Prophetic
words?
We
shall see...
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, & He will give you your heart's
desires.
5 Commit everything you do to the LORD.
5 Commit everything you do to the LORD.
Trust Him, & He will help you.
6 He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, & the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.
7 Be still in the presence of the LORD, & wait patiently for Him to act.
Don't worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.
8 Stop being angry!
Turn from your rage!
Do
not lose your temper - it only leads to harm.
9 For the wicked will be destroyed, but those who trust in the LORD will possess the land.
10 Soon the wicked will disappear.
Though you look for them, they will be gone.
11 The
lowly will possess the land & will live in peace and
prosperity.
12 The wicked plot against the godly; they snarl at them in defiance.
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.
14 The wicked draw their swords & string their bows to kill the poor & the oppressed, to slaughter those who do right.
15 But their swords will stab their own hearts, & their bows will be broken.
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.
18 Day by day the LORD takes care of the innocent,& they will receive an inheritance that lasts forever.
19 They will not be disgraced in hard times; even in famine they will have more than enough.
20 But the wicked will die.
The
LORD's enemies are like flowers in a field - they will disappear like
smoke.
21 The wicked borrow and never repay, but the godly are generous givers.
22 Those the LORD blesses will possess the land, but those He curses will die.
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.
26 The godly always give generous loans to others, & their children are a blessing.
27 Turn from evil and do good, & you will live in the land forever.
28 For the LORD loves justice, & He will never abandon the godly.
He will keep them safe forever, but the children of the wicked will die.
29 The godly will possess the land & will live there forever.
30 The godly offer good counsel; they teach right from wrong.
31 They
have made God's law their own, so they will never slip from his
path.
32 The wicked wait in ambush for the godly, looking for an excuse to kill them.
33 But the LORD will not let the wicked succeed or let the godly be condemned when they are put on trial.
34 Put your hope in the LORD.
Travel
steadily along his path.
He
will honor you by giving you the land.
You
will see the wicked destroyed.
35 I have seen wicked and ruthless people flourishing like a tree in its native soil.
36 But when I looked again, they were gone!
Though
I searched for them, I could not find them!
37 Look at those who are honest and good, for a wonderful future awaits those who love peace.
38 But the rebellious will be destroyed; they have no future.
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, & they find shelter in him.
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