Psalm 37:1-11

Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
² For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,
And wither as the green herb.

³ Trust in the Lord, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
⁴ Delight yourself also in the Lord,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart.

⁵ Commit your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him,
And He shall bring it to pass.
⁶ He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light,
And your justice as the noonday.

⁷ Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
⁸ Cease from anger, and forsake wrath;
Do not fret—it only causes harm.

⁹ For evildoers shall be cut off;
But those who wait on the Lord,
They shall inherit the earth.
¹⁰ For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more;
Indeed, you will look carefully for his place,
But it shall be no more.
¹¹ But the meek shall inherit the earth,
And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Prayer for yourself and those on your prayer list

• Heavenly Father we thank you for the wise counsel in your word.
• Your word restores our peace of mind and puts us on the path of joy and happiness
• When we are tempted to fret because of prosperity of evil doers remind of us of your true word.
• By the power of your Holy Spirit help us to trust you and do good
• May we focus our mind on your word and your goodness and cease from fretting about the action of evil doers
• Grant us the peace and joy that comes with delighting ourselves in you
• Bring forth the desires deep within our hearts
• We leave it to you to cut off evil and evil doers
• Take away the anger that we hold towards others
• Direct our mind to your goodness and grace
• We feed on your faithfulness
• We commit our way to you
• Our faith and hope rests in you
• We wait patiently for you
• We long to be in your presence where there is an abundance of peace
• Hear and answer our prayer O Lord our Saviour

Amen