Psalm 37, Part 2

Pass a few days or years,
The sinner's boast is o'er;
His pomp no more on earth appears,
His place is found no more.
But still the meek shall live,
With every blessing bless'd;
Fulness of gospel-peace receive,
And everlasting rest.

The wicked plots the death
Of the detested just;
And gnashes on them with his teeth.
Who put in God their trust.
But God shall him deride;
He sees his evil day
Approach, to end the tyrant's pride,
And sweep from earth away.

Sinners have drawn the sword,
And ready bent their bow.

slay the servants of the Lord,
The needy to o'erthrow.
But God His power shall show.
And take His servants' part;
Their bow shall break, their sword go through
Their own malicious heart.

The little of the just
T is better to possess,
Than all the wealth of those that trust
In their own wickedness.
Their strength shall be broke down,
Their insolence and power;
But still the Lord upholds His own,
And keeps them evermore.
ID He knows their happy days;
Their lot shall still abide;
In time of dearth the righteous race
Shall all be satisfied.
Kept in the evil time,
While all the wicked fail,
Haters of God, they bear their crime,
And vanish into hell.

The wicked bon-ower owes,
But never pays again;
Mercy the righteous lender shows,
And gives his gifts to men.
Whom God hath cursed shall cease.
Uprooted by His hand;
But whom He condescends to bless.
They shall possess the land.

In paths of righteousness
He leads His servant right;
His servant's steady walk He sees
With favour and delight.
Though into trouble cast.
He shall not fall away;
The Lord supports, and holds him fast,
And shall for ever stay.

I never yet have seen
The righteous, or their seed,
Wandering among the sons of men,
And destitute of bread.
Freely he gives and lends;
And what to God is given,
In blessings on his seed descends
Who lays up wealth in heaven.