1 ARST Do not be bothered by what wicked people do. Do not desire to have the things that people who do wrong have BSB BSB: Of David. Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.
2 ARST because they will soon disappear like grass withers in the hot sun and dries up. Just like some green plants come up but die during the hot summer, evil people will soon die also. BSB BSB: For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants.
3 ARST Trust in Yahweh and do what is good. If you do that, then you will live safely in the land he has given you, and that land will be a place where you can be faithful to God as you live your lives. BSB BSB: Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
4 ARST Be delighted with all that Yahweh does for you; if you do that, he will give you the things that you desire most. BSB BSB: Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
5 ARST Commit to Yahweh all the things that you plan to do; trust in him, and he will do whatever is needed to help you. BSB BSB: Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
6 ARST He will show as clearly as the sunlight that you are innocent; he will show as clearly as the sun at noontime that all the things that you have decided are just. BSB BSB: He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.
7 ARST Be quiet in Yahweh’ s presence and wait patiently for him to do what you want him to do. Do not be bothered when what evil men do is successful, when they are able to do the wicked things that they plan. BSB BSB: Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
8 ARST Do not be angry about what wicked people do. Do not want to punish them yourself. Do not be envious of such people because you will only harm yourself if you try to do that. BSB BSB: Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.
9 ARST Someday Yahweh will get rid of wicked people, but those who trust in him will live safely in the land that he has given to them. BSB BSB: For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
10 ARST Soon the wicked will disappear. You will look for them, but they will be gone. BSB BSB: Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
11 ARST But those who are humble will live safely in their land. They will happily enjoy living peacefully and having the other good things that Yahweh gives them. BSB BSB: But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.
12 ARST Wicked people plan to harm righteous people; they snarl at them like wild animals. BSB BSB: The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
13 ARST But Yahweh laughs at them because he knows that someday he will judge and punish the wicked people. BSB BSB: but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.
14 ARST Wicked people pull out their swords and they put strings on their bows, ready to kill people who are poor and to slaughter those who live righteously. BSB BSB: The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.
15 ARST But they will be killed by their own swords, and their bows will be broken. BSB BSB: But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
16 ARST It is good to be righteous even if you do not have many possessions, but it is bad to be wicked even if you are very wealthy BSB BSB: Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
17 ARST because Yahweh will completely remove the strength of wicked people, but he will sustain people who live righteously. BSB BSB: For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
18 ARST Day by day Yahweh protects those who have not done any evil things; the things that Yahweh gives them will last forever. BSB BSB: The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.
19 ARST They will survive when calamities occur; when there are famines, they will still have plenty to eat. BSB BSB: In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
20 ARST But wicked people will die; just as the beautiful wild flowers in the fields die under the hot sun and disappear like smoke, Yahweh will cause his enemies to suddenly disappear. BSB BSB: But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.
21 ARST The wicked people borrow money, but they are not able to repay it; righteous people, in contrast, have enough money to give generously to others. BSB BSB: The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
22 ARST Those whom Yahweh has blessed will live safely in the land that he has given to them, but he will get rid of those people whom he has cursed. BSB BSB: Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.
23 ARST Yahweh protects those who do what is pleasing to him, and he will enable them to walk confidently wherever they go; BSB BSB: The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.
24 ARST even if they stumble, they will not fall down because Yahweh holds them by his hand. BSB BSB: Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
25 ARST I was young previously, and now I am an old man, but in all those years, I have never seen that righteous people have been abandoned by Yahweh, nor have I seen that their children needed to beg for food. BSB BSB: I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.
26 ARST Righteous people are generous and happily lend money to others, and their children are a blessing to them. BSB BSB: They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.
27 ARST Turn away from doing evil, and do what is good. If you do that, you and your descendants will live in your land forever. BSB BSB: Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.
28 ARST This will happen because Yahweh likes to see people doing what is just, and he will never forsake righteous people. He will protect them forever; but he will get rid of the children of wicked people. BSB BSB: For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
29 ARST Righteous people will own the land that Yahweh promised to give to them, and they will live there forever. BSB BSB: The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
30 ARST Righteous people give wise advice to others, and they encourage other people to live rightly. BSB BSB: The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
31 ARST They fill their minds with God’ s laws; they do not stray from walking on God’ s path. BSB BSB: The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.
32 ARST Those who are evil wait in ambush for righteous people in order to kill them as they walk by. BSB BSB: Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
33 ARST But Yahweh will not abandon righteous people and let them fall into their enemies’ hands. He will not allow righteous people to be condemned when someone takes them to a judge to be put on trial. BSB BSB: the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.
34 ARST Be patient and trust that Yahweh will help you, and walk on his paths. If you do that, he will honor you by giving you the land that he promised, and when he gets rid of the wicked, you will see it happen. BSB BSB: Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
35 ARST I have seen that wicked people who act like tyrants sometimes prosper like trees that grow well in fertile soil, BSB BSB: I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
36 ARST but when I looked later, they were gone! I searched for them, but Yahweh had caused them to disappear. BSB BSB: yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.
37 ARST Notice the people who have not done evil things, those who act righteously; their descendants will have peace in their inner beings. BSB BSB: Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.
38 ARST But Yahweh will get rid of the wicked; he will also get rid of their descendants. BSB BSB: But the transgressors will all be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.
39 ARST Yahweh rescues righteous people; in times of trouble he protects them. BSB BSB: The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.
40 ARST Yahweh helps them and saves them; he rescues them from being attacked by wicked people because they go to him to be protected. BSB BSB: The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.
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