1 Don’t fret because of evildoers,

neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.

2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,

and wither like the green herb.

3 Trust in Yahweh, and do good.

Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.

4 Also delight yourself in Yahweh,

and he will give you the desires of your heart.

5 Commit your way to Yahweh.

Trust also in him, and he will do this:

6 he will make your righteousness shine out like light,

and your justice as the noon day sun.

7 Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him.

Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way,

because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.

8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath.

Don’t fret; it leads only to evildoing.

9 For evildoers shall be cut off,

but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land.

10 For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more.

Yes, though you look for his place, he isn’t there.

11 But the humble shall inherit the land,

and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

12 The wicked plots against the just,

and gnashes at him with his teeth.

13 The Lord will laugh at him,

for he sees that his day is coming.

14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow,

to cast down the poor and needy,

to kill those who are upright on the path.

15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart.

Their bows shall be broken.

16 Better is a little that the righteous has,

than the abundance of many wicked.

17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,

but Yahweh upholds the righteous.

18 Yahweh knows the days of the perfect.

Their inheritance shall be forever.

19 They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil.

In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

20 But the wicked shall perish.

The enemies of Yahweh shall be like the beauty of the fields.

They will vanish—

vanish like smoke.

21 The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back,

but the righteous give generously.

22 For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land.

Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.

23 A man’s steps are established by Yahweh.

He delights in his way.

24 Though he stumble, he shall not fall,

for Yahweh holds him up with his hand.

25 I have been young, and now am old,

yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,

nor his children begging for bread.

26 All day long he deals graciously, and lends.

His offspring is blessed.

27 Depart from evil, and do good.

Live securely forever.

28 For Yahweh loves justice,

and doesn’t forsake his saints.

They are preserved forever,

but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.

29 The righteous shall inherit the land,

and live in it forever.

30 The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom.

His tongue speaks justice.

31 The law of his God is in his heart.

None of his steps shall slide.

32 The wicked watch the righteous,

and seek to kill him.

33 Yahweh will not leave him in his hand,

nor condemn him when he is judged.

34 Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way,

and he will exalt you to inherit the land.

When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

35 I have seen the wicked in great power,

spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

36 But he passed away, and behold, he was not.

Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.

37 Mark the perfect man, and see the upright,

for there is a future for the man of peace.

38 As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together.

The future of the wicked shall be cut off.

39 But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh.

He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

40 Yahweh helps them and rescues them.

He rescues them from the wicked and saves them,

because they have taken refuge in him.

1 A [Psalm] of David. [Aleph] Do not be angry with the evildoers, neither be thou envious of the workers of iniquity.

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

3 [Beth] Wait in the LORD and do good; live in the land and uphold the truth.

4 In the same manner delight thyself in the LORD, and he shall give thee the desires of thy heart.

5 [Gimel] Turn thy way unto the LORD and wait in him, and he shall bring [it] to pass.

6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light and thy uprightness as the noonday.

7 [Daleth] Be silent before the LORD and wait [patiently] for him; do not be angry with him who prospers in his way, with the man who brings wicked devices to pass.

8 [He] Cease from anger and forsake wrath: let not thy wrath in any wise cause you to become evil.

9 For evildoers shall be cut off; but those that wait for the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

10 [Vau] For yet a little while, and the wicked [shall] not [be]; thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it [shall] not [be].

11 But the meek shall inherit the earth and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

12 [Zain] The wicked plots against the just and gnashes upon him with his teeth.

13 The Lord shall laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.

14 [He] The wicked have drawn out the sword and have bent their bow to cast down the poor and needy [and] to slay such as are of upright conversation.

15 Their sword shall enter into their [own] heart, and their bow shall be broken.

16 [Tet] A little that a righteous man has is better than the many riches of the sinners.

17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

18 [Jod] The LORD knows the days of the perfect, and their inheritance shall be for ever.

19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time, and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

20 [Caph] But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD as the fattest of rams shall be consumed; as smoke They shall fade away.

21 [Lamed] The wicked borrows and does not repay: but the righteous shows mercy and gives.

22 For [such as are] blessed of him shall inherit the earth, and [those that are] cursed of him shall be cut off.

23 [Mem] The steps of a [good] man are ordered by the LORD, and he delights in his way.

24 Though he falls, he shall not be utterly cast down, for the LORD upholds [him with] his hand.

25 [Nun] I have been young and [now] am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

26 [He is] ever merciful and lends, and his seed is a blessing.

27 [Samech] Depart from evil, and do good, and thou shalt live for evermore.

28 For the LORD loves uprightness and does not forsake his merciful ones; they are preserved for ever, but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

29 [Ain] The righteous shall inherit the earth and live upon it for ever.

30 [Pe] The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue brings forth judgment.

31 The law of his God [is] in his heart; therefore none of his steps shall slide.

32 [Tzaddi] The wicked watches the righteous and seeks to slay him.

33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

34 [Koph] Wait on the LORD and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the earth; when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it].

35 [Resh] I have seen the wicked in great power and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

36 Yet he passed away, and, behold, he [was] not: I sought him, but he could not be found.

37 [Schin] Mark the perfect, and behold the upright, for the end of each one of them [is] peace.

38 But the rebels were destroyed all together; the wicked were cut off in the end.

39 [Tau] But the salvation of the righteous is the LORD; [he is] their strength in the time of trouble.

40 And the LORD helped them and delivers them; he shall deliver them from the wicked and save them because they wait in him.: