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    "language": "en",
    "book": "psalms",
    "chapter": 37
  },
  "data": {
    "n": 37,
    "bookSlug": "psalms",
    "bookCode": "PSA",
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    "title": "",
    "translation": null,
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    "lines": [],
    "paragraphs": [{
        "n": 1,
        "refId": "PSA-37:1",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.1",
        "text": "Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness."
      },{
        "n": 2,
        "refId": "PSA-37:2",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.2",
        "text": "For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb."
      },{
        "n": 3,
        "refId": "PSA-37:3",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.3",
        "text": "Trust in Jehovah, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on [his] faithfulness."
      },{
        "n": 4,
        "refId": "PSA-37:4",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.4",
        "text": "Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart."
      },{
        "n": 5,
        "refId": "PSA-37:5",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.5",
        "text": "Commit thy way unto Jehovah; Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass."
      },{
        "n": 6,
        "refId": "PSA-37:6",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.6",
        "text": "And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the       light, And thy justice as the noon-day."
      },{
        "n": 7,
        "refId": "PSA-37:7",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.7",
        "text": "Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass."
      },{
        "n": 8,
        "refId": "PSA-37:8",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.8",
        "text": "Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself, [it tendeth] only to evil-doing."
      },{
        "n": 9,
        "refId": "PSA-37:9",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.9",
        "text": "For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land."
      },{
        "n": 10,
        "refId": "PSA-37:10",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.10",
        "text": "For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not       be."
      },{
        "n": 11,
        "refId": "PSA-37:11",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.11",
        "text": "But the meek shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace."
      },{
        "n": 12,
        "refId": "PSA-37:12",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.12",
        "text": "The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth."
      },{
        "n": 13,
        "refId": "PSA-37:13",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.13",
        "text": "The Lord will laugh at him; For he seeth that his day is coming."
      },{
        "n": 14,
        "refId": "PSA-37:14",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.14",
        "text": "The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their       bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay such as are upright in the way."
      },{
        "n": 15,
        "refId": "PSA-37:15",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.15",
        "text": "Their sword shall enter into their own heart, And their bows shall be broken."
      },{
        "n": 16,
        "refId": "PSA-37:16",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.16",
        "text": "Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked."
      },{
        "n": 17,
        "refId": "PSA-37:17",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.17",
        "text": "For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous."
      },{
        "n": 18,
        "refId": "PSA-37:18",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.18",
        "text": "Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; And their inheritance shall be for ever."
      },{
        "n": 19,
        "refId": "PSA-37:19",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.19",
        "text": "They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil; And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied."
      },{
        "n": 20,
        "refId": "PSA-37:20",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.20",
        "text": "But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: They shall consume; In smoke shall they consume away."
      },{
        "n": 21,
        "refId": "PSA-37:21",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.21",
        "text": "The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth."
      },{
        "n": 22,
        "refId": "PSA-37:22",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.22",
        "text": "For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land; And they that are cursed of him shall be cut off."
      },{
        "n": 23,
        "refId": "PSA-37:23",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.23",
        "text": "A man`s goings are established of Jehovah; And he delighteth in his way."
      },{
        "n": 24,
        "refId": "PSA-37:24",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.24",
        "text": "Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand."
      },{
        "n": 25,
        "refId": "PSA-37:25",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.25",
        "text": "I have been young, and now am old; Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread."
      },{
        "n": 26,
        "refId": "PSA-37:26",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.26",
        "text": "All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; And his seed is blessed."
      },{
        "n": 27,
        "refId": "PSA-37:27",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.27",
        "text": "Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore."
      },{
        "n": 28,
        "refId": "PSA-37:28",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.28",
        "text": "For Jehovah loveth justice, And forsaketh not his saints; They are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off."
      },{
        "n": 29,
        "refId": "PSA-37:29",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.29",
        "text": "The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell therein for ever."
      },{
        "n": 30,
        "refId": "PSA-37:30",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.30",
        "text": "The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom, And his tongue speaketh justice."
      },{
        "n": 31,
        "refId": "PSA-37:31",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.31",
        "text": "The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide."
      },{
        "n": 32,
        "refId": "PSA-37:32",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.32",
        "text": "The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him."
      },{
        "n": 33,
        "refId": "PSA-37:33",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.33",
        "text": "Jehovah will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged."
      },{
        "n": 34,
        "refId": "PSA-37:34",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.34",
        "text": "Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it."
      },{
        "n": 35,
        "refId": "PSA-37:35",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.35",
        "text": "I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil."
      },{
        "n": 36,
        "refId": "PSA-37:36",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.36",
        "text": "But one passed by, and, lo, he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found."
      },{
        "n": 37,
        "refId": "PSA-37:37",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.37",
        "text": "Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; For there is a [happy] end to the man of peace."
      },{
        "n": 38,
        "refId": "PSA-37:38",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.38",
        "text": "As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together; The end of the wicked shall be cut off."
      },{
        "n": 39,
        "refId": "PSA-37:39",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.39",
        "text": "But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah; He is their stronghold in the time of trouble."
      },{
        "n": 40,
        "refId": "PSA-37:40",
        "verseRef": "Ps.37.40",
        "text": "And Jehovah helpeth them, and rescueth them; He rescueth them from the wicked, and saveth them, Because they have taken refuge in him.           Psalm 38  A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance."
      }
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