psalm thirty seven this is the miles coverdale version for the book of common prayer fret not thyself because of the ungodly neither be thou envious against the evil-doers

for they shall soon be cut down like the grass and be withered even as the green herb.

Put thou thy trust in the Lord and be doing good. Dwell in the land and verily thou shalt be fed.

Delight thou in the Lord and he shall give thee thy heart's desire.

Commit thy way unto the Lord and put thy trust in him and he shall bring it to pass. He shall make thy righteousness as clear as the light

and thy just dealing as the noon day. Hold thee still in the Lord and and abide patiently upon him. But grieve not thyself at him

whose way doth prosper, against the man that doeth after evil counsels. Leave off from wrath,

and let go displeasure. Threat not thys self, else shalt thou be moved to do evil. Wicked doers shall be rooted out,

and they that patiently abide the Lord, those shall inherit the land. Yet a little while,

and the ungodly shall be clean gone. Thou shalt look after his place and he shall be away,

but the meek-spirited shall possess the earth, and be refreshed in the multitude of peace.

The ungodly seeketh counsel against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

The lord shall laugh him to scorn,

for he hath seen that his day is coming. The ungodly have drawn out the sword, and bent their bow,

to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of a right conversation. Their sword shall go through their own heart, and their bow shall be broken.

A small thing that the righteous hath

is better than great riches of the ungodly,

for the arms of the ungodly shall be broken,

and the Lord upholdeth the righteous. The Lord knoweth the days of the

godly, and their inheritance shall endure for ever. They shall not be confounded in the perilous time,

and in the days of dearth they shall have enough. As for the ungodly, they shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall

consume as the fat of lambs, yea, even as the smoke shall they consume away. The ungodly borroweth

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