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Psalm 37
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[Of David.] Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; SCode Psa 37:7~8 Pro 24:1 Pro 23:17 Pro 24:19 Pro 3:31
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for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away. SCode Job 14:2 Job 27:13~23 Psa 90:5~6 Psa 129:6
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Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. SCode Lev 26:5 Psa 62:8 Psa 115:9~11 Pro 3:5 Pro 2:21 Isa 26:4
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Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. SCode Job 22:26 Isa 58:14 Mt 6:33 Phil 3:1 Phil 4:4
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Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: SCode Psa 37:3 Psa 22:8 Psa 55:22 Pro 16:3 1Pet 5:7
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He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun. SCode Job 11:17 Isa 58:8 Isa 58:10
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Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. SCode Psa 37:1 Psa 62:1 Isa 30:15 Jer 12:1 Lam 3:26
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Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret - it leads only to evil. SCode Psa 37:7 Eph 4:26
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For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land. SCode Psa 37:2 Psa 37:22 Pro 2:21~22 Isa 57:13 Isa 60:21
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A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found. SCode Job 7:10 Job 24:24
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But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity. SCode Psa 119:165 Isa 32:17 Mt 5:5
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The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them; SCode Psa 31:13 Psa 35:16
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but the LORD laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming. SCode Job 18:20 Psa 2:4
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The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright. SCode Psa 7:10 Psa 7:12
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But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. SCode 1Sam 2:4
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Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked; SCode Pro 16:8 Pro 15:16 1Tim 6:6
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for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous. SCode Job 38:15 Psa 10:15 Psa 37:24 Ezk 30:21~22
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The blameless spend their days under the LORD’s care, and their inheritance will endure forever. SCode Psa 1:6 Psa 37:9
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In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty. SCode Job 5:20 Psa 33:19
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But the wicked will perish: Though the LORD’s enemies are like the flowers of the field, they will be consumed, they will go up in smoke. SCode Psa 68:2 Psa 102:3 Hos 13:3 Mt 6:30 Jas 1:11
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The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously; SCode Psa 37:26~27
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those the LORD blesses will inherit the land, but those he curses will be destroyed. SCode Psa 37:2 Psa 37:9
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The LORD makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; SCode 1Sam 2:9 Psa 40:2 Psa 119:5 Psa 25:12~13
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though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand. SCode Psa 37:17 Pro 24:16 Mic 7:8~9 2Cor 4:9
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I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. SCode Job 15:23 Psa 109:10
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They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be a blessing. SCode Deu 15:8 Deu 15:10 Psa 112:5 Psa 112:9 Mt 5:42 Lk 6:35
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Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever. SCode Psa 34:14 Psa 102:28
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For the LORD loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed; the offspring of the wicked will perish. SCode Psa 37:2 Psa 11:7 Psa 37:9 Psa 16:10 Psa 21:10 Isa 14:20
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The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever. SCode
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The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom, and their tongues speak what is just.
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The law of their God is in their hearts; their feet do not slip. SCode Deu 6:6 Psa 73:2~3 Psa 40:8 Psa 119:11 Isa 51:7 Jer 31:33 Rom 7:22
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The wicked lie in wait for the righteous, intent on putting them to death; SCode Psa 10:8
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but the LORD will not leave them in the power of the wicked or let them be condemned when brought to trial. SCode Psa 109:31 2Pet 2:9
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Hope in the LORD and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are destroyed, you will see it. SCode Psa 52:5~6 Psa 91:8 Psa 37:9 Psa 27:14
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I have seen a wicked and ruthless man flourishing like a luxuriant native tree, SCode Job 5:3 Psa 52:8
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but he soon passed away and was no more; though I looked for him, he could not be found. SCode Job 20:5 Psa 37:10
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Consider the blameless, observe the upright; a future awaits those who seek peace. SCode Psa 37:11 Psa 119:165 Isa 57:2
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But all sinners will be destroyed; there will be no future for the wicked. SCode Job 18:17 Psa 52:5 Psa 73:17 Psa 104:35 Pro 2:22
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The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD; he is their stronghold in time of trouble. SCode Psa 3:8 Psa 9:9
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The LORD helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him. SCode 1Chr 5:20 Psa 11:1 Isa 31:5 Dan 3:17 Dan 6:23 Dan 3:28 Act 12:11
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