Psalm 37:27-40

English Standard Version

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

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

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

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

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

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

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