Psalms 37:12-24

12Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.

13The Lord laughs in disgust at them, for he knows that their day is coming.

14Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.

15Their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

16The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

17for evil men will lose their power, but the Lord sustains the godly.

18The Lord watches over the innocent day by day and they possess a permanent inheritance.

19They will not be ashamed when hard times come; when famine comes they will have enough to eat.

20But evil men will die; the Lord’s enemies will be incinerated – they will go up in smoke.

21Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.

22Surely those favored by the Lord will possess the land, but those rejected by him will be wiped out.

23The Lord grants success to the one whose behavior he finds commendable.

24Even if he trips, he will not fall headlong, for the Lord holds his hand.