Psalms 37
1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, nor be thou envious against those who work unrighteousness.
[A Psalm] of David. Fret not yourself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs.
3 Trust in Jehovah, and do good. Dwell in the land, and feed on his faithfulness.
Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and you shall be fed with the wealth of it.
4 Delight thyself also in Jehovah, and he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
Delight [yourself] in the Lord; and he shall grant you the requests of your heart.
5 Commit thy way to Jehovah. Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.
Disclose your way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.
6 And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, and thy justice as the noon-day.
And he shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgement as the noon-day.
7 Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him. Fret not thyself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass.
Submit yourself to the Lord, and supplicate him: fret not yourself because of him that prospers in his way, at the man that does unlawful deeds.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Fret not thyself, it tends only to evil-doing.
ease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not yourself so as to do evil.
9 For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.
For evil-doers shall be destroyed: but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land.
10 For yet a little while, and the wicked man shall not be. Yea, thou shall diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.
And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and you shall seek for his place, and shall not find [it].
11 But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight [themselves] in the abundance of peace.
12 The wicked man plots against the righteous man, and gnashes upon him with his teeth.
The sinner will watch for the righteous, and gnash his teeth upon him.
13 The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foresees that his day will come.
14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill such as are upright in the way.
Sinners have drawn their swords, they have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy one, [and] to kill the upright in heart.
15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
Let their sword enter into their [own] heart, and their bows be broken.
16 Better is a little that the righteous man has than the abundance of many wicked men.
A little is better to the righteous than abundant wealth of sinners.
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Jehovah upholds the righteous.
For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supports the righteous.
18 Jehovah knows the days of the perfect, and their inheritance shall be forever.
The Lord knows the ways of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever.
19 They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil, and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
They shall not be ashamed in an evil time; and in days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of Jehovah is as the fat of lambs: they shall disintegrate; they shall disintegrate away into smoke.
For the sinners shall perish; and the enemies of the Lord at the moment of their being honoured and exalted have utterly vanished like smoke.
21 The wicked man borrows, and pays not again, but the righteous man deals graciously, and gives.
The sinner borrows, and will not pay again: but the righteous has compassion, and gives.
22 For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land, and those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.
For they that bless him shall inherit the earth; and they that curse him shall be utterly destroyed.
23 A man's goings are established by Jehovah, and he delights in his way.
The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord: and he will take pleasure in his way.
24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for Jehovah upholds him with his hand.
When he falls, he shall not be ruined: for the Lord supports his hand.
25 I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen a righteous man forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
I was [once] young, indeed I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.
26 All the day long he deals graciously, and lends, and his seed is blessed.
He is merciful, and lends continually; and his seed shall be blessed.
27 Depart from evil, and do good, and dwell for evermore.
Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever.
28 For Jehovah loves justice, and forsakes not his sanctified. They are preserved forever, but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
For the Lord loves judgement, and will not forsake his saints; they shall be preserved for ever: the blameless shall be avenged, but the seed of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.
29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell in it forever.
But the righteous shall inherit the earth, and dwell upon it for ever.
30 The mouth of a righteous man talks of wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
The mouth of the righteous will meditate wisdom, and his tongue will speak of judgement.
31 The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.
The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps shall not slide.
32 A wicked man watches a righteous man, and seeks to kill him.
The sinner watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.
33 Jehovah will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
But the Lord will not leave him in his hands, nor by any means condemn him when he is judged.
34 Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to inherit the land. When sinners are cut off, thou shall see it.
Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt you to inherit the land: when the wicked are destroyed, you shall see [it].
35 I have seen a wicked man in great power, and spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
I saw the ungodly very highly exalting himself, and lifting himself up like the cedars of Libanus.
36 But I passed by, and, lo, he was not. Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Yet I passed by, and behold! he was not: and I sought him, but his place was not found.
37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright, for there is a happy end to the man of peace.
Maintain innocence, and behold uprightness: for there is a remnant to the peaceful man.
38 As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The end of the wicked shall be cut off.
But the transgressors shall be utterly destroyed together: the remnants of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.
39 But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble,
But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; and he is their defender in the time of affliction.
40 and Jehovah helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from sinners, and saves them, because they have taken refuge in him.
And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: and he shall rescue them from sinners, and save them, because they have hoped in him.
