Daily Bible Reading

¹Do not fret because of the wicked;
do not be envious of wrongdoers,
‍²for they will soon fade like the grass,
and wither like the green herb.
‍³Trust in the LORD, and do good;
so you will live in the land, and enjoy security.
‍⁴Take delight in the LORD,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
‍⁵Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him, and he will act.
‍⁶He will make your vindication shine like the light,
and the justice of your cause like the noonday.
‍⁷Be still before the LORD, and wait patiently for him;
do not fret over those who prosper in their way,
over those who carry out evil devices.
‍⁸Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath.
Do not fret — it leads only to evil.
‍⁹For the wicked shall be cut off,
but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land.
‍¹⁰Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more;
though you look diligently for their place, they will not be there.
‍¹¹But the meek shall inherit the land,
and delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

‍²⁹The righteous shall inherit the land,
and live in it forever.
‍³⁰The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom,
and their tongues speak justice.
‍³¹The law of their God is in their hearts;
their steps do not slip.
‍³²The wicked watch for the righteous,
and seek to kill them.
‍³³The LORD will not abandon them to their power,
or let them be condemned when they are brought to trial.
‍³⁴Wait for the LORD, and keep to his way,
and he will exalt you to inherit the land;
you will look on the destruction of the wicked.
‍³⁵I have seen the wicked oppressing,
and towering like a cedar of Lebanon.
‍³⁶Again I passed by, and they were no more;
though I sought them, they could not be found.
‍³⁷Mark the blameless, and behold the upright,
for there is posterity for the peaceable.
‍³⁸But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed;
the posterity of the wicked shall be cut off.
‍³⁹The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD;
he is their refuge in the time of trouble.
‍⁴⁰The LORD helps them and rescues them;
he rescues them from the wicked, and saves them,
because they take refuge in him.

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