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A Puzzling Look At Psalm 37
by Helen Dowd
1. (4 letters) not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou (7 letters) against the workers of iniquity. Vs. 1. 2. (5 letters) in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and (6 letters) thou shalt be fed. Vs. 3. 3. (7 letters) thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the (7 letters) of thine heart. Vs. 4. 4. (6 letters) thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall (5 letters) it to pass. Vs. 5. 5. And he shall bring forth thy (13 letters) as the light, and thy (8 letters) as a light, and thy judgment as the noonday. Vs. 6. 6. (4 letters) in the Lord, and wait (9 letters) for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. Vs. 7. 7. (5 letters) from (5 letters), and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. Vs. 8. 8. For (9 letters) shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall (7 letters) the earth. Vs. 9. 9. The Lord knoweth the days of the (7 letters); and their (11 letters) shall be for ever. Vs. 18. 10. The steps of a good man are (7 letters) by the Lord: and he (10 letters) in his way. Vs.23 11. Though he fall, he shall not be (7 letters) cast down: for the Lord (9 letters) him with his hand. Vs.24. 12. I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous (8 letters), nor his seed (7 letters) bread. Vs. 25 13. For the Lord (6 letters) judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are (9 letters) forever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. Vs. 28. 14. The (5 letters) of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his (6 letters) talketh of judgment. Vs. 30. 15. The law of his God is in his (5 letters); none of his (5 letters) shall slide. Vs.31. 16. (4 letters) on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall (5 letters) thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shall see it. Vs. 34 17. Mark the (7 letters) man, and behold the (7 letters): for the end of that man is peace. Vs.37 18. But the (13 letters) shall be destroyed together: the end of the (6 letters) shall be cut off. Vs. 38 19. But the (9 letters) of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their (8 letters) in the time of trouble. Vs. 39 20. And the Lord shall help them, and (7 letters) them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and (4 letters) them, because they trust in him. Vs. 40 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ANSWERS: 1. Fret.....envious; 2. Trust...verily; 3. delight....desires; 4. Commit....bring; 5. Righteousness....judgment; 6. Rest....patiently; 7. Cease....anger; 8. Evildoers....inherit; 9. Righteous....inheritance; 10. Ordered....delighteth; 11. Utterly....upholdeth; 12. Forsaken....begging; 13. Loveth....preserved; 14. Mouth....tongue; 15. Heart....steps; 16. Wait....exalt; 17. Perfect....upright; 18. Transgressors....wicked; 19. Salvation....strength ; 20. Deliver....save. © Helen.
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