25. I have been young and now I am old,yet I have not seen the righteous abandonedor his children begging for bread.
26. He is always generous, always lending,and his children are a blessing.
27. Turn away from evil and do what is good,and dwell there forever.
28. For the Lord loves justiceand will not abandon His faithful ones. They are kept safe forever,but the children of the wicked will be destroyed.
29. The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it permanently.
30. The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom;his tongue speaks what is just.
31. The instruction of his God is in his heart;his steps do not falter.
32. The wicked one lies in wait for the righteousand seeks to kill him;
33. the Lord will not leave himin the power of the wicked oneor allow him to be condemned when he is judged.
34. Wait for the Lord and keep His way,and He will exalt you to inherit the land.You will watch when the wicked are destroyed.
35. I have seen a wicked, violent manwell-rooted like a flourishing native tree.
36. Then I passed by and noticed he was gone;I searched for him, but he could not be found.
37. Watch the blameless and observe the upright,for the man of peace will have a future.
38. But transgressors will all be eliminated;the future of the wicked will be destroyed.
39. The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord,their refuge in a time of distress.
40. The Lord helps and delivers them;He will deliver them from the wicked and will save thembecause they take refuge in Him.