1By David. Do not compete with the wicked; do not envy doers of injustice.
2For like grass they will be swiftly cut down; like green vegetation they will wither.
3Trust in the Lord and do good; then will you abide in the land and be nourished by faith.
4Delight in the Lord, and He will grant you the desires of your heart.
5Cast your needs upon the Lord; rely on Him, and He will take care.
6He will reveal your righteousness like the light, your justness like the high noon.
7Depend on the Lord and hope in Him. Compete not with the prosperous, with the man who invents evil schemes.
8Let go of anger, abandon rage; do not compete with [one who intends] only to harm.
9For the evildoers will be cut down; but those who hope in the Lord, they will inherit the earth.
10For soon the wicked one will not be; you will gaze at his place and he will be gone.
11But the humble shall inherit the earth, and delight in abundant peace.
12The wicked one plots against the righteous, and gnashes his teeth at him.
13My Lord laughs at him, for He sees that his day will come.
14The wicked have drawn a sword and bent their bow to fell the poor and destitute, to slaughter those of upright ways.
15But their sword shall enter their own hearts, and their bows shall break.
16Better the little of the righteous, than the abundant wealth of the wicked.
17For the strength of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord supports the righteous.
18The Lord appreciates the days of the innocent; their inheritance will last forever.
19They will not be shamed in times of calamity, and in days of famine they will be satisfied.
20For the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord are as fattened sheep: consumed, consumed in smoke.
21The wicked man borrows and does not repay; but the righteous man is gracious and gives.
22For those blessed by Him will inherit the earth, and those cursed by Him will be cut off.
23The steps of man are directed by God; He desires his way.
24When he totters he shall not be thrown down, for the Lord supports his hand.
25I have been a youth, I have also aged; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his offspring begging bread.
26All day he is kind and lends; his offspring are a blessing.
27Turn away from evil and do good, and you will dwell [in peace] forever.
28For the Lord loves justice, He will not abandon His pious ones-they are protected forever; but the offspring of the wicked are cut off.
29The righteous shall inherit the earth and dwell upon it forever.
30The mouth of the righteous one utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
31The Torah of his God is in his heart; his steps shall not falter.
32The wicked one watches for the righteous man, and seeks to kill him.
33But the Lord will not abandon him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
34Hope in the Lord and keep His way; then He will raise you high to inherit the earth. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
35I saw a powerful wicked man, well-rooted like a vibrant, native tree.
36Yet he vanished, behold he was gone; I searched for him, but he could not be found.
37Watch the innocent, and observe the upright, for the future of such a man is peace.
38But sinners shall be destroyed together; the future of the wicked is cut off.
39The deliverance of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their strength in time of distress.
40The Lord helps them and delivers them; He delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they have put their trust in Him.