4. Be happy with the Lord,and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5. Entrust your ways to the Lord.Trust him, and he will act ⌊on your behalf⌋.
6. He will make your righteousness shine like a light,your just cause like the noonday sun.
7. Surrender yourself to the Lord, and wait patiently for him.Do not be preoccupied with ⌊an evildoer⌋ who succeeds in his waywhen he carries out his schemes.
8. Let go of anger, and leave rage behind.Do not be preoccupied.It only leads to evil.
9. Evildoers will be cut off ⌊from their inheritance⌋,but those who wait with hope for the Lord will inherit the land.
10. In a little while a wicked person will vanish.Then you can carefully examine where he was,but there will be no trace of him.
11. Oppressed people will inherit the landand will enjoy unlimited peace.
12. The wicked person plots against a righteous oneand grits his teeth at him.
13. The Lord laughs at himbecause he has seen that his time is coming.
14. Wicked people pull out their swords and bend their bowsto kill oppressed and needy people,to slaughter those who are decent.
15. ⌊But⌋ their own swords will pierce their hearts,and their bows will be broken.
16. The little that the righteous person has is betterthan the wealth of many wicked people.
17. The arms of wicked people will be broken,but the Lord continues to support righteous people.
18. The Lord knows the daily ⌊struggles⌋ of innocent people.Their inheritance will last forever.
19. They will not be put to shame in trying times.Even in times of famine they will be satisfied.
20. But wicked people will disappear.The Lord’s enemies will vanish like the best part of a meadow.They will vanish like smoke.
21. A wicked person borrows, but he does not repay.A righteous person is generous and giving.