¹⁹they are not put to shame in evil times,
   in the days of famine they have abundance.

²⁰But the wicked perish,
   and the enemies of the Lord are like the glory of the pastures;
   they vanish—like smoke they vanish away.

²¹The wicked borrow, and do not pay back,
   but the righteous are generous and keep giving;
²²for those blessed by the Lord shall inherit the land,
   but those cursed by him shall be cut off.

²³Our steps^* are made firm by the Lord,
   when he delights in our^* way;
²⁴though we stumble,^* we^* shall not fall headlong,
   for the Lord holds us^* by the hand.

²⁵I have been young, and now am old,
   yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
   or their children begging bread.
²⁶They are ever giving liberally and lending,
   and their children become a blessing.

²⁷Depart from evil, and do good;
   so you shall abide for ever.
²⁸For the Lord loves justice;
   he will not forsake his faithful ones.

The righteous shall be kept safe for ever,
   but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
²⁹The righteous shall inherit the land,
   and live in it for ever.

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.