Give Freely to Others

From Psalm 37 (from the International Children’s Bible)

17 The power of the wicked will be broken.

    But the Lord supports those who do right.

18 The Lord watches over the lives of the innocent.

    Their reward will last forever.

19 They will not be ashamed when trouble comes.

    They will be full in times of hunger.

20 But the wicked will die.

    The Lord’s enemies will be like the flowers of the fields.

    They will disappear like smoke.

21 The wicked people borrow but don’t pay back.

    But those who do right give freely to others.

22 Those people the Lord blesses will inherit the land.

    But those he curses will be sent away.

23 When a man’s steps follow the Lord,

    God is pleased with his ways.

24 If he stumbles, he will not fall,

    because the Lord holds his hand.

Three years ago, I shared the first sixteen verses from chapter 37 in the book of Psalms. I don’t know why it has taken me this long to post the rest of it. Each line says so much, and as with so many verses from the Bible, there is really nothing more I can add.

  The Lord watches over the lives of the innocent. Their reward will last forever.

  But those who do right give freely to others.

Those people the Lord blesses will inherit the land.

    

  When a man’s steps follow the Lord, God is pleased with his ways.

If he stumbles, he will not fall, because the Lord holds his hand.

Good stuff!