God's care

Psalm 37 has a lot of good stuff in it, most of which is how God takes care of the godly & protects them from evil & evil people.

The verses I've selected are ones that have stood out to me over the years as I've read it.

There's some verses here we can really hang on to - read them slowly ;-)




Psalm 37:1 Don't worry about the wicked
  or envy those who do wrong.
2 For like grass, they soon fade away.
  Like spring flowers, they soon wither.



3 Trust in the LORD and do good.
  Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.
4 Take delight in the LORD,
  and he will give you your heart's desires.



5 Commit everything you do to the LORD.
  Trust him, and he will help you.
6 He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn,
  and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.



7a Be still in the presence of the LORD,
  and wait patiently for him to act.



8 Stop being angry!
  Turn from your rage!
Do not lose your temper—
  it only leads to harm.



12 The wicked plot against the godly;
  they snarl at them in defiance.
13 But the Lord just laughs,
  for he sees their day of judgment coming.



16 It is better to be godly and have little
  than to be evil and rich.
17 For the strength of the wicked will be shattered,
  but the LORD takes care of the godly.



23 The LORD directs the steps of the godly.
  He delights in every detail of their lives.
24 Though they stumble, they will never fall,
  for the LORD holds them by the hand.

25 Once I was young, and now I am old.
  Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned
  or their children begging for bread.



34 Don't be impatient for the Lord to act!
  Travel steadily along his path.
He will honor you by giving you the land.
  You will see the wicked destroyed.



39 The LORD rescues the godly;
  he is their fortress in times of trouble.
40 The LORD helps them,
  rescuing them from the wicked.
He saves them,
  and they find shelter in him.