I saw a foolish person\par who thought he was safe.\par But suddenly, he died. {\cf2\super [12]} \par
Psalm 37:22 - Easy To Read Version If a good person blesses people,\par then they will get the land \{God promised\}.\par But if he asks for bad things to happen,\par then those people will be destroyed.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; And they that be cursed of him shall be cut off. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For such as are blessed of God shall [in the end] inherit the earth, but they that are cursed of Him shall be cut off. [Isa. 57:13c.] American Standard Version (1901) For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land; And they that are cursed of him shall be cut off. Common English Bible Those blessed by God will possess the land, but those cursed by God will be cut off. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not forsake me, O Lord my God. Do not depart from me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Forsake me not, O Lord my God: do not thou depart from me. |
I saw a foolish person\par who thought he was safe.\par But suddenly, he died. {\cf2\super [12]} \par
The Lord made heaven and earth.\par And the Lord welcomes you! {\cf2\super [580]} \par
Lord, you criticize proud people.\par Bad things will happen to them.\par They refuse to obey your commands.\par
All of the Lord’s followers are happy.\par Those people live the way God wants.\par
That person will enjoy good things,\par and his children will keep the land \{God promised to give him\}.\par
A person is very happy. {\cf2\super [195]} \par when his sins are forgiven.\par \{That person is very fortunate\}\par when his sins are erased. {\cf2\super [196]} \par
Humble people\par will get the land \{God promised\}.\par And they will enjoy peace.\par
The Lord protects pure people\par all their life.\par Their reward will continue forever.\par
The Lord loves fairness.\par He will not leave his followers\par without help.\par The Lord will always protect his followers,\par but he will destroy wicked people.\par
Why? Because evil people will be destroyed.\par But people that call to the Lord for help\par will get the land \{God promised\}.\par
The Lord is against the families of evil people. But he blesses the homes of people who live right.
When you need help,\par you cry to those false gods\par that you have gathered around you.\par Let them help you!\par But I tell you,\par the wind will blow them all away.\par A puff of wind will blow them all away.\par But the person that depends on me\par will get the land \{I promised\}.\par That person will have my holy mountain. {\cf2\super [445]} \par
“Then the king will say to those bad people on his left, ‘Go away from me. God has already decided that you will be punished. Go into the fire that burns forever. That fire was prepared for the devil and his angels.
If any person does not love the Lord, then let that person be separated from God—lost forever!
But people who depend on following the law \{to make them right\} are under a curse. Why? Because the Scriptures say, “A person must do all the things that are written in the law. {\cf2\super [28]} If he does not always obey, then that person is under a curse!” {\cf2\super [29]}
The law put a curse on us. But Christ took away that curse. He changed places with us. Christ put himself under that curse. The Scriptures say, “When a person’s body is put (hung) on a tree, {\cf2\super [32]} that person is under a curse.” {\cf2\super [33]}
You must live the way the Lord your God commanded you. Then you will continue to live, and everything will be fine with you. You will live a long life in the land that will belong to you.