7. Be still. Be patient. Wait for the Lord to act. Don't be upset when other people succeed. Don't be upset when they carry out their evil plans.
8. Keep from being angry. Turn away from anger. Don't be upset. That only leads to evil.
9. Sinful people will be cut off from the land. But it will be given to those who put their hope in the Lord.
10. In a little while, there won't be any more sinners. Even if you look for them, you won't be able to find them.
11. But those who are free of pride will be given the land. They will enjoy great peace.
12. Sinful people make plans to harm those who do what is right. They grind their teeth at them.
13. But the Lord laughs at those who do evil. He knows the day is coming when he will judge them.
14. Sinners pull out their swords. They bend their bows. They want to kill poor and needy people. They plan to murder those who lead honest lives.
15. But they will be killed with their own swords. Their own bows will be broken.
16. Those who do what is right may have very little. But it's better than the wealth of many sinners.
17. The power of those who are evil will be broken. But the Lord takes good care of those who do what is right.
18. Every day the Lord watches over those who are without blame. What he has given them will last forever.
19. When trouble comes to them, they will have what they need. When there is little food in the land, they will still have plenty.
20. But sinful people will die. The Lord's enemies will be like flowers in the field. They will disappear like smoke.
21. Sinful people borrow and don't pay back. But those who are godly give freely to others.
22. The Lord will give the land to those he blesses. But he will cut off those he puts a curse on.
23. If the Lord is pleased with the way a man lives, he makes his steps secure.
24. Even if the man trips, he won't fall. The Lord's hand takes good care of him.
25. I once was young, and now I'm old. But I've never seen godly people deserted. I've never seen their children begging for bread.