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Of Daviyd. Aleph. Do not burn because of evildoers; do not envy workers of crookedness.
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For like grass they are quickly cut down; like green vegetation they wither.
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Bet. Trust in Yahuah and do good; dwell in the land and shepherd Faithfulness.
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Delight yourself in Yahuah, and He gives you the requests of your heart.
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Gimel. Roll your way upon Yahuah; trust in Him, and He acts.
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He brings your Righteousness forth like the light, and your Judgment like noonday.
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Dalet. Be still before Yahuah and wait for Him. Do not burn over one prospering in his way, over an ish carrying out schemes.
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He. Release anger and forsake wrath. Do not burn; it leads only to evil.
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For evildoers are cut off, but those waiting for Yahuah inherit the land.
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Waw. Yet a little while, and the wicked is no more. You examine his place, and he is not there.
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But the afflicted inherit the land and delight in abundant shalom.
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Zayin. The wicked schemes against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him.
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Adonai laughs at him, for He sees that his day is coming.
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Chet. The wicked draw the sword and bend their bow, to make the afflicted and needy fall, to slaughter the upright of way.
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Their sword enters their own heart, and their bows are broken.
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Tet. Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many wicked.
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For the arms of the wicked are broken, but Yahuah sustains the righteous.
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Yod. Yahuah knows the days of the complete, and their Inheritance remains forever.
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They are not ashamed in an evil time, and in days of famine they are satisfied.
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Kaf. But the wicked perish; the enemies of Yahuah are like the splendor of pastures— they vanish; in smoke they vanish.
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Lamed. The wicked borrows and does not repay, but the righteous shows favor and gives.
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For those blessed by Him inherit the land, but those cursed by Him are cut off.
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Mem. The steps of a mighty one are established by Yahuah, and He delights in his way.
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Though he falls, he is not cast down, for Yahuah supports his hand.
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Nun. I was young, and I have grown old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his seed seeking bread.
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All day he shows favor and lends, and his seed is a blessing.
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Samekh. Turn from evil and do good, and dwell forever.
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For Yahuah loves Judgment and does not forsake His faithful ones. They are guarded forever, but the seed of the wicked is cut off.
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The righteous inherit the land and dwell upon it continually.
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Pe. The mouth of the righteous murmurs Wisdom, and his tongue speaks Judgment.
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The Torah of his Elohim is in his heart; none of his steps slip.
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Tsadi. The wicked watches the righteous and seeks to put him to death.
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Yahuah does not leave him in his hand, nor declare him wicked when he is judged.
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Qof. Wait for Yahuah and guard His way; He exalts you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you see it.
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Resh. I have seen a ruthless wicked one spreading himself like a native green tree.
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But he passed away, and see—he was not. I sought him, but he was not found.
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Shin. Guard the complete one and behold the upright, for the latter end of that ish is shalom.
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But transgressors are destroyed together; the latter end of the wicked is cut off.
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Tav. The Salvation of the righteous is from Yahuah; He is their refuge in the time of distress.
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Yahuah helps them and delivers them; He delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they seek refuge in Him.