One of my favorite passages :) From the ESV, copied from Bible Gateway
Psalm 37
He Will Not Forsake His Saints
[a] Of David.
1(A) Fret not yourself because of evildoers;
be not(B) envious of wrongdoers!
4(H) Delight yourself in the LORD,
and he will(I) give you the desires of your heart.
5(J) Commit your way to the LORD;
(K) trust in him, and he will act.
6(L) He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
and your justice as(M) the noonday.
7(N) Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
over the man who carries out evil devices!
8(Q) Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath!
(R) Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
9(S) For the evildoers shall be cut off,
but those who wait for the LORD shall(T) inherit the land.
10In(U) just a little while, the wicked will be no more;
though you look carefully at(V) his place, he will not be there.
11But(W) the meek shall inherit the land
and delight themselves in(X) abundant peace.
12The wicked(Y) plots against the righteous
and(Z) gnashes his teeth at him,
13but the Lord(AA) laughs at the wicked,
for he sees that his(AB) day is coming.
14The wicked draw the sword and(AC) bend their bows
to bring down the poor and needy,
to slay those whose(AD) way is upright;
15their sword shall enter their own heart,
and their(AE) bows shall be broken.
16(AF) Better is the little that the righteous has
than the abundance of many wicked.
17For(AG) the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
but the LORD(AH) upholds the righteous.
18The LORD(AI) knows the days of the blameless,
and their(AJ) heritage will remain forever;
19they are not put to shame in evil times;
in(AK) the days of famine they have abundance.
20But the wicked will perish;
the enemies of the LORD are like(AL) the glory of the pastures;
they vanish—like(AM) smoke they vanish away.
21The wicked borrows but does not pay back,
but the righteous(AN) is generous and gives;
but those cursed by him(AP) shall be cut off.
when he delights in his way;
24(AS) though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong,
for the LORD(AT) upholds his hand.
25I have been young, and now am old,
yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
or his children(AU) begging for bread.
26He is ever(AV) lending generously,
and his children become a blessing.
27(AW) Turn away from evil and do good;
so shall you(AX) dwell forever.
28For the LORD(AY) loves justice;
he will not forsake his(AZ) saints.
They are preserved forever,
but the children of the wicked shall be(BA) cut off.
29The righteous shall inherit the land
and(BB) dwell upon it forever.
30The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
and his tongue speaks justice.
31(BC) The law of his God is in his heart;
his(BD) steps do not slip.
32The wicked(BE) watches for the righteous
and seeks to put him to death.
33The LORD will not(BF) abandon him to his power
or let him(BG) be condemned when he is brought to trial.
34(BH) Wait for the LORD and keep his way,
and he will exalt you to inherit the land;
you will look on(BI) when the wicked are cut off.
35(BJ) I have seen a wicked, ruthless man,
though I sought him, he could not be found.
37Mark the blameless and behold the upright,
for there is a future for the man of(BM) peace.
38But(BN) transgressors shall be altogether destroyed;
the future of the wicked(BO) shall be cut off.
39(BP) The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD;
he is their stronghold in(BQ) the time of trouble.
40The LORD helps them and(BR) delivers them;
(BS) he delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
because they(BT) take refuge in him.
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