Psalms 37
1 [A Psalm] of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.
| לדוד אל-תתחר במרעים אל-תקנא בעשי עולה |
2 For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs.
| כי כחציר מהרה ימלו וכירק דשא יבולון |
3 Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and thou shalt be fed with the wealth of it.
| בטח ביהוה ועשה-טוב שכן-ארץ ורעה אמונה |
4 Delight [thyself] in the Lord; and he shall grant thee the requests of thine heart.
| והתענג על-יהוה ויתן-לך משאלת לבך |
5 Disclose thy way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.
| גול על-יהוה דרכך ובטח עליו והוא יעשה |
6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noon-day.
| והוציא כאור צדקך ומשפטך כצהרים |
7 Submit thyself to the Lord, and supplicate him: fret not thyself because of him that prospers in his way, at the man that does unlawful deeds.
| דום ליהוה-- והתחולל-לו אל-תתחר במצליח דרכו באיש עשה מזמות |
8 ease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself so as to do evil.
| הרף מאף ועזב חמה אל-תתחר אך-להרע |
9 For evil-doers shall be destroyed: but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land.
| כי-מרעים יכרתון וקוי יהוה המה יירשו-ארץ |
10 And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and thou shalt seek for his place, and shalt not find [it].
| ועוד מעט ואין רשע והתבוננת על-מקומו ואיננו |
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight [themselves] in the abundance of peace.
| וענוים יירשו-ארץ והתענגו על-רב שלום |
12 The sinner will watch for the righteous, and gnash his teeth upon him.
| זמם רשע לצדיק וחרק עליו שניו |
13 But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foresees that his day will come.
| אדני ישחק-לו כי-ראה כי-יבא יומו |
14 Sinners have drawn their swords, they have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy one, [and] to slay the upright in heart.
| חרב פתחו רשעים-- ודרכו קשתם להפיל עני ואביון לטבוח ישרי-דרך |
15 Let their sword enter into their [own] heart, and their bows be broken.
| חרבם תבוא בלבם וקשתותם תשברנה |
16 A little is better to the righteous than abundant wealth of sinners.
| טוב-מעט לצדיק-- מהמון רשעים רבים |
17 For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supports the righteous.
| כי זרועות רשעים תשברנה וסומך צדיקים יהוה |
18 The Lord knows the ways of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever.
| יודע יהוה ימי תמימם ונחלתם לעולם תהיה |
19 They shall not be ashamed in an evil time; and in days of famine they shall be satisfied.
| לא-יבשו בעת רעה ובימי רעבון ישבעו |
20 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.
| כי רשעים יאבדו ואיבי יהוה כיקר כרים כלו בעשן כלו |
21 The sinner borrows, and will not pay again: but the righteous has compassion, and gives.
| לוה רשע ולא ישלם וצדיק חונן ונותן |
22 For they that bless him shall inherit the earth; and they that curse him shall be utterly destroyed.
| כי מברכיו יירשו ארץ ומקלליו יכרתו |
23 The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord: and he will take pleasure in his way.
| מיהוה מצעדי-גבר כוננו ודרכו יחפץ |
24 When he falls, he shall not be ruined: for the Lord supports his hand.
| כי-יפל לא-יוטל כי-יהוה סומך ידו |
25 I was [once] young, indeed I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.
| נער הייתי-- גם-זקנתי ולא-ראיתי צדיק נעזב וזרעו מבקש-לחם |
26 He is merciful, and lends continually; and his seed shall be blessed.
| כל-היום חונן ומלוה וזרעו לברכה |
27 Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever.
| סור מרע ועשה-טוב ושכן לעולם |
28 For the Lord loves judgment, 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.
| כי יהוה אהב משפט ולא-יעזב את-חסידיו לעולם נשמרו וזרע רשעים נכרת |
29 But the righteous shall inherit the earth, and dwell upon it for ever.
| צדיקים יירשו-ארץ וישכנו לעד עליה |
30 The mouth of the righteous will meditate wisdom, and his tongue will speak of judgment.
| פי-צדיק יהגה חכמה ולשונו תדבר משפט |
31 The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps shall not slide.
| תורת אלהיו בלבו לא תמעד אשריו |
32 The sinner watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.
| צופה רשע לצדיק ומבקש להמיתו |
33 But the Lord will not leave him in his hands, nor by any means condemn him when he is judged.
| יהוה לא-יעזבנו בידו ולא ירשיענו בהשפטו |
34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are destroyed, thou shalt see [it].
| קוה אל-יהוה ושמר דרכו וירוממך לרשת ארץ בהכרת רשעים תראה |
35 I saw the ungodly very highly exalting himself, and lifting himself up like the cedars of Libanus.
| ראיתי רשע עריץ ומתערה כאזרח רענן |
36 Yet I passed by, and lo! he was not: and I sought him, but his place was not found.
| ויעבר והנה איננו ואבקשהו ולא נמצא |
37 Maintain innocence, and behold uprightness: for there is a remnant to the peaceable man.
| שמר-תם וראה ישר כי-אחרית לאיש שלום |
38 But the transgressors shall be utterly destroyed together: the remnants of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.
| ופשעים נשמדו יחדו אחרית רשעים נכרתה |
39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; and he is their defender in the time of affliction.
| ותשועת צדיקים מיהוה מעוזם בעת צרה |
40 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.
| ויעזרם יהוה ויפלטם יפלטם מרשעים ויושיעם--כי-חסו בו |
