1«[A Psalm] of David.» Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. 2For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. 3Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 4And delite thy selfe in the Lorde, and hee shall giue thee thine hearts desire. 5Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass. 6And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. 7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. 8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 9For euill doers shalbe cut off, and they that wait vpon the Lord, they shall inherite the land. 10For yet a little while, and the wicked [shall] not [be]: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it [shall] not [be]. 11But meeke men shal possesse the earth, and shall haue their delite in the multitude of peace. 12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. 13But the Lord shall laugh him to scorne: for he seeth, that his day is comming. 14The wicked haue drawen their sworde, and haue bent their bowe, to cast downe the poore and needie, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation. 15But their sword shall enter into their owne heart, and their bowes shalbe broken. 16A little that a righteous man hath [is] better than the riches of many wicked. 17For the armes of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord vpholdeth the iust men. 18The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever. 19They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. 20But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD [shall be] as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away. 21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth. 22For such as be blessed of God, shall inherite the lande, and they that be cursed of him, shalbe cut off. 23The steps of a [good] man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. 24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth [him with] his hand. 25I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. 26But hee is euer mercifull and lendeth, and his seede enioyeth the blessing. 27Flee from euill and doe good, and dwell for euer. 28For the Lord loueth iudgement, and forsaketh not his Saintes: they shall be preserued for euermore: but the seede of the wicked shall be cut off. 29The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. 30The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment. 31For the Lawe of his God is in his heart, and his steppes shall not slide. 32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. 33The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged. 34Waite thou on the Lorde, and keepe his way, and he shall exalt thee, that thou shalt inherite the lande: when the wicked men shall perish, thou shalt see. 35I haue seene the wicked strong, and spreading himselfe like a greene bay tree. 36Yet he passed away, and, lo, he [was] not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. 37Mark the perfect [man], and behold the upright: for the end of [that] man [is] peace. 38But the transgressours shall be destroyed together, and the ende of the wicked shall bee cut off. 39But the salvation of the righteous [is] of the LORD: [he is] their strength in the time of trouble. 40For the Lord shall helpe them, and deliuer them: he shall deliuer them from the wicked, and shall saue them, because they trust in him.