Psalm 37:30-40

Contemporary English Version

³⁰ Words of wisdom come
when good people speak
    for justice.
³¹ They remember God's teachings,
and they never take
    a wrong step.

³² The wicked try to trap
    and kill good people,
³³ but the Lord is on their side,
and he will defend them
    when they are on trial.

³⁴ Trust the Lord and follow him.
    He will give you the land,
and you will see
    the wicked destroyed.

³⁵ I have seen brutal people
abuse others and grow strong
    like trees in rich soil.^[a]
36 Suddenly they disappeared!
I looked, but they were gone
    and no longer there.

³⁷ Think of the bright future
waiting for all the families
    of honest, innocent,
    and peace-loving people.
³⁸ But not a trace will be left
of the wicked
    or their families.

³⁹ The Lord protects his people,
and they can come to him
    in times of trouble.
⁴⁰ The Lord helps his people
and saves them from the wicked
    because they run to him.