4. Be happy with the Lord,and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5. Entrust your ways to the Lord.Trust him, and he will act ⌊on your behalf⌋.
6. He will make your righteousness shine like a light,your just cause like the noonday sun.
7. Surrender yourself to the Lord, and wait patiently for him.Do not be preoccupied with ⌊an evildoer⌋ who succeeds in his waywhen he carries out his schemes.
8. Let go of anger, and leave rage behind.Do not be preoccupied.It only leads to evil.
9. Evildoers will be cut off ⌊from their inheritance⌋,but those who wait with hope for the Lord will inherit the land.
10. In a little while a wicked person will vanish.Then you can carefully examine where he was,but there will be no trace of him.
11. Oppressed people will inherit the landand will enjoy unlimited peace.
12. The wicked person plots against a righteous oneand grits his teeth at him.
13. The Lord laughs at himbecause he has seen that his time is coming.
14. Wicked people pull out their swords and bend their bowsto kill oppressed and needy people,to slaughter those who are decent.
15. ⌊But⌋ their own swords will pierce their hearts,and their bows will be broken.
16. The little that the righteous person has is betterthan the wealth of many wicked people.