For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be

fed. Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall

give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in

him; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness

as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him:

fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth

wicked devices to pass. Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret

not thyself in any wise to do evil. For evildoers shall be cut off: but those

that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider

his place, and it shall not be. But the meek shall inherit the earth; and

shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and

needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. Their sword shall enter into their own heart,

and their bows shall be broken. A little that a righteous man hath is better

than the riches of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken:

but the Lord upholdeth the righteous. The Lord knoweth the days of the upright:

and their inheritance shall be for ever. They shall not be ashamed in the evil time:

and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies

of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they

consume away. The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again:

but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth. For such as be blessed of him shall inherit

the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his

hand. I have been young, and now am old; yet have

I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever:

but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. The righteous shall inherit the land, and

dwell therein for ever. The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom,

and his tongue talketh of judgment. The law of his God is in his heart; none of

his steps shall slide. The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh

to slay him. The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor

condemn him when he is judged. Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he

shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of

trouble. And the Lord shall help them, and deliver

them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.