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17 For the power of the wicked will be overcome,
    but the Lord protects the righteous.
18 The Lord looks after the lives of the upright,[a]
    and their heritage will last forever.
19 They will not be confounded in times of evil,
    and in days of famine they eat their fill.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 37:18 Upright: those who are God’s faithful and obedient servants as was Abraham (see Gen 17:1).

17 for the power of the wicked will be broken,(A)
    but the Lord upholds(B) the righteous.

18 The blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care,(C)
    and their inheritance will endure forever.(D)
19 In times of disaster they will not wither;
    in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.

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