122 lines
3.9 KiB
Markdown
122 lines
3.9 KiB
Markdown
## Delight Yourself in Yahweh
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Do not fret because of evildoers, Be not envious toward doers of unrighteousness.
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For they will wither quickly like the grass And fade like the green herb.
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###### 3
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Trust in Yahweh and do good; Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
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Delight yourself in Yahweh; And He will give you the desires of your heart.
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###### 5
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Commit your way to Yahweh, Trust in Him, and He will do it.
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He will bring forth your righteousness as the light And your judgment as the noonday.
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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.
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###### 8
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Cease from anger and forsake wrath; Do not fret; _it leads_ only to evildoing.
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For evildoers will be cut off, But those who hope for Yahweh, they will inherit the land.
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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_.
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But the lowly will inherit the land And will delight themselves in abundant peace.
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The wicked schemes against the righteous And gnashes at him with his teeth.
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The Lord laughs at him, For He sees that his day is coming.
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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.
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Their sword will enter their own heart, And their bows will be broken.
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Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked.
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For the arms of the wicked will be broken, But Yahweh sustains the righteous.
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Yahweh knows the days of the blameless, And their inheritance will be forever.
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They will not be ashamed in the time of evil, And in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
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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.
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The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous is gracious and gives.
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For those blessed by Him will inherit the land, But those cursed by Him will be cut off.
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The footsteps of a man are established by Yahweh, And He delights in his way.
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When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong, Because Yahweh is the One who sustains his hand.
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I was young and now I am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken Or his seed begging bread.
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All day long he is gracious and lends, And his seed is a blessing.
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Depart from evil and do good, So you will dwell forever.
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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.
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The righteous will inherit the land And dwell in it forever.
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The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And his tongue speaks justice.
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The law of his God is in his heart; His steps do not slip.
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The wicked spies upon the righteous And seeks to put him to death.
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Yahweh will not forsake him in his hand; He will not condemn him when he is judged.
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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.
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I have seen a wicked, ruthless man Spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its native soil.
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Then he passed away, and behold, he was no more; I sought for him, but he could not be found.
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Observe the blameless man, and behold the upright; For the man of peace will have a posterity.
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But transgressors will be altogether destroyed; The posterity of the wicked will be cut off.
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But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh; He is their strength in time of distress.
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Yahweh helps them and protects them; He protects them from the wicked and saves them, Because they take refuge in Him.
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