Psalms 37 Verses 30 thru 40 from the Message Bible

30 Righteous chews on wisdom like a dog on a bone,
rolls virtue around on his tongue.

31 His heart pumps God’s Word like blood through his veins;
his feet are as sure as a cat’s.

32 Wicked sets a watch for Righteous,
he’s out for the kill.

33 God, alert, is also on watch—
Wicked won’t hurt a hair of his head.

34 Wait passionately for God,
don’t leave the path.
He’ll give you your place in the sun
while you watch the wicked lose it.

35 I saw Wicked bloated like a toad,
croaking pretentious nonsense.

36 The next time I looked there was nothing—
a punctured bladder, vapid and limp.

37 Keep your eye on the healthy soul,
scrutinize the straight life;
There’s a future
in strenuous wholeness.

38 But the willful will soon be discarded;
insolent souls are on a dead-end street.

39 The spacious, free life is from God,
it’s also protected and safe.

40 God-strengthened, we’re delivered from evil—
when we run to him, he saves us.
A David psalm