The Security and Provision of the Righteous

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The wicked borrows and doesn't repay, but the righteous is generous and gives.

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For those blessed by [ADONAI] will inherit the land, but those cursed by him will be cut off.

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ADONAI directs a person's steps, and he delights in his way.

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He may stumble, but he won't fall headlong, for ADONAI holds him by the hand.

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I have been young; now I am old; yet not once have I seen the righteous abandoned or his descendants begging for bread.

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All day long he is generous and lends, and his descendants are blessed.

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If you turn from evil and do good, you will live safely forever.

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For ADONAI loves justice and will not abandon his faithful; they are preserved forever. But the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.

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The righteous will inherit the land and live in it forever.

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The mouth of the righteous articulates wisdom, his tongue speaks justice.

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The Torah of his God is in his heart; his footsteps do not falter.

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The wicked keeps his eye on the righteous, seeking a chance to kill him.

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But ADONAI will not leave him in his power or let him be condemned when judged.