Psalms 37
1 [By David.] Do not fret because of evildoers, neither be 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 like the green herb.
| כי כחציר מהרה ימלו וכירק דשא יבולון |
3 Trust in YHWH, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
| בטח ביהוה ועשה-טוב שכן-ארץ ורעה אמונה |
4 Also delight yourself in YHWH, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
| והתענג על-יהוה ויתן-לך משאלת לבך |
5 Commit your way to YHWH. Trust also in him, and he will act.
| גול על-יהוה דרכך ובטח עליו והוא יעשה |
6 And he will make your righteousness go forth as the light, and your justice as the noonday.
| והוציא כאור צדקך ומשפטך כצהרים |
7 Rest in YHWH, and wait patiently for him. Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.
| דום ליהוה-- והתחולל-לו אל-תתחר במצליח דרכו באיש עשה מזמות |
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Do not fret, it leads only to evildoing.
| הרף מאף ועזב חמה אל-תתחר אך-להרע |
9 For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for YHWH shall inherit the land.
| כי-מרעים יכרתון וקוי יהוה המה יירשו-ארץ |
10 For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn't there.
| ועוד מעט ואין רשע והתבוננת על-מקומו ואיננו |
11 But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
| וענוים יירשו-ארץ והתענגו על-רב שלום |
12 The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.
| זמם רשע לצדיק וחרק עליו שניו |
13 YHWH 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 those who 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. Their bows shall be broken.
| חרבם תבוא בלבם וקשתותם תשברנה |
16 Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.
| טוב-מעט לצדיק-- מהמון רשעים רבים |
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but YHWH upholds the righteous.
| כי זרועות רשעים תשברנה וסומך צדיקים יהוה |
18 YHWH knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.
| יודע יהוה ימי תמימם ונחלתם לעולם תהיה |
19 They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
| לא-יבשו בעת רעה ובימי רעבון ישבעו |
20 But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of YHWH shall be like the burning of an oven. They will vanish—vanish like smoke.
| כי רשעים יאבדו ואיבי יהוה כיקר כרים כלו בעשן כלו |
21 The wicked borrow, and do not pay back, but the righteous give generously.
| לוה רשע ולא ישלם וצדיק חונן ונותן |
22 For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.
| כי מברכיו יירשו ארץ ומקלליו יכרתו |
23 The steps of a man are established by YHWH, and he delights in his way.
| מיהוה מצעדי-גבר כוננו ודרכו יחפץ |
24 Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for YHWH holds him up 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 the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.
| נער הייתי-- גם-זקנתי ולא-ראיתי צדיק נעזב וזרעו מבקש-לחם |
26 All day long he deals graciously and lends, and his offspring are a blessing.
| כל-היום חונן ומלוה וזרעו לברכה |
27 Turn away from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.
| סור מרע ועשה-טוב ושכן לעולם |
28 For YHWH loves justice, and doesn't forsake his faithful ones. They are preserved forever, but the children 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 live in it forever.
| צדיקים יירשו-ארץ וישכנו לעד עליה |
30 The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. 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 The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.
| צופה רשע לצדיק ומבקש להמיתו |
33 YHWH will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
| יהוה לא-יעזבנו בידו ולא ירשיענו בהשפטו |
34 Wait for YHWH, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
| קוה אל-יהוה ושמר דרכו וירוממך לרשת ארץ בהכרת רשעים תראה |
35 I have seen the wicked wielding great power, and towering like a cedar of Lebanon.
| ראיתי רשע עריץ ומתערה כאזרח רענן |
36 And I passed by, and look, he was not. And I looked for him, but he could not be found.
| ויעבר והנה איננו ואבקשהו ולא נמצא |
37 Observe the blameless, and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
| שמר-תם וראה ישר כי-אחרית לאיש שלום |
38 As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off.
| ופשעים נשמדו יחדו אחרית רשעים נכרתה |
39 The salvation of the righteous is from YHWH. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
| ותשועת צדיקים מיהוה מעוזם בעת צרה |
40 And YHWH helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, Because they have taken refuge in him.
| ויעזרם יהוה ויפלטם יפלטם מרשעים ויושיעם--כי-חסו בו |
