1[1] Of David. Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! (诗37:7; 诗73:3; 箴3:31; 箴23:17; 箴24:1; 箴24:19)2For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb. (伯14:2; 伯27:13; 诗90:5; 诗129:6)3Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.[2] (利26:5; 诗62:8; 诗115:9; 箴2:21; 箴3:5; 赛26:4)4Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. (伯22:26; 赛58:14; 太6:33; 腓3:1; 腓4:4)5Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. (诗22:8; 诗37:3; 诗55:22; 箴16:3; 彼前5:7)6He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday. (伯11:17; 赛58:8; 赛58:10; 弥7:9)7Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices! (诗37:1; 诗62:1; 赛30:15; 耶12:1; 哀3:26)8Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil. (诗37:7; 弗4:26)9For the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land. (诗25:13; 诗37:2; 诗37:22; 箴2:21; 赛57:13; 赛60:21)10In just a little while, the wicked will be no more; though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there. (伯7:10; 伯24:24)11But the meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace. (诗119:165; 赛32:17; 太5:5)12The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him, (诗31:13; 诗35:16)13but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming. (伯18:20; 诗2:4)14The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose way is upright; (诗7:10; 诗7:12)15their sword shall enter their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. (撒上2:4)16Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked. (箴15:16; 箴16:8; 提前6:6)17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous. (伯38:15; 诗10:15; 诗37:24; 结30:21)18The Lord knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will remain forever; (诗1:6; 诗37:9)19they are not put to shame in evil times; in the days of famine they have abundance. (伯5:20; 诗33:19)20But the wicked will perish; the enemies of the Lord are like the glory of the pastures; they vanish—like smoke they vanish away. (诗68:2; 诗102:3; 何13:3; 太6:30; 雅1:11)21The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives; (诗37:26)22for those blessed by the Lord[3] shall inherit the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off. (诗37:2; 诗37:9)23The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way; (撒上2:9; 诗25:12; 诗40:2; 诗119:5)24though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds his hand. (诗37:17; 箴24:16; 弥7:8; 林后4:9)25I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread. (伯15:23; 诗109:10)26He is ever lending generously, and his children become a blessing. (申15:8; 申15:10; 诗112:5; 诗112:9; 太5:42; 路6:35)27Turn away from evil and do good; so shall you dwell forever. (诗34:14; 诗102:28)28For the Lord loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off. (诗11:7; 诗16:10; 诗21:10; 诗37:2; 诗37:9; 箴2:22; 赛14:20)29The righteous shall inherit the land and dwell upon it forever. (诗37:27)30The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.31The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not slip. (申6:6; 诗40:8; 诗73:2; 诗119:11; 赛51:7; 耶31:33; 羅7:22)32The wicked watches for the righteous and seeks to put him to death. (诗10:8)33The Lord will not abandon him to his power or let him be condemned when he is brought to trial. (诗109:31; 彼后2:9)34Wait for the Lord and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on when the wicked are cut off. (诗27:14; 诗37:9; 诗52:5; 诗91:8)35I have seen a wicked, ruthless man, spreading himself like a green laurel tree.[4] (伯5:3; 诗52:8)36But he passed away,[5] and behold, he was no more; though I sought him, he could not be found. (伯20:5; 诗37:10)37Mark the blameless and behold the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace. (诗37:11; 诗119:165; 赛57:2)38But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed; the future of the wicked shall be cut off. (伯18:17; 诗52:5; 诗73:17; 诗104:35; 箴2:22)39The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; he is their stronghold in the time of trouble. (诗3:8; 诗9:9)40The Lord helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him. (代上5:20; 诗11:1; 赛31:5; 但3:17; 但3:28; 但6:23; 徒12:11)