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| 37:1 | [A Psalme of Dauid.] Fret not thy selfe because of euill doers, neither bee thou enuious against the workers of iniquitie. |
| 37:2 | For they shall soone be cut downe like the grasse; and wither as the greene herbe. |
| 37:3 | Trust in the Lord, and do good, so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verely thou shalt be fed. |
| 37:4 | Delight thy selfe also in the Lord; and he shall giue thee the desires of thine heart. |
| 37:5 | Commit thy way vnto the Lord: trust also in him, and he shall bring it to passe. |
| 37:6 | And he shall bring forth thy righteousnes as the light, and thy iudgement as the noone day. |
| 37:7 | Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thy selfe because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked deuices to passe. |
| 37:8 | Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thy selfe in any wise to doe euill. |
| 37:9 | For euil doers shall be cut off: but those that waite vpon the Lord, they shall inherite the earth. |
| 37:10 | For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not bee: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. |
| 37:11 | But the meeke shall inherite the earth: and shall delight themselues in the abundance of peace. |
| 37:12 | The wicked plotteth against the iust, and gnasheth vpon him with his teeth. |
| 37:13 | The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is comming. |
| 37:14 | The wicked haue drawen out the sword, and haue bent their bow to cast downe the poore and needy, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation. |
| 37:15 | Their sword shall enter into their owne heart, and their bowes shall be broken. |
| 37:16 | A little that a righteous man hath, is better then the riches of many wicked. |
| 37:17 | For the armes of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord vpholdeth the righteous. |
| 37:18 | The Lord knoweth the dayes of the vpright: and their inheritance shall be for euer. |
| 37:19 | They shall not be ashamed in the euill time: and in the dayes of famine they shalbe satisfied. |
| 37:20 | But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambes: they shall consume: into smoke shall they consume away. |
| 37:21 | The wicked borroweth, and payeth not againe: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giueth. |
| 37:22 | For such as be blessed of him, shall inherite the earth: and they that be cursed of him, shalbe cut off. |
| 37:23 | The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. |
| 37:24 | Though hee fall, he shall not be vtterly cast downe: for the Lord vpholdeth him with his hand. |
| 37:25 | I haue bene yong, and now am old; yet haue I not seene the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begging bread. |
| 37:26 | He is euer mercifull, and lendeth: and his seede is blessed. |
| 37:27 | Depart from euill, and doe good; and dwell for euermore. |
| 37:28 | For the Lord loueth iudgement, and forsaketh not his Saints, they are preserued for euer: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. |
| 37:29 | The righteous shall inherite the land, and dwell therein for euer. |
| 37:30 | The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisedome; and his tongue talketh of iudgement. |
| 37:31 | The Law of his God is in his heart: none of his steps shall slide. |
| 37:32 | The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. |
| 37:33 | The Lord will not leaue him in his hand, nor condemne him when he is iudged. |
| 37:34 | Wait on the Lord, and keepe his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. |
| 37:35 | I haue seene the wicked in great power: and spreading himselfe like a greene bay tree. |
| 37:36 | Yet he passed away, and loe he was not: yea, I sought him, but hee could not be found. |
| 37:37 | Marke the perfect man, and behold the vpright: for the end of that man is peace. |
| 37:38 | But the transgressours shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shalbe cut off. |
| 37:39 | But the saluation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble. |
| 37:40 | And the Lord shall helpe them and deliuer them: he shall deliuer them from the wicked, and saue them because they trust in him. |
| 37:1 | A Psalme of David. Fret not thy selfe because of the wicked men, neither be enuious for the euill doers. |
| 37:2 | For they shall soone bee cut downe like grasse, and shall wither as the greene herbe. |
| 37:3 | Trust thou in the Lord and do good: dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed assuredly. |
| 37:4 | And delite thy selfe in the Lord, and hee shall giue thee thine hearts desire. |
| 37:5 | Commit thy way vnto the Lord, and trust in him, and he shall bring it to passe. |
| 37:6 | And he shall bring foorth thy righteousnes as the light, and thy iudgement as the noone day. |
| 37:7 | Waite patiently vpon the Lord 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. |
| 37:8 | Cease from anger, and leaue off wrath: fret not thy selfe also to doe euill. |
| 37:9 | For euill doers shalbe cut off, and they that wait vpon the Lord, they shall inherite the land. |
| 37:10 | Therefore yet a litle while, and the wicked shall not appeare, and thou shalt looke after his place, and he shall not be found. |
| 37:11 | But meeke men shall possesse the earth, and shall haue their delite in the multitude of peace. |
| 37:12 | The wicked practiseth against the iust, and gnasheth his teeth against him. |
| 37:13 | But the Lord shall laugh him to scorne: for he seeth, that his day is comming. |
| 37:14 | 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. |
| 37:15 | But their sword shall enter into their owne heart, and their bowes shalbe broken. |
| 37:16 | A small thing vnto the iust man is better, then great riches to the wicked and mightie. |
| 37:17 | For the armes of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord vpholdeth the iust men. |
| 37:18 | The Lord knoweth the dayes of vpright men, and their inheritance shall bee perpetuall. |
| 37:19 | They shall not be confounded in the perilous time, and in the daies of famine they shall haue ynough. |
| 37:20 | 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. |
| 37:21 | The wicked boroweth and payeth not againe. but the righteous is mercifull, and giueth. |
| 37:22 | For such as be blessed of God, shall inherite the lande, and they that be cursed of him, shalbe cut off. |
| 37:23 | The pathes of man are directed by the Lord: for he loueth his way. |
| 37:24 | Though he fall, hee shall not be cast off: for the Lord putteth vnder his hand. |
| 37:25 | I haue beene yong, and am olde: yet I sawe neuer the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begging bread. |
| 37:26 | But hee is euer mercifull and lendeth, and his seede enioyeth the blessing. |
| 37:27 | Flee from euill and doe good, and dwell for euer. |
| 37:28 | 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. |
| 37:29 | The righteous men shall inherit the lande, and dwell therein for euer. |
| 37:30 | The mouth of the righteous will speake of wisedome, and his tongue will talke of iudgement. |
| 37:31 | For the Lawe of his God is in his heart, and his steppes shall not slide. |
| 37:32 | The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. |
| 37:33 | But the Lord wil not leaue him in his hand, nor condemne him, when he is iudged. |
| 37:34 | Waite thou on the Lord, and keepe his way, and he shall exalt thee, that thou shalt inherite the lande: when the wicked men shall perish, thou shalt see. |
| 37:35 | I haue seene the wicked strong, and spreading himselfe like a greene bay tree. |
| 37:36 | Yet he passed away, and loe, he was gone, and I sought him, but he could not be founde. |
| 37:37 | Marke the vpright man, and beholde the iust: for the end of that man is peace. |
| 37:38 | But the transgressours shall be destroyed together, and the ende of the wicked shall bee cut off. |
| 37:39 | But the saluation of the righteous men shalbe of the Lord: he shalbe their strength in the time of trouble. |
| 37:40 | 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. |
| 37:1 | A Psalme of Dauid. Fret not thy self because of the vngodly: nether be thou enuyous agaynst the euell doers. |
| 37:2 | For they shall soone be cut downe lyke the grasse, & be wythered euen as the grene herbe. |
| 37:3 | Put thou thy trust in the Lorde, & be doinge good: dwell in the lande, and verely thou shalt be fedd. |
| 37:4 | Delyte thou in the Lorde, & he shall geue the thy hertes desyre. |
| 37:5 | Commytte thy waye vnto the Lorde, & put thy trust in hym, & he shall brynge it to passe. |
| 37:6 | He shall make thy rightuousnesse as cleare as the light, & thy iust dealing as the noone daye. |
| 37:7 | Holde the styll in the Lorde, & abyde pacyently vpon him: but greue not thy selfe at hym, whose waye doth prospere agenst the man that doth after euell councels. |
| 37:8 | Leaue of from wrath, & let go displeasure, frett not thy self, els shalt thou be moued to do euell. |
| 37:9 | Wycked doers shalbe roted out: & they that paciently abyde the Lorde, those shall enheret the lande. |
| 37:10 | Yet a lytle whyle, & the vngodly shalbe clene gone: thou shalt loke after hys place, & he shalbe awaye. |
| 37:11 | But the meke spreted shall possesse the earth, & shalbe refresshed in the multitude of peace. |
| 37:12 | The vngodly seketh councell agaynst the iust, & gnassheth vpon hym with his tethe. |
| 37:13 | The Lord shall laughe hym to scorne, for he hath sene, that his daye is commynge. |
| 37:14 | The vngodly haue drawen out the swerde, and haue bended their bowe, to cast downe the poore and nedye, and to slaye soch as be of a ryght conuersacion. |
| 37:15 | Their swerde shall go thorow their awne herte, & their bowe shalbe broken. |
| 37:16 | Asinall thinge that the ryghtuous hath, is better then greate ryches of the vngodly. |
| 37:17 | For the armes of the vngodly shalbe broken, and the Lorde vpholdeth the ryghtuous. |
| 37:18 | The Lord knoweth the dayes of the godly, & their inheritaunce shall endure for euer. |
| 37:19 | They shall not be confounded in the perelous tyme, and in the dayes of derth they shall haue ynough. |
| 37:20 | As for the vngodly, they shall peryshe: & the enemyes of the Lorde shall consume, as the fatt of lambes: yee, euen as the smoke shall they consume awaye. |
| 37:21 | The vngodly boroweth and payeth not agayne, but the rightuous is mercyfull & lyberall. |
| 37:22 | Soch as be blessed of God, shall possesse the lande, & they that be curssed of hym, shalbe roted out. |
| 37:23 | The Lord ordreth a good mans goinge, & maketh his waye acceptable to him self. |
| 37:24 | Though he fall, he shal not be cast awaye, for the Lord vpholdeth him with his hande. |
| 37:25 | I haue bene yonge, and nowe am olde: & yet sawe I neuer the rightuous forsaken, ner his sede begginge theyr bread. |
| 37:26 | The ryghtuous is euer mercyfull, and lendeth, and his sede is blessed. |
| 37:27 | Fle from euell, and do the thynge that is good, and dwel for euer. |
| 37:28 | For the Lorde loueth the thynge that is ryght, he forsaketh not hys that be godly, but they are preserued for euermore: |
| 37:29 | as for the sede of the vngodly, it shalbe roted out. |
| 37:30 | The ryghtuous shall inherett the lande, and dwell therin for euer. |
| 37:31 | The mouth of the ryghtuous is exercised in wysdome and his tonge wilbe talkyng of iudgement, |
| 37:32 | The lawe of his God is in his hert, and his goynges shall not slyde. |
| 37:33 | The vngodly seeth the ryghtuous, & seketh occasyon to slaye hym. |
| 37:34 | The Lorde wyll not leaue hym in hys hande, ner condempne him when he is iudged. |
| 37:35 | Hope thou in the Lord, and kepe his waye, & he shal promote the, that thou shalt possesse the lande: when the vngodly shal perishe, thou shalt se it. |
| 37:36 | I my selfe haue sene the vngodly in great power, & florishinge lyke a grene baye tree: |
| 37:37 | & he vanished awaye, & lo, he was gone: I sought him, but coulde no where be found. |
| 37:38 | Kepe innocency, and take hede vnto the thynge that is ryght, for that shall brynge a man peace at the last. |
| 37:39 | As for the transgressours, they shall peryshe together, and the ende of the vngodly is, they shall be roted out at the last. But the saluacion of the ryghtuous commeth of the Lorde, which is also their strength in the tyme of trouble. |
| 37:40 | And the Lorde shall stande by them, and saue them: he shall delyuer them from the vngodly, and shall saue them, because they put theyr trust in hym. |
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