Daily Meditation
25 I have been
young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed
begging bread. Psalm 37
Today’s Reading
Psalm
Chapter 37
Commit thy way unto
the Lord;
A Psalm of David. 1
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the
workers of iniquity.
2 For they shall
soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
3 Trust in the Lord,
and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
4 Delight thyself
also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
5 Commit thy way
unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
6 And he shall bring
forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
7 Rest 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.
8 Cease from anger,
and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
9 For evildoers
shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the
earth.
10 For yet a little
while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his
place, and it shall not be.
11 But the meek
shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of
peace.
12 The wicked
plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
13 The Lord shall
laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
14 The wicked have
drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy,
and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
15 Their sword shall
enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
16 A little that a
righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
17 For the arms of
the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.
18 The Lord knoweth
the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
19 They shall not be
ashamed in the evil time: and in 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; into smoke shall they consume away.
21 The wicked
borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
22 For such as be
blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be
cut off.
23 The steps of a
good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.
24 Though he fall,
he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.
25 I have been
young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed
begging bread.
26 He is ever
merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
27 Depart from evil,
and do good; and dwell for evermore.
28 For the Lord
loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but
the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
29 The righteous
shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
30 The mouth of the
righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
31 The law of his
God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
32 The wicked
watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
33 The Lord will not
leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
34 Wait on the Lord,
and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked
are cut off, thou shalt see it.
35 I have seen the
wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
36 Yet he passed
away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
37 Mark the perfect
man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
38 But the
transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut
off.
39 But the salvation
of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
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