I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,
I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading like a green tree in its native soil:
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…