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37:1  Don't be worried on account of the wicked; don't be jealous of those who do wrong.
37:2  They will soon disappear like grass that dries up; they will die like plants that wither.
37:3  Trust in the Lord and do good; live in the land and be safe.
37:4  Seek your happiness in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desire.
37:5  Give yourself to the Lord; trust in him, and he will help you;
37:6  he will make your righteousness shine like the noonday sun.
37:7  Be patient and wait for the Lord to act; don't be worried about those who prosper or those who succeed in their evil plans.
37:8  Don't give in to worry or anger; it only leads to trouble.
37:9  Those who trust in the Lord will possess the land, but the wicked will be driven out.
37:10  Soon the wicked will disappear; you may look for them, but you won't find them;
37:11  but the humble will possess the land and enjoy prosperity and peace.
37:12  The wicked plot against good people and glare at them with hate.
37:13  But the Lord laughs at wicked people, because he knows they will soon be destroyed.
37:14  The wicked draw their swords and bend their bows to kill the poor and needy, to slaughter those who do what is right;
37:15  but they will be killed by their own swords, and their bows will be smashed.
37:16  The little that a good person owns is worth more than the wealth of all the wicked,
37:17  because the Lord will take away the strength of the wicked, but protect those who are good.
37:18  The Lord takes care of those who obey him, and the land will be theirs forever.
37:19  They will not suffer when times are bad; they will have enough in time of famine.
37:20  But the wicked will die; the enemies of the Lord will vanish like wild flowers; they will disappear like smoke.
37:21  The wicked borrow and never pay back, but good people are generous with their gifts.
37:22  Those who are blessed by the Lord will possess the land, but those who are cursed by him will be driven out.
37:23  The Lord guides us in the way we should go and protects those who please him.
37:24  If they fall, they will not stay down, because the Lord will help them up.
37:25  I am old now; I have lived a long time, but I have never seen good people abandoned by the Lord or their children begging for food.
37:26  At all times they give freely and lend to others, and their children are a blessing.
37:27  Turn away from evil and do good, and your descendants will always live in the land;
37:28  for the Lord loves what is right and does not abandon his faithful people. He protects them forever, but the descendants of the wicked will be driven out.
37:29  The righteous will possess the land and live in it forever.
37:30  The words of good people are wise, and they are always fair.
37:31  They keep the law of their God in their hearts and never depart from it.
37:32  Wicked people watch good people and try to kill them;
37:33  but the Lord will not abandon them to their enemy's power or let them be condemned when they are on trial.
37:34  Put your hope in the Lord and obey his commands; he will honor you by giving you the land, and you will see the wicked driven out.
37:35  I once knew someone wicked who was a tyrant; he towered over everyone like a cedar of Lebanon;
37:36  but later I passed by, and he wasn't there; I looked for him, but couldn't find him.
37:37  Notice good people, observe the righteous; peaceful people have descendants,
37:38  but sinners are completely destroyed, and their descendants are wiped out.
37:39  The Lord saves the righteous and protects them in times of trouble.
37:40  He helps them and rescues them; he saves them from the wicked, because they go to him for protection.