Psalm 37:25-40

English Standard Version

²⁵I have been young, and now am old,
    yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
    or his children ^(A)begging for bread.
²⁶He 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.
²⁸For 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.
²⁹The righteous shall inherit the land
    and ^(H)dwell upon it forever.

³⁰The 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.

³²The wicked ^(K)watches for the righteous
and seeks to put him to death.
³³The 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]
³⁶But he passed away,^[b] and behold, ^(R)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 ^(S)peace.
³⁸But ^(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.
⁴⁰The Lord helps them and ^(X)delivers them;
    ^(Y)he delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
    because they ^(Z)take refuge in him.