Psalms 37
1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, nor be thou envious against those who work unrighteousness.
| לדוד אל-תתחר במרעים אל-תקנא בעשי עולה |
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
| כי כחציר מהרה ימלו וכירק דשא יבולון |
3 Trust in Jehovah, and do good. Dwell in the land, and feed on his faithfulness.
| בטח ביהוה ועשה-טוב שכן-ארץ ורעה אמונה |
4 Delight thyself also in Jehovah, and he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
| והתענג על-יהוה ויתן-לך משאלת לבך |
5 Commit thy way to Jehovah. Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.
| גול על-יהוה דרכך ובטח עליו והוא יעשה |
6 And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, and thy justice as the noon-day.
| והוציא כאור צדקך ומשפטך כצהרים |
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.
| דום ליהוה-- והתחולל-לו אל-תתחר במצליח דרכו באיש עשה מזמות |
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Fret not thyself, it tends only to evil-doing.
| הרף מאף ועזב חמה אל-תתחר אך-להרע |
9 For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.
| כי-מרעים יכרתון וקוי יהוה המה יירשו-ארץ |
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.
| ועוד מעט ואין רשע והתבוננת על-מקומו ואיננו |
11 But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
| וענוים יירשו-ארץ והתענגו על-רב שלום |
12 The wicked man plots against the righteous man, and gnashes upon him with his teeth.
| זמם רשע לצדיק וחרק עליו שניו |
13 The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
| אדני ישחק-לו כי-ראה כי-יבא יומו |
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.
| חרב פתחו רשעים-- ודרכו קשתם להפיל עני ואביון לטבוח ישרי-דרך |
15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
| חרבם תבוא בלבם וקשתותם תשברנה |
16 Better is a little that the righteous man has than the abundance of many wicked men.
| טוב-מעט לצדיק-- מהמון רשעים רבים |
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Jehovah upholds the righteous.
| כי זרועות רשעים תשברנה וסומך צדיקים יהוה |
18 Jehovah knows the days of the perfect, and their inheritance shall be forever.
| יודע יהוה ימי תמימם ונחלתם לעולם תהיה |
19 They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil, and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
| לא-יבשו בעת רעה ובימי רעבון ישבעו |
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.
| כי רשעים יאבדו ואיבי יהוה כיקר כרים כלו בעשן כלו |
21 The wicked man borrows, and pays not again, but the righteous man deals graciously, and gives.
| לוה רשע ולא ישלם וצדיק חונן ונותן |
22 For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land, and those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.
| כי מברכיו יירשו ארץ ומקלליו יכרתו |
23 A man's goings are established by Jehovah, and he delights in his way.
| מיהוה מצעדי-גבר כוננו ודרכו יחפץ |
24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for Jehovah upholds him with his hand.
| כי-יפל לא-יוטל כי-יהוה סומך ידו |
25 I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen a righteous man forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
| נער הייתי-- גם-זקנתי ולא-ראיתי צדיק נעזב וזרעו מבקש-לחם |
26 All the day long he deals graciously, and lends, and his seed is blessed.
| כל-היום חונן ומלוה וזרעו לברכה |
27 Depart from evil, and do good, and dwell for evermore.
| סור מרע ועשה-טוב ושכן לעולם |
28 For Jehovah loves justice, and forsakes not his sanctified. They are preserved forever, but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
| כי יהוה אהב משפט ולא-יעזב את-חסידיו לעולם נשמרו וזרע רשעים נכרת |
29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell in it forever.
| צדיקים יירשו-ארץ וישכנו לעד עליה |
30 The mouth of a righteous man talks of wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
| פי-צדיק יהגה חכמה ולשונו תדבר משפט |
31 The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.
| תורת אלהיו בלבו לא תמעד אשריו |
32 A wicked man watches a righteous man, and seeks to kill him.
| צופה רשע לצדיק ומבקש להמיתו |
33 Jehovah will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
| יהוה לא-יעזבנו בידו ולא ירשיענו בהשפטו |
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.
| קוה אל-יהוה ושמר דרכו וירוממך לרשת ארץ בהכרת רשעים תראה |
35 I have seen a wicked man in great power, and spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
| ראיתי רשע עריץ ומתערה כאזרח רענן |
36 But I passed by, and, lo, he was not. Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
| ויעבר והנה איננו ואבקשהו ולא נמצא |
37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright, for there is a happy end to the man of peace.
| שמר-תם וראה ישר כי-אחרית לאיש שלום |
38 As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The end of the wicked shall be cut off.
| ופשעים נשמדו יחדו אחרית רשעים נכרתה |
39 But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble,
| ותשועת צדיקים מיהוה מעוזם בעת צרה |
40 and Jehovah helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from sinners, and saves them, because they have taken refuge in him.
| ויעזרם יהוה ויפלטם יפלטם מרשעים ויושיעם--כי-חסו בו |
