"Consider the blameless, observe the upright; there is a future for the man of peace. But all sinners will be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off. The salvation of the righteous comes from The Lord; He is their stronghold in time of trouble. The Lord helps them and delivers them; He delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in Him." Psalms 37:37-40 (NIV)
This psalm of David was written to encourage the righteous not to fret over, worry about, envy, or imitate the apparently prosperous evil doer for the end of their days is coming. The Lord will help, save, protect, and deliver the righteous in time of trouble while the wicked will be destroyed.
The faithful believer will be rewarded and the sinful worldly non-believer will be punished and utterly destroyed. The wicked may prosper for a while, but in the end they will be cut off. The message to the righteous is to wait on The Lord and keep following His way. By doing so, God will grant us peace even in the middle of a storm. God is our strength in times of trouble because we trust in Him. Our future is much brighter if we follow Him, not them.
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