Psalms 37:12-26

12The wicked plots against the just, And gnashes at him with his teeth.

13The Lord laughs at him, For He sees that his day is coming.

14The wicked have drawn the sword And have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay those who are of upright conduct.

15Their sword shall enter their own heart, And their bows shall be broken.

16A little that a righteous man has Is better than the riches of many wicked.

17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, But the Lord upholds the righteous.

18The Lord knows the days of the upright, And their inheritance shall be forever.

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, Like the splendor of the meadows, shall vanish. Into smoke they shall vanish away.

21The wicked borrows and does not repay, But the righteous shows mercy and gives.

22For those blessed by Him shall inherit the earth, But those cursed by Him shall be cut off.

23The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way.

24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the Lord upholds him with His hand.

25I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants begging bread.

26He is ever merciful, and lends; And his descendants are blessed.