| 1. | By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity, |
| 2. | For as grass speedily they are cut off, And as the greenness of the tender grass do fade. |
| 3. | Trust in Jehovah, and do good, Dwell `in' the land, and enjoy faithfulness, |
| 4. | And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart. |
| 5. | Roll on Jehovah thy way, And trust upon Him, and He worketh, |
| 6. | And hath brought out as light thy righteousness, And thy judgment as noon-day. |
| 7. | Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices. |
| 8. | Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil. |
| 9. | For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land. |
| 10. | And yet a little, and the wicked is not, And thou hast considered his place, and it is not. |
| 11. | And the humble do possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace. |
| 12. | The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing against him his teeth. |
| 13. | The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh. |
| 14. | A sword have the wicked opened, And they have trodden their bow, To cause to fall the poor and needy, To slaughter the upright of the way. |
| 15. | Their sword doth enter into their own heart, And their bows are shivered. |
| 16. | Better `is' the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked. |
| 17. | For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous. |
| 18. | Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is -- to the age. |
| 19. | They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And in days of famine they are satisfied. |
| 20. | But the wicked perish, and the enemies of Jehovah, As the preciousness of lambs, Have been consumed, In smoke they have been consumed. |
| 21. | The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving. |
| 22. | For His blessed ones do possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off. |
| 23. | From Jehovah `are' the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth. |
| 24. | When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand. |
| 25. | Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread. |
| 26. | All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed `is' for a blessing. |
| 27. | Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age. |
| 28. | For Jehovah is loving judgment, And He doth not forsake His saintly ones, To the age they have been kept, And the seed of the wicked is cut off. |
| 29. | The righteous possess the land, And they dwell for ever on it. |
| 30. | The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment. |
| 31. | The law of his God `is' his heart, His steps do not slide. |
| 32. | The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death. |
| 33. | Jehovah doth not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged. |
| 34. | Look unto Jehovah, and keep His way, And He doth exalt thee to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off -- thou seest! |
| 35. | I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant, |
| 36. | And he passeth away, and lo, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found! |
| 37. | Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each `is' peace. |
| 38. | And transgressors were destroyed together, The latter end of the wicked was cut off. |
| 39. | And the salvation of the righteous `is' from Jehovah, Their strong place in a time of adversity. |
| 40. | And Jehovah doth help them and deliver them, He delivereth them from the wicked, And saveth them, Because they trusted in Him! |