Psalm 37:12-29

New American Standard Bible

¹²The wicked ^(A)plots against the righteous,
And ^(B)gnashes at him with his teeth.
¹³The Lord ^(C)laughs at him,
For He sees that ^(D)his day is coming.
¹⁴The wicked have drawn the sword and ^(E)bent their bow
To take down the ^(F)afflicted and the needy,
To ^(G)kill off those who are upright in conduct.
¹⁵Their sword will enter their own heart,
And their ^(H)bows will be broken.

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

²³^(U)The steps of a man are established by the Lord,
And He ^(V)delights in his way.
²⁴When ^(W)he falls, he will not be hurled down,
Because ^(X)the Lord is the One ^[c]who holds his hand.
²⁵I have been young and now I am old,
Yet ^(Y)I have not seen the righteous forsaken
Or ^(Z)his ^[d]descendants begging for bread.
²⁶All day long ^(AA)he is gracious and lends,
And ^(AB)his ^[e]descendants are a blessing.

²⁷^(AC)Turn from evil and do good,
So that you will dwell ^(AD)forever.
²⁸For the Lord ^(AE)loves ^[f]justice
And ^(AF)does not abandon His godly ones;
They are ^(AG)protected forever,
But the ^[g]^(AH)descendants of the wicked will be eliminated.
²⁹The righteous will ^(AI)inherit the land
And ^(AJ)dwell in it forever.