Psalm 37:34-40

GOD’S WORD Translation

³⁴Wait with hope for the Lord, and follow his path,
and he will honor you by giving you the land.
When wicked people are cut off, you will see it.

³⁵I have seen a wicked person ⌞acting like⌟ a tyrant,
spreading himself out like a large cedar tree.
³⁶But he moved on, and now there is no trace of him.
I searched for him, but he could not be found.
³⁷Notice the innocent person,
and look at the decent person,
because the peacemaker has a future.
³⁸But rebels will be completely destroyed.
The future of wicked people will be cut off.
³⁹The victory for righteous people comes from the Lord.
He is their fortress in times of trouble.
⁴⁰The Lord helps them and rescues them.
He rescues them from wicked people.
He saves them because they have taken refuge in him.