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Psalm 37:1-3
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37 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

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Psalm 37:1-3
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He Will Not Forsake His Saints

[a] Of David.

37 (A)Fret not yourself because of evildoers;
    be not (B)envious of wrongdoers!
2 For they will soon (C)fade like (D)the grass
    and wither (E)like the green herb.

3 (F)Trust in the Lord, and do good;
    (G)dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.[b]

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  1. Psalm 37:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each stanza beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet
  2. Psalm 37:3 Or and feed on faithfulness, or and find safe pasture
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