Psalms 37
1 Of David. Be not kindled to wrath at the wicked, nor envious of those who work wrong;
A psalm for David himself. Be not emulous of evildoers; nor envy them that work iniquity.
2 for, like grass, they will speedily wither, and fade like the green of young grass.
For they shall shortly wither away as grass, and as the green herbs shall quickly fall.
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; remain in the land, and deal faithfully:
Trust in the Lord, and do good, and dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed with its riches.
4 then the Lord will be your delight, he will grant you your heart’s petitions.
Delight in the Lord, and he will give thee the requests of thy heart.
5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act,
Commit thy way to the Lord, and trust in him, and he will do it.
6 making clear as the light your right, and your just cause clear as the noon-day.
And he will bring forth thy justice as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
7 In silence and patience wait on the Lord. Be not kindled to anger at those who prosper. At those who execute evil devices.
Be subject to the Lord and pray to him Envy not the man who prospereth in his way; the man who doth unjust things.
8 Desist from anger, abandon wrath: be not kindled to anger it leads but to evil:
Cease from anger, and leave rage; have no emulation to do evil.
9 for evildoers will be cut off, but the land will be theirs, who wait on the Lord.
For the evildoers shall be cut off: but they that wait upon the Lord shall inherit the land.
10 Yet but a little, and the wicked vanish: look at their place: they are there no more.
For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: and thou shalt seek his place, and shalt not find it.
11 But the humble will have the land, and the rapture of peace in abundance.
But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight in abundance of peace.
12 The wicked plots against the righteous, snarls like a wild animal;
The sinner shall watch the just man: and shall gnash upon him with his teeth.
13 the Lord laughs, for he sees that his day is coming.
But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foreseeth that his day shall come.
14 The wicked have drawn the sword, and bent the bow, to fell the poor, to slay those who walk uprightly;
The wicked have drawn out the sword: they have bent their bow. To cast down the poor and needy, to kill the upright of heart.
15 but their sword will pierce their own heart, and their bows will be broken in pieces.
Let their sword enter into their own hearts, and let their bow be broken.
16 Better is the righteous person’s little than the wealth of many wicked.
Better is a little to the just, than the great riches of the wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken in pieces; but the Lord strengtheneth the just.
18 The Lord watches over the days of the blameless, their heritage will continue forever.
The Lord knoweth the days of undefiled; and their inheritance shall be for ever.
19 They will not be shamed in the evil time, in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
They shall not be confounded in the evil time; and in the days of famine they shall be filled:
20 Because the wicked will perish: but the foes of the Lord, like a brand in the oven, will vanish, like smoke they will vanish.
Because the wicked shall perish. And the enemies of the Lord, presently after they shall be honoured and exalted, shall come to nothing and vanish like smoke.
21 The wicked must borrow and cannot pay back, but the righteous is lavish and gives.
The sinner shall borrow, and not pay again; but the just sheweth mercy and shall give.
22 For those blest by the Lord inherit the land, while those whom he curses will be cut off.
For such as bless him shall inherit the land: but such as curse him shall perish.
23 The Lord supports the steps of those with whom he is pleased.
With the Lord shall the steps of a man be directed, and he shall like well his way.
24 Though they fall, they will not be cast headlong, for the Lord holds their hands.
When he shall fall he shall not be bruised, for the Lord putteth his hand under him.
25 Never, from youth to age, have I seen the righteous forsaken, or their children begging bread.
I have been young, and now am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.
26 They are ever lavishly lending, and their children are fountains of blessing.
He sheweth mercy, and lendeth all the day long; and his seed shall be in blessing.
27 Turn away from evil and do good and you will live in the land forever.
Decline from evil and do good, and dwell for ever and ever.
28 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.
For the Lord loveth judgment, and will not forsake his saints: they shall be preserved for ever. The unjust shall be punished, and the seed of the wicked shall perish.
29 But the land will belong to the righteous, they will live upon it forever,
But the just shall inherit the land, and shall dwell therein for evermore.
30 The mouth of the righteous murmurs wisdom, and words of justice are on their tongues.
The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom: and his tongue shall speak judgment.
31 The law of their God is in their heart, their steps are never unsteady.
The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be supplanted.
32 The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to put them to death.
The wicked watcheth the just man, and seeketh to put him to death,
33 But the Lord leaves them not in their hand: at their trial they will not be held guilty.
But the Lord will not leave in his hands; nor condemn him when he shall be judged.
34 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.
Expect the Lord and keep his way: and he will exalt thee to inherit the land: when the sinners shall perish thou shalt see.
35 I have seen the wicked exultant, lifting themselves like a cedar of Lebanon.
I have seen the wicked highly exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Libanus.
36 But the moment I passed, they vanished! I sought for them, but they could not be found.
And I passed by, and lo, he was not: and I sought him and his place was not found.
37 Preserve your honour and practise uprightness, for such a person fares well in the end.
Keep innocence, and behold justice: for there are remnants for the peaceable man.
38 But transgressors will perish together. Cut off are the wicked forever.
But the unjust shall be destroyed together: the remnants of the wicked shall perish.
39 The righteous are saved by the Lord, who in time of distress is their refuge:
But the salvation of the just is from the Lord, and he is their protector in the time of trouble.
40 the Lord helps and rescue them, from the wicked he rescues and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
And the Lord will help them and deliver them: and he will rescue them from the wicked, and save them, because they have hoped in him.
