Psalm 37:1–11

¹Do not be preoccupied with evildoers. 

Do not envy those who do wicked things. 

²They will quickly dry up like grass 

and wither away like green plants. 

³Trust the Lord, and do good things. 

Live in the land, and practice being faithful. 

⁴Be happy with the Lord, 

and he will give you the desires of your heart. 

⁵Entrust your ways to the Lord. 

Trust him, and he will act ⸤on your behalf⸥. 

⁶He will make your righteousness shine like a light, 

your just cause like the noonday sun. 

⁷Surrender yourself to the Lord, and wait patiently for him. 

Do not be preoccupied with ⸤an evildoer⸥ who succeeds in his way 

when he carries out his schemes. 

⁸Let go of anger, and leave rage behind. 

Do not be preoccupied. 

It only leads to evil. 

⁹Evildoers will be cut off ⸤from their inheritance⸥, 

but those who wait with hope for the Lord will inherit the land. 

¹⁰In a little while a wicked person will vanish. 

Then you can carefully examine where he was, 

but there will be no trace of him. 

¹¹Oppressed people will inherit the land 

and will enjoy unlimited peace.