## Delight Yourself in Yahweh ###### 1 Do not fret because of evildoers, Be not envious toward doers of unrighteousness. ###### 2 For they will wither quickly like the grass And fade like the green herb. ###### 3 Trust in Yahweh and do good; Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. ###### 4 Delight yourself in Yahweh; And He will give you the desires of your heart. ###### 5 Commit your way to Yahweh, Trust in Him, and He will do it. ###### 6 He will bring forth your righteousness as the light And your judgment as the noonday. ###### 7 Be still in Yahweh and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who carries out schemes of wickedness. ###### 8 Cease from anger and forsake wrath; Do not fret; _it leads_ only to evildoing. ###### 9 For evildoers will be cut off, But those who hope for Yahweh, they will inherit the land. ###### 10 Yet a little while and the wicked man will be no more; You will look carefully at his place, and he will not be _there_. ###### 11 But the lowly will inherit the land And will delight themselves in abundant peace. ###### 12 The wicked schemes against the righteous And gnashes at him with his teeth. ###### 13 The Lord laughs at him, For He sees that his day is coming. ###### 14 The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow To cast down the afflicted and the needy, To slay those who are upright in conduct. ###### 15 Their sword will enter their own heart, And their bows will be broken. ###### 16 Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked. ###### 17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken, But Yahweh sustains the righteous. ###### 18 Yahweh knows the days of the blameless, And their inheritance will be forever. ###### 19 They will not be ashamed in the time of evil, And in the days of famine they will be satisfied. ###### 20 But the wicked will perish; And the enemies of Yahweh will be like the glory of the pastures, They vanish--in smoke they vanish away. ###### 21 The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous is gracious and gives. ###### 22 For those blessed by Him will inherit the land, But those cursed by Him will be cut off. ###### 23 The footsteps of a man are established by Yahweh, And He delights in his way. ###### 24 When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong, Because Yahweh is the One who sustains his hand. ###### 25 I was young and now I am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken Or his seed begging bread. ###### 26 All day long he is gracious and lends, And his seed is a blessing. ###### 27 Depart from evil and do good, So you will dwell forever. ###### 28 For Yahweh loves justice And will not forsake His holy ones; They are kept forever, But the seed of the wicked will be cut off. ###### 29 The righteous will inherit the land And dwell in it forever. ###### 30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And his tongue speaks justice. ###### 31 The law of his God is in his heart; His steps do not slip. ###### 32 The wicked spies upon the righteous And seeks to put him to death. ###### 33 Yahweh will not forsake him in his hand; He will not condemn him when he is judged. ###### 34 Hope for Yahweh and keep His way, And He will exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are cut off, you will see it. ###### 35 I have seen a wicked, ruthless man Spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its native soil. ###### 36 Then he passed away, and behold, he was no more; I sought for him, but he could not be found. ###### 37 Observe the blameless man, and behold the upright; For the man of peace will have a posterity. ###### 38 But transgressors will be altogether destroyed; The posterity of the wicked will be cut off. ###### 39 But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh; He is their strength in time of distress. ###### 40 Yahweh helps them and protects them; He protects them from the wicked and saves them, Because they take refuge in Him.