057) Psalm 37
8.8.8. 8.8.8.
1 Tho’ wicked men grow rich or great, yet let not their successful state Thy anger or thy envy raise:
2 For they, cut down like tender grass, or like young flow’rs, away shall pass, Whose blooming beauty soon decays.
3 Depend on God, and him obey; so thou within the land shalt stay, Secure from danger and from want:
4 Make his commands thy chief delight; and he, thy duty to requite, Shall all thy earnest wishes grant.
5 In all thy ways trust thou the Lord, and he will needful help afford To perfect ev’ry just design:
6 He’ll make, like light, serene and clear, thy clouded innocence appear, And as a midday sun to shine.
7 With quiet mind on God depend, and patiently for him attend; Nor let thy anger fondly rise:
Though wicked men with wealth abound, and with success the plots are crowned, Which they maliciously devise.
8 From anger cease, and wrath forsake; let no ungoverned passion make Thy wav’ring heart espouse their crime:
9 For God shall sinful men destroy; whilst only they the land enjoy, Who trust 0n him, and wait his time.
10 How soon shall wicked men decay! their place shall vanish quite away, nor by the strictest search be found;
11 Whilst humble souls possess the earth, rejoicing still with godly mirth, With peace and plenty always crowned.