^3 (F)Trust in the Lord, and do good;
    ^(G)dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.^[b]
4 (H)Delight yourself in the Lord,
    and he will ^(I)give you the desires of your heart.

^5 (J)Commit your way to the Lord;
    ^(K)trust in him, and he will act.
^6 (L)He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
    and your justice as ^(M)the noonday.

^7 (N)Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
    ^(O)fret not yourself over the one who ^(P)prospers in his way,
    over the man who carries out evil devices!

^8 (Q)Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath!
    ^(R)Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
^9 (S)For the evildoers shall be cut off,
    but those who wait for the Lord shall ^(T)inherit the land.

¹⁰ In ^(U)just a little while, the wicked will be no more;
    though you look carefully at ^(V)his place, he will not be there.
¹¹ But ^(W)the meek shall inherit the land
    and delight themselves in ^(X)abundant peace.

²⁵ I have been young, and now am old,
    yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
    or his children ^(A)begging for bread.
²⁶ He is ever ^(B)lending generously,
    and his children become a blessing.

^27 (C)Turn away from evil and do good;
    so shall you ^(D)dwell forever.
²⁸ For the Lord ^(E)loves justice;
    he will not forsake his ^(F)saints.
They are preserved forever,
    but the children of the wicked shall be ^(G)cut off.
²⁹ The righteous shall inherit the land
    and ^(H)dwell upon it forever.

³⁰ The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
    and his tongue speaks justice.
^31 (I)The law of his God is in his heart;
    his ^(J)steps do not slip.

³² The wicked ^(K)watches for the righteous
    and seeks to put him to death.
³³ The Lord will not ^(L)abandon him to his power
    or let him ^(M)be condemned when he is brought to trial.

^34 (N)Wait for the Lord and keep his way,
    and he will exalt you to inherit the land;
    you will look on ^(O)when the wicked are cut off.

^35 (P)I have seen a wicked, ruthless man,
    spreading himself like ^(Q)a green laurel tree.^[a]
36 But he passed away,^[b] and behold, ^(R)he was no more;
    though I sought him, he could not be found.

³⁷ Mark the blameless and behold the upright,
    for there is a future for the man of ^(S)peace.
³⁸ But ^(T)transgressors shall be altogether destroyed;
    the future of the wicked ^(U)shall be cut off.

^39 (V)The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
    he is their stronghold in ^(W)the time of trouble.
⁴⁰ The Lord helps them and ^(X)delivers them;
    ^(Y)he delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
    because they ^(Z)take refuge in him.