³ Trust in the Lord and do good;
    dwell in the land^(E) and enjoy safe pasture.^(F)
4 Take delight^(G) in the Lord,
    and he will give you the desires of your heart.^(H)

⁵ Commit your way to the Lord;
    trust in him^(I) and he will do this:
⁶ He will make your righteous reward^(J) shine like the dawn,^(K)
    your vindication like the noonday sun.

⁷ Be still^(L) before the Lord
    and wait patiently^(M) for him;
do not fret^(N) when people succeed in their ways,^(O)
    when they carry out their wicked schemes.^(P)

⁸ Refrain from anger^(Q) and turn from wrath;
    do not fret^(R)—it leads only to evil.
⁹ For those who are evil will be destroyed,^(S)
    but those who hope^(T) in the Lord will inherit the land.^(U)

¹⁰ A little while, and the wicked will be no more;^(V)
    though you look for them, they will not be found.

²¹ The wicked borrow and do not repay,
    but the righteous give generously;^(A)
22 those the Lord blesses will inherit the land,
    but those he curses^(B) will be destroyed.^(C)

²³ The Lord makes firm the steps^(D)
    of the one who delights^(E) in him;
²⁴ though he may stumble, he will not fall,^(F)
    for the Lord upholds^(G) him with his hand.

²⁵ I was young and now I am old,
    yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken^(H)
    or their children begging^(I) bread.
²⁶ They are always generous and lend freely;^(J)
    their children will be a blessing.^[a](K)

²⁷ Turn from evil and do good;^(L)
    then you will dwell in the land forever.^(M)
28 For the Lord loves the just
    and will not forsake his faithful ones.^(N)

Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed^[b];
    the offspring of the wicked will perish.^(O)
29 The righteous will inherit the land^(P)
    and dwell in it forever.^(Q)

³⁰ The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom,^(R)
    and their tongues speak what is just.