A   Fret not thy selfe at the vngodly be not thou enuious agaynst the euel doers.

For they shall soone be cutte doune lyke the grasse, ∧ be wythered euen as the grene herbe.

05Q0504Put thou thy trust in the Lorde, and be doyng good: so shalt thou dwel in the lande, ∧ verely it shall fede the.

Delyte thou in the Lorde, ∧ he shall geue the thy hertes desire.

Committe thy waye vnto the Lorde, sette thy hope in hym, and he shall brynge it too passe.

He shal make thy righteousnesse as cleare as the light, ∧ thy iust dealynge as the noone daye.

Holde the styl in the Lord, and abyde paciently vpon hym: but greue not thy selfe at one that hath prosperytie, and lyueth in abhominacion.

B   Leaue of from wrath, let go displeasure, let not thy gelousy moue the also to do euell.

For wycked doers shalbe roted oute, but they that paciently abyde the Lord, shall enheret the lande.

Suffre yet a litle whyle, and the vngodly shalbe cleane gone: thou shalt loke after hys place, and he shalbe awaye.

But the05Q0505 meke spreted05Q0506 shall possesse þe; earth, and haue pleasure in muche rest.

The vngodly layeth wayte for the iust, ∧ gnassheth vpon him with his tethe.

But the Lord laugheth him to scorne, for he seyth that his daye is commyng.

The vngodly05Q0507 drawe oute the swerde ∧ bende their bowe, to caste doune the simple and poore, and to slaye suche as go the right waye.

C   Neuertheles, their swerde shal go thorow their owne hert, and theyr bowe shalbe broken.

A small thinge that the righteous hath, is better then great ryches of the vngodly.

For the05Q0508 armes of the vngodly shalbe broken, but the Lorde vpholdeth the ryghteous.

The Lord knoweth the dayes of þe; Godly and their inheritaunce endureth for euer.

They shall not be confounded in the perlous tyme, and in the daies of derth thei shal haue ynough.

D   As for the vngodly, they shall perysh: and when the enemyes of the Lorde are in theyr floures, they shall consume, yea, euen as the smoke shall they consume awaye.

The vngodly ^note boroweth and payeth not agayne, but the righteous is mercyfull and lyberall.

Such as be blessed of hym, shall possesse þe; lande: and they whome he curseth, shalbe roted out.

The Lorde ordreth a good mans goynge, and hath pleasure in hys waye.

Though he fall, he shall not be hurte, for the Lorde vpholdeth him with his hande.

I haue bene yonge, and now am olde: yet sawe I neuer the righteous forsak&ebar;, nor hys sede to seke their bread.

The righteous is euer mercifull, and l&ebar;deth gently, therfore shal his sede be blessed.

E   Fle from euell, and do the thynge that is good, so shalt thou dwell for euer.

For the Lorde loueth the thynge that is ryght, he forsaketh not hys sainctes, but thei shalbe preserued for euermore: as for the sede of the vngodly, it shalbe roted out.

Yea, the righteous shal possesse the land, and dwell therein for euer.

i. of Dauid

The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wysdome, and hys tonge talketh of iudgement.

F   The lawe of his God is in his hert, therfore shall not his fotesteppes slyde.

The vngodly seyth the righteous, ∧ goeth aboute to slaye hym.

But the Lorde will not leaue him in hys handes, nor condempne him when he is iudged.

Hope thou in the Lord, ∧ kepe his waye, ∧ he shal so promote the, that thou shalt haue the lande by enheritaunce, and se, when the vngodly shall perishe.

I my selfe haue sene the vngodly in great power, ∧ florishinge lyke a grene baye tree: but wh&ebar; I w&ebar;t by, lo, he was gone: I sought hym, but he coulde no where be founde.

G   Kepe innocency, and take hede vnto the thynge that is ryghte, for that shall brynge a man peace at the last.

As for the transgressours, they shall peryshe together, and the vngodly shall be roted out at the laste.

The helpe of the righteous commeth of the Lorde, he is their strength in the tyme of trouble.

The Lorde shall stande by them, and saue them: he shall delyuer them fr&obar; the vngodly and helpe them, because they put their truste in hym.

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