Psalms 37:12-28

The wicked person schemes against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him.  The Lord laughs at him  because he sees that his day is coming.  The wicked have drawn the sword and strung the   bow to bring down the poor and needy and to slaughter those whose way is upright.  Their swords will enter their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.  The little that the righteous person has is better than the abundance of many wicked people.  For the arms of the wicked will be broken,  but the LORD supports the righteous.  The LORD watches over the blameless all their days, and their inheritance will last forever.  They will not be disgraced in times of adversity; they will be satisfied in days of hunger.  But the wicked will perish; the LORD’s enemies, like the glory of the pastures, will fade away — they will fade away like smoke.  The wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the righteous one is gracious and giving.  Those who are blessed by the  LORD will inherit the land, but those cursed by him will be destroyed.  A person’s steps are established by the  LORD, and he takes pleasure in his way.  Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, because the  LORD supports him with his hand.  I have been young and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned or his children begging for bread.  He is always generous, always lending, and his children are a blessing.  Turn away from evil, do what is good, and settle permanently.  For the LORD loves justice and will not abandon his faithful ones.  They are kept safe forever, but the children of the wicked will be destroyed.