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verse"1"
cbc"By David."
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verse"1"
insertion"I realize that you are upset. I realize that when you see wicked people prospering and rising in social status, you are tempted to doubt YHWH's justice and conclude that 'It is vain to serve God...Evildoers not only prosper but they put God to the test and they escape' (Mal 3:15, ESV; cf. Ps 73). Listen to my wise counsel, and I will tell you how you should respond to this situation."
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verse"1"
cbc"Do not get upset about those who act wickedly; Do not be jealous of those who do wrong"
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verse"1"
insertion"such that you seek to imitate them."
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verse"2"
insertion"Here is why you should not get upset or jealous or desire to be like the wicked:"
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verse"2"
cbc"For they will soon wither like grass, and they will fade like green leaves on plants."
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verse"2"
insertion"You see, the wicked are like grass: they sprout up quickly and flourish for a little while, but when the scorching heat comes, they quickly dry up. If you join them, then that is what will happen to you as well."
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verse"3"
insertion"What you need to do is"
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verse"3"
cbc"Trust in YHWH and"
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verse"3"
insertion"continue practicing covenant faithfulness by"
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verse"3"
cbc"do"
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verse"3"
insertion"ing"
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verse"3"
cbc"good"
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verse"3"
insertion"to your neighbor (unlike the wicked who harm their neighbors for gain)"
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verse"3"
cbc"!"
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verse"3"
insertion"If you trust YHWH and do good, then you will forever"
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verse"3"
cbc"Reside in the land"
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verse"3"
insertion"that YHWH gave to Abraham, and you will"
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verse"3"
cbc"graze securely"
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verse"3"
insertion"among the sheep of his pasture"
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verse"3"
cbc"!"
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verse"4"
cbc"And then"
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verse"4"
insertion", as you dwell in the land and enjoy its benefits,"
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verse"4"
cbc"you will delight yourself in YHWH, and he will give you your heart's desires."
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verse"4"
insertion"He will be your shepherd, and you will lack nothing."
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verse"5"
insertion"So what you need to do is"
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verse"5"
cbc"Commit your way to YHWH."
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verse"5"
insertion"Put this difficult matter into YHWH's hands,"
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verse"5"
cbc"and trust in him, and he will act"
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verse"5"
insertion"(for he alone is able to do anything about it),"
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verse"6"
cbc"and"
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verse"6"
insertion"when he does, it will become obvious to everyone that the wicked were in the wrong and that those who trusted in YHWH were in the right. And so"
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verse"6"
cbc"he will make your righteousness known"
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verse"6"
insertion"to everyone, just"
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verse"6"
cbc"like the light"
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verse"6"
insertion"is clearly visible to everyone,"
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verse"6"
cbc"and [he will make] your justice,"
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verse"6"
insertion"the fact that you have lived your life in accordance with YHWH's commands,"
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verse"6"
cbc"[known] like midday."
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verse"7"
insertion"The wicked might be prospering now, but they will not prosper for long. So instead of being upset,"
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verse"7"
cbc"Be silent before YHWH and wait"
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verse"7"
insertion"patiently"
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verse"7"
cbc"for him! Do not get upset about someone who makes his way successful"
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verse"7"
insertion"by exploiting others"
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verse"7"
cbc","
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verse"7"
cbc"about a person carrying out"
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verse"7"
insertion"cunning"
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verse"7"
cbc"schemes"
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verse"7"
insertion"designed to make himself rich and powerful at the expense of others."
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verse"8"
cbc"Let go of"
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verse"8"
insertion"your"
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verse"8"
cbc"anger and leave wrath behind! Do not get upset"
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verse"8"
insertion"which will lead"
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verse"8"
cbc"only to"
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verse"8"
insertion"joining the wicked and"
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verse"8"
cbc"act"
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verse"8"
insertion"ing"
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verse"8"
cbc"wickedly!"
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verse"9"
insertion"Here's why you should not get upset and join the wicked:"
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verse"9"
cbc"For those who act wickedly will be destroyed; but those who hope in YHWH"
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verse"9"
insertion"and practice covenant faithfulness"
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verse"9"
cbc"—they"
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verse"9"
insertion"and not the wicked"
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verse"9"
cbc"will possess the land."
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verse"10"
cbc"And just"
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verse"10"
insertion"wait for YHWH"
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verse"10"
cbc"a little bit longer, and"
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verse"10"
insertion"he will act, and"
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verse"10"
cbc"the wicked person will be gone; And you will look closely at the place where he was,"
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verse"10"
insertion"expecting to find him,"
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verse"10"
cbc"and he will not be there."
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verse"11"
cbc"But"
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verse"11"
insertion"it is"
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verse"11"
cbc"the humble"
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verse"11"
insertion"— those who wait silently for YHWH while doing good—who"
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verse"11"
cbc"will possess the land and delight themselves in great prosperity."
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verse"11"
insertion"For the land that YHWH gave to Abraham is "a good land—a land with brooks, streams, and deep springs gushing out into the valleys and hills; a land with wheat and barley, vines and fig trees, pomegranates, olive oil and honey; a land where bread will not be scarce and you will lack nothing" (Deut 8:7-9, NIV)."
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verse"12"
insertion"In the current situation,"
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verse"12"
cbc"The wicked person is plotting against the righteous person and grinding his teeth at him"
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verse"12"
insertion"as an expression of hostility."
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verse"13"
insertion"But"
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verse"13"
cbc"The"
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verse"13"
insertion"all-powerful"
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verse"13"
cbc"Lord laughs at him"
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verse"13"
insertion"as an expression of contempt and a form of mockery,"
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verse"13"
cbc"because he sees that his time"
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verse"13"
insertion", the time at which he will be destroyed ,"
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verse"13"
cbc"will come."
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verse"14"
cbc"The wicked have"
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verse"14"
insertion"finished their plotting and are now preparing to execute their plots against the righteous. They are like dangerous warriors who have"
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verse"14"
cbc"drawn"
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verse"14"
insertion"their"
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verse"14"
cbc"swords"
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verse"14"
insertion"before the battle"
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verse"14"
cbc"and strung their bows"
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verse"14"
insertion". They have prepared themselves"
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verse"14"
cbc"in order to bring down the"
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verse"14"
insertion"righteous"
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verse"14"
cbc"one who is afflicted and poor, in order to slaughter"
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verse"14"
insertion"like helpless lambs"
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verse"14"
cbc"those whose conduct is upright."
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verse"15"
insertion"But their plots will result in their own destruction!"
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verse"15"
cbc"Their swords will go into their hearts, and their bows will be broken."
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verse"16"
insertion"It's true that in the present situation wicked people sometimes prosper more than righteous people. But even"
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verse"16"
cbc"A little belonging to the righteous person is better than the abundance of many wicked people."
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verse"17"
cbc"For the arms of the wicked,"
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verse"17"
insertion"which allow them to gain wealth,"
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verse"17"
cbc"will be broken, but YHWH is upholding the righteous."
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verse"17"
insertion"Their arms are not broken, and so they can hold on to what little they have and enjoy it."
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verse"18"
cbc"YHWH knows the days of the blameless"
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verse"18"
insertion"and cares for them every day of their lives,"
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verse"18"
cbc"and their"
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verse"18"
insertion"possession of the land, their"
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verse"18"
cbc"inheritance will be forever."
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verse"19"
insertion"When hard times or famine comes, people are sometimes forced to sell their land or to leave the land and sojourn in a foreign country. But this will not happen to the blameless. YHWH will provide for them, so that"
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verse"19"
cbc"They will not come to shame during hard times, and they will eat their fill during times of famine."
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verse"20"
insertion"In sum, here is the basic reason why you should not be upset about the wicked:"
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verse"20"
cbc"For the wicked will perish, and YHWH's enemies [will perish] like flowers in a pasture"
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verse"20"
insertion"which bloom for a little while and quickly dry up in the heat."
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verse"20"
cbc"They are"
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verse"20"
insertion"as good as"
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verse"20"
cbc"finished"
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verse"20"
insertion"just"
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verse"20"
cbc"like smoke"
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verse"20"
insertion"which quickly disappears into the sky and leaves no trace of its existence"
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verse"20"
cbc"!"
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verse"20"
cbc"They are"
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verse"20"
insertion"as good as"
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verse"20"
cbc"finished!"
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verse"21"
insertion"In the current situation,"
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verse"21"
cbc"The wicked person is borrowing"
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verse"21"
insertion"from the righteous person who graciously lends him money,"
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verse"21"
cbc"and"
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verse"21"
insertion"the wicked person, in an attempt to defraud the righteous person and take advantage of his generosity,"
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verse"21"
cbc"will not repay, but the righteous person is"
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verse"21"
insertion"still trusting in YHWH and doing good and"
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verse"21"
cbc"giving generously"
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verse"21"
insertion"despite the economic disadvantage."
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verse"22"
cbc"For those blessed by him"
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verse"22"
insertion", that is, by YHWH, know that in the end they"
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verse"22"
cbc"will possess the land"
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verse"22"
insertion"in its fullness, and so they are not concerned about short-term economic loss,"
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verse"22"
cbc"and those cursed by him"
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verse"22"
insertion", that is, by YHWH,"
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verse"22"
cbc"will be destroyed"
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verse"22"
insertion", and so they do everything they can in the present moment to accumulate wealth, including defrauding others by lending without repaying ."
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verse"23"
insertion"YHWH is the one who brings a person's life journey in line with his own will, who gives a person the ability to walk according to his commands."
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verse"23"
cbc"When a person's steps are made steadfast by YHWH"
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verse"23"
insertion"in this manner,"
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verse"23"
cbc"then he"
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verse"23"
insertion", that is, YHWH,"
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verse"23"
cbc"will be pleased with"
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verse"23"
insertion"t"
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verse"23"
cbc"his"
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verse"23"
insertion"person's"
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verse"23"
cbc"way."
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verse"24"
cbc"When he falls,"
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verse"24"
insertion"that is, when he experiences hardship or when he is tempted to get upset at the wicked as you are now,"
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verse"24"
cbc"he will not fall flat,"
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verse"24"
insertion"that is, he will not be devasted by the hardship or get upset so as to join the wicked. Instead, YHWH will catch him,"
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verse"24"
cbc"because YHWH is supporting his hand."
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verse"25"
insertion"Learn from my experience:"
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verse"25"
cbc"I was once a young man"
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verse"25"
insertion"much like yourself ;"
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verse"25"
cbc"and now I am old, and I have not seen a righteous person abandoned or his children looking for food."
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verse"26"
insertion"Instead, I have seen YHWH provide for the righteous time and time again. Not only has he given the righteous enough to provide for his family, but he has given him enough to be generous towards others:"
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verse"26"
cbc"He is always lending generously, and"
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verse"26"
insertion"after a life-time of generosity,"
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verse"26"
cbc"his children will become a blessing."
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verse"26"
insertion"That is, when people see his children, they will say "blessed are you! Your father was a good and generous man!""
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verse"27"
insertion"Do not join the wicked! Instead,"
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verse"27"
cbc"Turn away from"
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verse"27"
insertion"the"
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verse"27"
cbc"evil"
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verse"27"
insertion"that leads only to a vanishing prosperity,"
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verse"27"
cbc"and do what is"
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verse"27"
insertion"just and"
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verse"27"
cbc"good, and you will reside"
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verse"27"
insertion"in the land"
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verse"27"
cbc"forever!"
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verse"27"
insertion"===v. 28A*==="
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verse"27"
cbc"For YHWH loves justice"
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verse"27"
insertion"and he rewards those who act justly, who live in accordance with his commands"
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verse"27"
cbc", and he will not abandon those who are loyal to him."
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verse"27"
insertion"===v. 30*=== One of the ways in which you can 'do good' is by speaking words that are wise and just, for the benefit of your neighbor."
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verse"27"
cbc"A righteous person's mouth utters what is wise, and his tongue speaks what is just."
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verse"27"
insertion"===v. 31*=== The reason why he can speak with such wisdom and justice is because"
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verse"27"
cbc"The instruction of his God"
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verse"27"
insertion", the ultimate guide to wisdom and justice,"
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verse"27"
cbc"is in his heart"
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verse"27"
insertion", and he meditates on it day and night"
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verse"27"
cbc"."
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verse"27"
insertion"Because YHWH's instruction gives perfect guidance for life's journey,"
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verse"27"
cbc"His steps will not slip."
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verse"27"
insertion"When he is tempted to get upset and join the wicked, he will resist and continue walking according to YHWH's instruction. ===v. 28B*=== By contrast,"
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verse"27"
cbc"Wrong-doers"
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verse"27"
insertion"who do not follow YHWH's instruction,"
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verse"27"
cbc"are"
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verse"27"
insertion"as good as"
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verse"27"
cbc"exterminated, and the children of the wicked"
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verse"27"
insertion", far from becoming a blessing,"
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verse"27"
cbc"are"
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verse"27"
insertion"as good as"
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verse"27"
cbc"destroyed!"
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verse"27"
insertion"===v. 29*=== It is"
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verse"27"
cbc"The righteous"
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verse"27"
insertion"who"
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verse"27"
cbc"will possess the land and reside on it forever."
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verse"32"
insertion"In the current situation,"
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verse"32"
cbc"The wicked person is watching for the righteous person and trying to kill him"
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verse"32"
insertion"by any means necessary, including bringing him to court on false charges and finding false witnesses to testify against him"
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verse"32"
cbc"."
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verse"33"
insertion"But"
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verse"33"
cbc"YHWH will not abandon him into his hand, and he will not let him be condemned as guilty when he enters into"
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verse"33"
insertion"the"
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verse"33"
cbc"judgment"
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verse"33"
insertion"that the wicked person has initiated, in an attempt to have the righteous person killed and to seize his property"
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verse"33"
cbc"."
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verse"34"
insertion"Instead of getting upset about the wicked,"
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verse"34"
cbc"Hope in YHWH and keep his way,"
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verse"34"
insertion"even when his way is difficult to walk,"
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verse"34"
cbc"and"
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verse"34"
insertion"in the end"
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verse"34"
cbc"he will exalt you to possess the land."
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verse"34"
insertion"And from your exalted height,"
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verse"34"
cbc"You will see when the wicked are destroyed"
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verse"34"
insertion"just as Abraham looked down at the destruction of the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah."
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verse"35"
insertion"Learn from my experience. I've seen it happen before."
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verse"35"
cbc"I once saw a ruthless wicked person, and he was ascending like a native tree"
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verse"35"
insertion"— the kind of tree that grows quickly and is very resilent, nearly impossible to get rid of"
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verse"35"
cbc"."
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verse"36"
insertion"But"
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verse"36"
cbc"Then"
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verse"36"
insertion"one day"
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verse"36"
cbc"I passed by, and—get this!—he was gone; then I looked for him,"
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verse"36"
insertion"assuming that he had to be somewhere,"
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verse"36"
cbc"and"
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verse"36"
insertion"— I could hardly believe it —"
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verse"36"
cbc"he was not found."
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verse"37"
cbc"Pay attention to the"
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verse"37"
insertion"positive example of the"
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verse"37"
cbc"blameless one and look at the upright one, because the future of a [blameless] person is peace"
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verse"37"
insertion"and prosperity in the land"
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verse"37"
cbc"."
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verse"38"
cbc"But those who rebel"
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verse"38"
insertion"against YHWH by not keeping his covenant"
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verse"38"
cbc"are"
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verse"38"
insertion"as good as"
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verse"38"
cbc"completely exterminated! The future of the wicked"
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verse"38"
insertion", which might appear to be a long life in the land full of peace and prolonged through descendants,"
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verse"38"
cbc"is"
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verse"38"
insertion"actually as good as"
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verse"38"
cbc"destroyed!"
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verse"39"
cbc"But the salvation of the righteous comes from YHWH, their fortress during times of trouble."
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verse"40"
insertion"When they are threatened by danger from the wicked or by famine or by a temptation to join the wicked,"
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verse"40"
cbc"and YHWH helps them and rescues them. He will"
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verse"40"
insertion"always"
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verse"40"
cbc"rescue them from the wicked, and he will save them, because they have sought refuge in him"
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verse"40"
insertion"as one seeks refuge in a fortress"
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verse"40"
cbc"."
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