Psalm 37:16-25

New American Standard Bible

^16 (A)Better is the little of the righteous
Than the abundance of many wicked.
¹⁷ For the ^(B)arms of the wicked will be broken,
But the Lord ^(C)sustains the righteous.
¹⁸ The Lord ^(D)knows the days of the ^[a]blameless,
And their ^(E)inheritance will be forever.
¹⁹ They will not be ashamed in the time of evil,
And ^(F)in the days of famine they will have plenty.
²⁰ But the ^(G)wicked will perish;
And the enemies of the Lord will be like the ^[b]glory of the pastures,
They vanish—^(H)like smoke they vanish away.
²¹ The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
But the righteous ^(I)is gracious and gives.
²² For ^(J)those blessed by Him will ^(K)inherit the land,
But those ^(L)cursed by Him will be eliminated.

^23 (M)The steps of a man are established by the Lord,
And He ^(N)delights in his way.
²⁴ When ^(O)he falls, he will not be hurled down,
Because ^(P)the Lord is the One ^[c]who holds his hand.
²⁵ I have been young and now I am old,
Yet ^(Q)I have not seen the righteous forsaken
Or ^(R)his ^[d]descendants begging for bread.