1 Fret not because of evildoers; ♦︎
be not jealous of those who do wrong.
2 For they shall soon wither like grass ♦︎
and like the green herb fade away.
3 Trust in the Lord and be doing good; ♦︎
dwell in the land and be nourished with truth.
4 Let your delight be in the Lord ♦︎
and he will give you your hearts desire.
5 Commit your way to the Lord and put your trust in him, ♦︎
and he will bring it to pass.
6 He will make your righteousness as clear as the light ♦︎
and your just dealing as the noonday.
7 Be still before the Lord and wait for him; ♦︎
do not fret over those that prosper
as they follow their evil schemes.
8 Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; ♦︎
do not fret, lest you be moved to do evil.
9 For evildoers shall be cut off, ♦︎
but those who wait upon the Lord shall possess the land.
10 Yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more; ♦︎
you will search for their place and find them gone.
11 But the lowly shall possess the land ♦︎
and shall delight in abundance of peace.
12 The wicked plot against the righteous ♦︎
and gnash at them with their teeth.
13 The Lord shall laugh at the wicked, ♦︎
for he sees that their day is coming.
14 The wicked draw their sword and bend their bow
to strike down the poor and needy, ♦︎
to slaughter those who walk in truth.
15 Their sword shall go through their own heart ♦︎
and their bows shall be broken.
16 The little that the righteous have ♦︎
is better than great riches of the wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, ♦︎
but the Lord upholds the righteous.
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39 When they had finished everything required by the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. 40The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favour of God was upon him.
41 Now every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the festival of the Passover. 42And when he was twelve years old, they went up as usual for the festival. 43When the festival was ended and they started to return, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. 44Assuming that he was in the group of travellers, they went a days journey. Then they started to look for him among their relatives and friends. 45When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for him. 46After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 47And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. 48When his parents* saw him they were astonished; and his mother said to him, Child, why have you treated us like this? Look, your father and I have been searching for you in great anxiety. 49He said to them, Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Fathers house?* 50But they did not understand what he said to them. 51Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. His mother treasured all these things in her heart.
52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in years,* and in divine and human favour.
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