{
 "translation": "KJV",
 "book": "Psalms",
 "chapter": 37,
 "verses": [
  {
   "v": 1,
   "t": "[A Psalm of David.] Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity."
  },
  {
   "v": 2,
   "t": "For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb."
  },
  {
   "v": 3,
   "t": "Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed."
  },
  {
   "v": 4,
   "t": "Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart."
  },
  {
   "v": 5,
   "t": "Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass."
  },
  {
   "v": 6,
   "t": "And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday."
  },
  {
   "v": 7,
   "t": "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."
  },
  {
   "v": 8,
   "t": "Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil."
  },
  {
   "v": 9,
   "t": "For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth."
  },
  {
   "v": 10,
   "t": "For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be."
  },
  {
   "v": 11,
   "t": "But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace."
  },
  {
   "v": 12,
   "t": "The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth."
  },
  {
   "v": 13,
   "t": "The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming."
  },
  {
   "v": 14,
   "t": "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."
  },
  {
   "v": 15,
   "t": "Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken."
  },
  {
   "v": 16,
   "t": "A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked."
  },
  {
   "v": 17,
   "t": "For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous."
  },
  {
   "v": 18,
   "t": "The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever."
  },
  {
   "v": 19,
   "t": "They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied."
  },
  {
   "v": 20,
   "t": "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."
  },
  {
   "v": 21,
   "t": "The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth."
  },
  {
   "v": 22,
   "t": "For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off."
  },
  {
   "v": 23,
   "t": "The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way."
  },
  {
   "v": 24,
   "t": "Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand."
  },
  {
   "v": 25,
   "t": "I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread."
  },
  {
   "v": 26,
   "t": "He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed."
  },
  {
   "v": 27,
   "t": "Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore."
  },
  {
   "v": 28,
   "t": "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."
  },
  {
   "v": 29,
   "t": "The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever."
  },
  {
   "v": 30,
   "t": "The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment."
  },
  {
   "v": 31,
   "t": "The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide."
  },
  {
   "v": 32,
   "t": "The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him."
  },
  {
   "v": 33,
   "t": "The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged."
  },
  {
   "v": 34,
   "t": "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."
  },
  {
   "v": 35,
   "t": "I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree."
  },
  {
   "v": 36,
   "t": "Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found."
  },
  {
   "v": 37,
   "t": "Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace."
  },
  {
   "v": 38,
   "t": "But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off."
  },
  {
   "v": 39,
   "t": "But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble."
  },
  {
   "v": 40,
   "t": "And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him."
  }
 ],
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