1A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself at the ungodly, be not thou envious against the evil doers.
2For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and be withered even as the green herb.
3Put thou thy trust in the LORD, and be doing good: so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily it shall feed thee.
4Delight thou in the LORD, and he shall give thee thy heart's desire.
5Commit thy way unto the LORD, set thy hope in him, and he shall bring it to pass.
6Yea He shall make thy righteousness as clear as the light, and thy just dealing as the noonday.
7Hold thee still in the LORD, and abide patiently upon him: but grieve not thyself at one that hath prosperity, and liveth in abomination.
8Leave off from wrath, let go displeasure, let not thy jealousy move thee also to do evil.
9For wicked doers shall be rooted out, but they that patiently abide the LORD, shall inherit(enherit) the land.
10Suffer yet a little while, and the ungodly shall be clean gone: thou shalt look after his place, and he shall be away.
11But the meek spirited shall possess the earth, and have pleasure in much rest.
12The ungodly layeth wait for the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
13But the Lord(LORDE) laugheth him to scorn, for he seeth that his day is coming.
14The ungodly draw out the sword and bend their bow, to cast down the simple and poor, and to slay such as go the right way.
15Nevertheless, their sword shall go thorow their own heart, and their bow shall be broken.
16A small thing that the righteous hath, is better than the great riches of the ungodly.
17For the arms of the ungodly shall be broken, but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
18The LORD knoweth the days of the godly, and their inheritance endureth for ever.
19They shall not be confounded in the perilous time, and in the days of dearth they shall have enough.
20As for the ungodly, they shall perish: and when the enemies of the LORD are in their flourish,(flouris, flurries) they shall consume, yea even as the smoke shall they consume away.
21The ungodly borroweth, and payeth not again, but the righteous is merciful and liberal.
22Such as be blessed of him, shall possess the land: and they whom he curseth, shall be rooted out.
23The LORD ordereth a good man's going, and hath pleasure in his way.
24Though he fall, he shall not be hurt, for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.
25I have been young, and now am old: yet saw I never the righteous forsaken, nor his seed to seek their bread.
26The righteous is ever merciful, and lendeth gently, therefore shall his seed be blessed.
27Flee from evil, and do the thing that is good, so shalt thou dwell forever.
28For the LORD loveth the thing that is right, he forsaketh not his saints, but they shall be preserved for evermore: as for the seed of the ungodly, it shall be rooted out.
29Yea, the righteous shall possess the land, and dwell therein for ever.
30The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
31The law of his God is in his heart, therefore shall not his footsteps slide.
32The ungodly seeth the righteous, and goeth about to slay him.
33But the LORD will not leave him in his hands, nor condemn him when he is judged.
34Hope thou in the LORD, and keep his way. And he shall so promote thee, that thou shalt have the land by inheritance, and see, when the ungodly shall perish.
35I myself have seen the ungodly in great power, and flourishing like a green bay tree:
36but when I went by, lo, he was gone: I sought him, but he could no where be found.
37Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that is right, for that shall bring a man peace at the last.
38As for the transgressors, they shall perish together, and the ungodly shall be rooted out at the last.
39The help of the righteous cometh of the LORD, he is their strength in the time of trouble.
40The LORD shall stand(stode) by them, and save them: he shall deliver them from the ungodly, and help them, because they put their trust in him.