Psalms 37
1 A psalm for David himself. Be not emulous of evildoers; nor envy them that work iniquity.
A Psalme of David. Fret not thy selfe because of the wicked men, neither be enuious for the euill doers.
2 For they shall shortly wither away as grass, and as the green herbs shall quickly fall.
For they shall soone bee cut downe like grasse, and shall wither as the greene herbe.
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good, and dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed with its riches.
Trust thou in the Lord and do good: dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed assuredly.
4 Delight in the Lord, and he will give thee the requests of thy heart.
And delite thy selfe in the Lord, and hee shall giue thee thine hearts desire.
5 Commit thy way to the Lord, and trust in him, and he will do it.
Commit thy way vnto the Lord, and trust in him, and he shall bring it to passe.
6 And he will bring forth thy justice as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
And he shall bring foorth thy righteousnes as the light, and thy iudgement as the noone day.
7 Be subject to the Lord and pray to him Envy not the man who prospereth in his way; the man who doth unjust things.
Waite patiently vpon the Lord and hope in him: fret not thy selfe for him which prospereth in his way: nor for the man that bringeth his enterprises to passe.
8 Cease from anger, and leave rage; have no emulation to do evil.
Cease from anger, and leaue off wrath: fret not thy selfe also to doe euill.
9 For the evildoers shall be cut off: but they that wait upon the Lord shall inherit the land.
For euill doers shalbe cut off, and they that wait vpon the Lord, they shall inherite the land.
10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: and thou shalt seek his place, and shalt not find it.
Therefore yet a litle while, and the wicked shall not appeare, and thou shalt looke after his place, and he shall not be found.
11 But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight in abundance of peace.
But meeke men shall possesse the earth, and shall haue their delite in the multitude of peace.
12 The sinner shall watch the just man: and shall gnash upon him with his teeth.
The wicked practiseth against the iust, and gnasheth his teeth against him.
13 But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foreseeth that his day shall come.
But the Lord shall laugh him to scorne: for he seeth, that his day is comming.
14 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.
The wicked haue drawen their sworde, and haue bent their bowe, to cast downe the poore and needie, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation.
15 Let their sword enter into their own hearts, and let their bow be broken.
But their sword shall enter into their owne heart, and their bowes shalbe broken.
16 Better is a little to the just, than the great riches of the wicked.
A small thing vnto the iust man is better, then great riches to the wicked and mightie.
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken in pieces; but the Lord strengtheneth the just.
For the armes of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord vpholdeth the iust men.
18 The Lord knoweth the days of undefiled; and their inheritance shall be for ever.
The Lord knoweth the dayes of vpright men, and their inheritance shall bee perpetuall.
19 They shall not be confounded in the evil time; and in the days of famine they shall be filled:
They shall not be confounded in the perilous time, and in the daies of famine they shall haue ynough.
20 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.
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be consumed as the fatte of lambes: euen with the smoke shall they consume away.
21 The sinner shall borrow, and not pay again; but the just sheweth mercy and shall give.
The wicked boroweth and payeth not againe. but the righteous is mercifull, and giueth.
22 For such as bless him shall inherit the land: but such as curse him shall perish.
For such as be blessed of God, shall inherite the lande, and they that be cursed of him, shalbe cut off.
23 With the Lord shall the steps of a man be directed, and he shall like well his way.
The pathes of man are directed by the Lord: for he loueth his way.
24 When he shall fall he shall not be bruised, for the Lord putteth his hand under him.
Though he fall, hee shall not be cast off: for the Lord putteth vnder his hand.
25 I have been young, and now am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.
I haue beene yong, and am olde: yet I sawe neuer the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begging bread.
26 He sheweth mercy, and lendeth all the day long; and his seed shall be in blessing.
But hee is euer mercifull and lendeth, and his seede enioyeth the blessing.
27 Decline from evil and do good, and dwell for ever and ever.
Flee from euill and doe good, and dwell for euer.
28 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.
For the Lord loueth iudgement, and forsaketh not his Saintes: they shall be preserued for euermore: but the seede of the wicked shall be cut off.
29 But the just shall inherit the land, and shall dwell therein for evermore.
The righteous men shall inherit the lande, and dwell therein for euer.
30 The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom: and his tongue shall speak judgment.
The mouth of the righteous will speake of wisedome, and his tongue will talke of iudgement.
31 The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be supplanted.
For the Lawe of his God is in his heart, and his steppes shall not slide.
32 The wicked watcheth the just man, and seeketh to put him to death,
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
33 But the Lord will not leave in his hands; nor condemn him when he shall be judged.
But the Lord wil not leaue him in his hand, nor condemne him, when he is iudged.
34 Expect the Lord and keep his way: and he will exalt thee to inherit the land: when the sinners shall perish thou shalt see.
Waite thou on the Lord, and keepe his way, and he shall exalt thee, that thou shalt inherite the lande: when the wicked men shall perish, thou shalt see.
35 I have seen the wicked highly exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Libanus.
I haue seene the wicked strong, and spreading himselfe like a greene bay tree.
36 And I passed by, and lo, he was not: and I sought him and his place was not found.
Yet he passed away, and loe, he was gone, and I sought him, but he could not be founde.
37 Keep innocence, and behold justice: for there are remnants for the peaceable man.
Marke the vpright man, and beholde the iust: for the end of that man is peace.
38 But the unjust shall be destroyed together: the remnants of the wicked shall perish.
But the transgressours shall be destroyed together, and the ende of the wicked shall bee cut off.
39 But the salvation of the just is from the Lord, and he is their protector in the time of trouble.
But the saluation of the righteous men shalbe of the Lord: he shalbe their strength in the time of trouble.
40 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.
For the Lord shall helpe them, and deliuer them: he shall deliuer them from the wicked, and shall saue them, because they trust in him.
