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35 I saw a wicked and ·cruel [oppressive] man
    who ·looked [flourished] like a luxurious cedar tree [C strong and healthy].
36 But he ·died [passed on] and was ·gone [no more];
    I ·looked for [sought] him, but he couldn’t be found.

37 ·Think of [Observe] the ·innocent [blameless] person,
    and watch the ·honest [upright; virtuous] one.
The man who has peace
    will have ·children to live after him [posterity].

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35 I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
    flourishing(A) like a luxuriant native tree,
36 but he soon passed away and was no more;
    though I looked for him, he could not be found.(B)

37 Consider the blameless,(C) observe the upright;(D)
    a future awaits those who seek peace.[a](E)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 37:37 Or upright; / those who seek peace will have posterity