Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing.
Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.
Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil.
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; fret not thyself: it [would be] only to do evil.
Psalms — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
1. Fret not thyself because of the wicked. David lays down this as a general principle, that the prosperity of the wicked, in which they greatly rejoice, should on no account vex or disquiet the children of God, because it will soon fade away. On the other hand, although the…