• Psalm 37:19-42 (Part II)
• Novit Dominus

¹⁹ The LORD cares for the lives of the godly, *

and their inheritance shall last for ever.

²⁰ They shall not be ashamed in bad times, *

and in days of famine they shall have enough.

²¹ As for the wicked, they shall perish, *

and the enemies of the LORD, like the glory of the meadows, shall vanish;

they shall vanish like smoke.

²² The wicked borrow and do not repay, *

but the righteous are generous in giving.

²³ Those who are blessed by God shall possess the land, *

but those who are cursed by him shall be destroyed.

²⁴ Our steps are directed by the LORD; *

he strengthens those in whose way he delights.

²⁵ If they stumble, they shall not fall headlong, *

for the LORD holds them by the hand.

²⁶ I have been young and now I am old, *

but never have I seen the righteous forsaken,

or their children begging bread.

²⁷ The righteous are always generous in their lending, *

and their children shall be a blessing.

²⁸ Turn from evil, and do good, *

and dwell in the land for ever.

²⁹ For the LORD loves justice; *

he does not forsake his faithful ones.

³⁰ They shall be kept safe for ever, *

but the offspring of the wicked shall be destroyed.

³¹ The righteous shall possess the land *

and dwell in it for ever.

³² The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, *

and their tongue speaks what is right.

³³ The law of their God is in their heart, *

and their footsteps shall not falter.

³⁴ The wicked spy on the righteous *

and seek occasion to kill them.

³⁵ The LORD will not abandon them to their hand, *

nor let them be found guilty when brought to trial.

³⁶ Wait upon the LORD and keep his way; *

he will raise you up to possess the land,

and when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

³⁷ I have seen the wicked in their arrogance, *

flourishing like a tree in full leaf.

³⁸ I went by, and behold, they were not there; *

I searched for them, but they could not be found.

³⁹ Mark those who are honest;

observe the upright; *

for there is a future for the peaceable.

⁴⁰ Transgressors shall be destroyed, one and all; *

the future of the wicked is cut off.

⁴¹ But the deliverance of the righteous comes from the LORD; *

he is their stronghold in time of trouble.

⁴² The LORD will help them and rescue them; *

he will rescue them from the wicked and deliver them,

because they seek refuge in him.