Psalm 37:12–24

12  The wicked ||plotteth against the just,

And rgnasheth upon him with his teeth.

13  sThe Lord shall laugh at him:

For he seeth that this day is coming.

14  The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have ubent their bow,

To cast down wthe poor and needy,

And to slay †such as be of upright conversation.

15  Their sword shall enter into their own heart,

And xtheir bows shall be broken.

16  yA little that a righteous man hath

Is better than zthe riches of many wicked.

17  For athe arms of the wicked shall be broken:

But the Lord bupholdeth the righteous.

18  The Lord cknoweth the days of the upright:

And dtheir inheritance shall be for ever.

19  They shall not be ashamed in the evil time:

And ein the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

20  But the wicked shall perish,

And the enemies of the Lord shall be as †the fat of lambs:

They shall consume; finto smoke shall they consume away.

21  The wicked gborroweth, and payeth not again:

But the righteous hsheweth mercy, and hgiveth.

22  iFor such as be blessed of him jshall inherit the earth;

And they that be cursed of him jshall be cut off.

23  kThe steps of a good man are ||ordered by the Lord:

And he delighteth in his way.

24  lThough he fall, he shall not be mutterly cast down:

For the Lord bupholdeth him with his hand.