17. The arms of the wicked will be broken,but the Lord supports the righteous.
18. The Lord is intimately acquaintedwith the lives of the blameless;their heritage will last forever.
19. They won’t be ashamed in troubling times,and in a period of famine they will eat their fill.
20. But the wicked will die,the Lord’s enemies will disappear—disappear like the beauty of a meadow—in smoke.
21. The wicked borrow and don’t pay it back, but the righteous are generous and giving.
22. Those blessed by God will possess the land,but those cursed by God will be cut off.
23. A person’s steps are made secure by the Lordwhen they delight in his way.
24. Though they trip up, they won’t be thrown down,because the Lord holds their hand.
25. I was young and now I’m old,but I have never seen the righteous left all alone,have never seen their children begging for bread.
26. They are always gracious and generous.Their children are a blessing.
27. Turn away from evil! Do good!Then you will live in the land forever.
28. The Lord loves justice.He will never leave his faithful all alone.They are guarded forever,but the children of the wicked are eliminated.