Old Testament

Psalms 37:33-40 Metrical Psalms 1650 (MP1650)

33. Yet him the Lord will not forsake,nor leave him in his hands:The righteous will he not condemn,when he in judgment stands.

34. Wait on the Lord, and keep his way,and thee exalt shall heTh' earth to inherit; when cut offthe wicked thou shalt see.

35. I saw the wicked great in pow'r,spread like a green bay-tree:

36. He pass'd, yea, was not; him I sought,but found he could not be.

37. Mark thou the perfect, and beholdthe man of uprightness;Because that surely of this manthe latter end is peace.

38. But those men that transgressors areshall be destroy'd together;The latter end of wicked menshall be cut off for ever.

39. But the salvation of the justis from the Lord above;He in the time of their distresstheir stay and strength doth prove.

40. The Lord shall help, and them deliver:he shall them free and saveFrom wicked men; because in himtheir confidence they have.

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