verse 9
For euill doers shalbe cut off, and they that wait vpon the Lord, they shall inherite the land.
Verse 10
Therefore yet a litle while, and the wicked shall not appeare, and thou shalt looke after his place, and he shall not be found.
Verse 11
But meeke men shal possesse the earth, and shall haue their delite in the multitude of peace.
Verse 12
The wicked practiseth against the iust, and gnasheth his teeth against him.
Verse 13
But the Lord shall laugh him to scorne: for he seeth, that his day is comming.
Verse 14
The wicked haue drawen their sworde, and haue bent their bowe, to cast downe the poore and needie, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation.
Verse 15
But their sword shall enter into their owne heart, and their bowes shalbe broken.
Verse 16
A small thing vnto the iust man is better, then great riches to the wicked and mightie.
Verse 17
For the armes of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord vpholdeth the iust men.
Verse 18
The Lorde knoweth the dayes of vpright men, and their inheritance shall bee perpetuall.
Verse 19
They shall not be confounded in the perilous time, & in the daies of famine they shall haue ynough.
Verse 20
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be consumed as the fatte of lambes: euen with the smoke shall they consume away.
Verse 21
The wicked boroweth and payeth not againe. but the righteous is mercifull, and giueth.
Verse 22
For such as be blessed of God, shall inherite the lande, and they that be cursed of him, shalbe cut off.
Verse 23
The pathes of man are directed by the Lord: for he loueth his way.
Verse 24
Though he fall, hee shall not be cast off: for the Lord putteth vnder his hand.
Verse 25
I haue beene yong, and am olde: yet I sawe neuer the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begging bread.
Verse 26
But hee is euer mercifull and lendeth, and his seede enioyeth the blessing.
Verse 27
Flee from euill and doe good, and dwell for euer.
Verse 28
For the Lord loueth iudgement, and forsaketh not his Saintes: they shall be preserued for euermore: but the seede of the wicked shall be cut off.
Verse 29
The righteous men shall inherit the lande, and dwell therein for euer.
Verse 30
The mouth of the righteous will speake of wisedome, and his tongue will talke of iudgement.
Verse 31
For the Lawe of his God is in his heart, and his steppes shall not slide.
Verse 32
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
Verse 33
But the Lord wil not leaue him in his hand, nor condemne him, when he is iudged.
Verse 34
Waite thou on the Lorde, and keepe his way, and he shall exalt thee, that thou shalt inherite the lande: when the wicked men shall perish, thou shalt see.
Verse 35
I haue seene the wicked strong, and spreading himselfe like a greene bay tree.
Verse 36
Yet he passed away, and loe, he was gone, and I sought him, but he could not be founde.
Verse 37
Marke the vpright man, and beholde the iust: for the end of that man is peace.
Verse 38
But the transgressours shall be destroyed together, and the ende of the wicked shall bee cut off.
Verse 39
But the saluation of the righteous men shalbe of the Lord: he shalbe their strength in the time of trouble.
Verse 40
For the Lord shall helpe them, and deliuer them: he shall deliuer them from the wicked, and shall saue them, because they trust in him.