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For the wicked shall be cut off,
    but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.(A)

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For those who are evil will be destroyed,(A)
    but those who hope(B) in the Lord will inherit the land.(C)

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21 Your people shall all be righteous;
    they shall possess the land forever.
They are the shoot that I planted, the work of my hands,
    so that I might be glorified.(A)

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21 Then all your people will be righteous(A)
    and they will possess(B) the land forever.
They are the shoot I have planted,(C)
    the work of my hands,(D)
    for the display of my splendor.(E)

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13 They will abide in prosperity,
    and their children shall possess the land.(A)

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13 They will spend their days in prosperity,(A)
    and their descendants will inherit the land.(B)

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13 When you cry out, let your collection of idols deliver you!
    The wind will carry them off;
    a breath will take them away.
But whoever takes refuge in me shall possess the land
    and inherit my holy mountain.(A)

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13 When you cry out(A) for help,
    let your collection of idols save(B) you!
The wind will carry all of them off,
    a mere breath will blow(C) them away.
But whoever takes refuge(D) in me
    will inherit the land(E)
    and possess my holy mountain.”(F)

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29 The righteous shall inherit the land
    and live in it forever.(A)

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29 The righteous will inherit the land(A)
    and dwell in it forever.(B)

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23 But you, O God, will cast them down
    into the lowest pit;
the bloodthirsty and treacherous
    shall not live out half their days.
But I will trust in you.(A)

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23 But you, God, will bring down the wicked
    into the pit(A) of decay;
the bloodthirsty and deceitful(B)
    will not live out half their days.(C)

But as for me, I trust in you.(D)

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11 But the meek shall inherit the land
    and delight themselves in abundant prosperity.(A)

12 The wicked plot against the righteous
    and gnash their teeth at them,(B)

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11 But the meek will inherit the land(A)
    and enjoy peace and prosperity.(B)

12 The wicked plot(C) against the righteous
    and gnash their teeth(D) at them;

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10 you have made them a kingdom and priests serving[a] our God,
    and they will reign[b] on earth.”(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 5.10 Gk priests to
  2. 5.10 Other ancient authorities read they reign

10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests(A) to serve our God,
    and they will reign[a] on the earth.”(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 5:10 Some manuscripts they reign

21 For the upright will abide in the land,
    and the innocent will remain in it,(A)

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21 For the upright will live in the land,(A)
    and the blameless will remain in it;

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13 “This is the portion of the wicked with God
    and the heritage that oppressors receive from the Almighty:[a](A)
14 If their children are multiplied, it is for the sword,
    and their offspring have not enough to eat.(B)
15 Those who survive them the pestilence buries,
    and their widows make no lamentation.(C)
16 Though they heap up silver like dust
    and pile up clothing like clay,(D)
17 they may pile it up, but the just will wear it,
    and the innocent will divide the silver.(E)
18 They build their houses like nests,
    like booths made by sentinels of the vineyard.
19 They go to bed with wealth but will do so no more;
    they open their eyes, and it is gone.(F)
20 Terrors overtake them like a flood;
    in the night a whirlwind carries them off.(G)
21 The east wind lifts them up, and they are gone;
    it sweeps them out of their place.(H)
22 It[b] hurls at them without pity;
    they flee from its[c] power in headlong flight.(I)
23 It[d] claps its[e] hands at them
    and hisses at them from its[f] place.(J)

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Footnotes

  1. 27.13 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
  2. 27.22 Or He (that is, God)
  3. 27.22 Or his
  4. 27.23 Or He (that is, God)
  5. 27.23 Or his
  6. 27.23 Or his

13 “Here is the fate God allots to the wicked,
    the heritage a ruthless man receives from the Almighty:(A)
14 However many his children,(B) their fate is the sword;(C)
    his offspring will never have enough to eat.(D)
15 The plague will bury those who survive him,
    and their widows will not weep for them.(E)
16 Though he heaps up silver like dust(F)
    and clothes like piles of clay,(G)
17 what he lays up(H) the righteous will wear,(I)
    and the innocent will divide his silver.(J)
18 The house(K) he builds is like a moth’s cocoon,(L)
    like a hut(M) made by a watchman.
19 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more;(N)
    when he opens his eyes, all is gone.(O)
20 Terrors(P) overtake him like a flood;(Q)
    a tempest snatches him away in the night.(R)
21 The east wind(S) carries him off, and he is gone;(T)
    it sweeps him out of his place.(U)
22 It hurls itself against him without mercy(V)
    as he flees headlong(W) from its power.(X)
23 It claps its hands(Y) in derision
    and hisses him out of his place.”(Z)

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14 then you shall take delight in the Lord,
    and I will make you ride upon the heights of the earth;
I will feed you with the heritage of your ancestor Jacob,
    for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.(A)

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14 then you will find your joy(A) in the Lord,
    and I will cause you to ride in triumph on the heights(B) of the land
    and to feast on the inheritance(C) of your father Jacob.”
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.(D)

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23 To fill their belly to the full,
    God[a] will send his fierce anger into them
    and rain it upon them as their food.(A)
24 They will flee from an iron weapon;
    a bronze arrow will strike them through.(B)
25 It is drawn forth and comes out of their body,
    and the glittering point comes out of their gall;
    terrors come upon them.(C)
26 Utter darkness is laid up for their treasures;
    a fire fanned by no one will devour them;
    what is left in their tent will be consumed.(D)
27 The heavens will reveal their iniquity,
    and the earth will rise up against them.(E)
28 The possessions of their house will be carried away,
    dragged off in the day of God’s[b] wrath.(F)
29 This is the portion of the wicked from God,
    the heritage decreed for them by God.”(G)

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Footnotes

  1. 20.23 Heb he
  2. 20.28 Heb his

23 When he has filled his belly,(A)
    God will vent his burning anger(B) against him
    and rain down his blows on him.(C)
24 Though he flees(D) from an iron weapon,
    a bronze-tipped arrow pierces him.(E)
25 He pulls it out of his back,
    the gleaming point out of his liver.
Terrors(F) will come over him;(G)
26     total darkness(H) lies in wait for his treasures.
A fire(I) unfanned will consume him(J)
    and devour what is left in his tent.(K)
27 The heavens will expose his guilt;
    the earth will rise up against him.(L)
28 A flood will carry off his house,(M)
    rushing waters[a] on the day of God’s wrath.(N)
29 Such is the fate God allots the wicked,
    the heritage appointed for them by God.”(O)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 20:28 Or The possessions in his house will be carried off, / washed away

16 But as it is, they desire a better homeland, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; indeed, he has prepared a city for them.(A)

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16 Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one.(A) Therefore God is not ashamed(B) to be called their God,(C) for he has prepared a city(D) for them.

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