Psalms 37
1 Of David. Do not be angry because of the wrongdoers, or have envy of the workers of evil.
Of David. Be not kindled to wrath at the wicked, nor envious of those who work wrong;
2 For they will quickly be cut down like grass, and become dry like the green plants.
for, like grass, they will speedily wither, and fade like the green of young grass.
3 Have faith in the Lord, and do good; be at rest in the land, and go after righteousness.
Trust in the Lord, and do good; remain in the land, and deal faithfully:
4 So will your delight be in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.
then the Lord will be your delight, he will grant you your heart’s petitions.
5 Put your life in the hands of the Lord; have faith in him and he will do it.
Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act,
6 And he will make your righteousness be seen like the light, and your cause like the shining of the sun.
making clear as the light your right, and your just cause clear as the noon-day.
7 Take your rest in the Lord, waiting quietly for him; do not be angry because of the man who does well in his evil ways, and gives effect to his bad designs.
In silence and patience wait on the Lord. Be not kindled to anger at those who prosper. At those who execute evil devices.
8 Put an end to your wrath and be no longer bitter; do not give way to angry feeling which is a cause of sin.
Desist from anger, abandon wrath: be not kindled to anger it leads but to evil:
9 For the evil-doers will be cut off: but those who have faith in the Lord will have the earth for their heritage.
for evildoers will be cut off, but the land will be theirs, who wait on the Lord.
10 For in a short time the evil-doer will be gone: you will go searching for his place, and it will not be there.
Yet but a little, and the wicked vanish: look at their place: they are there no more.
11 But the gentle will have the earth for their heritage; they will take their delight in peace without measure.
But the humble will have the land, and the rapture of peace in abundance.
12 The sinner has evil designs against the upright, lifting up the voice of wrath against him.
The wicked plots against the righteous, snarls like a wild animal;
13 He will be laughed at by the Lord, who sees that his day is coming.
the Lord laughs, for he sees that his day is coming.
14 The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.
The wicked have drawn the sword, and bent the bow, to fell the poor, to slay those who walk uprightly;
15 But their swords will be turned into their hearts, and their bows will be broken.
but their sword will pierce their own heart, and their bows will be broken in pieces.
16 The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.
Better is the righteous person’s little than the wealth of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the evil-doers will be broken: but the Lord is the support of the good.
For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous.
18 The days of the upright are numbered by the Lord, and their heritage will be for ever.
The Lord watches over the days of the blameless, their heritage will continue forever.
19 They will not be shamed in the evil time, and in the days when all are in need of food they will have enough.
They will not be shamed in the evil time, in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
20 But the wrongdoers will come to destruction, and the haters of the Lord will be like the fat of lambs, they will be burned up; they will go up in smoke, and never again be seen.
Because the wicked will perish: but the foes of the Lord, like a brand in the oven, will vanish, like smoke they will vanish.
21 The sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others.
The wicked must borrow and cannot pay back, but the righteous is lavish and gives.
22 Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.
For those blest by the Lord inherit the land, while those whom he curses will be cut off.
23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he takes delight in his way.
The Lord supports the steps of those with whom he is pleased.
24 Even if he has a fall he will not be without help: for the hand of the Lord is supporting him.
Though they fall, they will not be cast headlong, for the Lord holds their hands.
25 I have been young, and now am old, but I have not seen the good man without help, or his children looking for bread.
Never, from youth to age, have I seen the righteous forsaken, or their children begging bread.
26 All the day he is ready to have mercy and to give; his children are a blessing.
They are ever lavishly lending, and their children are fountains of blessing.
27 Be turned from evil, and do good; and your place will be for ever.
Turn away from evil and do good and you will live in the land forever.
28 For the Lord is a lover of righteousness, and takes care of his saints; they will be kept safe for ever; but the seed of the evil-doers will be cut off.
For the Lord loves justice, he does not forsake his friends. The unrighteous will be destroyed forever, and the seed of the wicked will be cut off.
29 The upright will have the earth for their heritage, and will go on living there for ever.
But the land will belong to the righteous, they will live upon it forever,
30 The mouth of the good man says words of wisdom; the talk of his tongue is of righteousness.
The mouth of the righteous murmurs wisdom, and words of justice are on their tongues.
31 The law of his God is in his heart; he will never make a false step.
The law of their God is in their heart, their steps are never unsteady.
32 The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.
The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to put them to death.
33 The Lord will not give him into their hands, or be against him when he is judged.
But the Lord leaves them not in their hand: at their trial they will not be held guilty.
34 Be waiting for the Lord, and keep his way; and you will be lifted up, and have the land for your heritage: when the evil-doers are cut off, you will see it.
Wait on the Lord, and observe his way: he will lift you to honour the land will be yours, you will feast your eyes on the doom of the wicked.
35 I have seen the evil-doer in great power, covering the earth like a great tree.
I have seen the wicked exultant, lifting themselves like a cedar of Lebanon.
36 But he came to an end, and there was no sign of him; I made a search for him and he was not there.
But the moment I passed, they vanished! I sought for them, but they could not be found.
37 Give attention to the good man, and take note of the upright; because the end of that man is peace.
Preserve your honour and practise uprightness, for such a person fares well in the end.
38 But as for the sinners, they will be cut off together; the end of the wrongdoers is destruction.
But transgressors will perish together. Cut off are the wicked forever.
39 But the Lord is the saviour of the upright: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
The righteous are saved by the Lord, who in time of distress is their refuge:
40 And the Lord will be their help, and keep them safe: he will take them out of the hands of the evil-doers, and be their saviour, because they had faith in him.
the Lord helps and rescue them, from the wicked he rescues and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
