Psalms 37
1 A psalm of David. Don't be upset over wicked people, or be jealous of those who do wrong.
David’s. [An Alphabetical Psalm.] Burn not with vexation because of evil-doers, Be not envious of the workers of perversity;
2 For like grass, they will quickly dry up; like plants, they will soon wither away.
For, like grass, soon shall they wither, and, like green herbage, shall they fade.
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good. Live in the land and feed on faithfulness.
Trust in Yahweh, and do good, Dwell in the land, and feed on fidelity;
4 Find your happiness in the Lord, and he will give you what you want the most.
Yea, rest thy delight on Yahweh, that he may give thee the requests of thy heart.
5 Entrust all that you do to the Lord. Place your confidence in him and he will help you.
Roll on Yahweh thy way, Trust also in him, and, he, will effectually work:
6 He will make your vindication shine like a light, the rightness of your cause like the noonday sun.
So will he bring forth, as the light, thy righteousness, and thy vindication as the noonday.
7 Be still in God's presence; wait patiently for him. Don't be upset over people who prosper when they carry out their evil schemes.
Be resigned to Yahweh, yea wait with longing for him; Burn not with vexation at him who prospereth in his way, —at the man who doeth wickedness.
8 Give up your anger! Let go your rage! Don't get mad—it only results in evil!
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath, Burn not with vexation—[it would be] only to do evil;
9 For the wicked will be destroyed, and those who trust in the Lord will take possession of the land.
For, evil doers, shall be cut off, but, as for them who wait for Yahweh, they, shall inherit the earth.
10 In a little while the wicked will be no more—though you look for them you won't find them.
Yet a little, therefore, and the lawless one shall not be, Yea thou shalt look about, over his place—and he shall have vanished!
11 The humble will own the land; they will live there happily, in peace and prosperity.
But, the patient oppressed-ones, shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves over the abundance of prosperity.
12 The wicked plot evil against those who do good, gnashing their teeth at them.
Plotting is the lawless one, against the just, and gnashing upon him with his teeth.
13 But the Lord laughs at them, for he sees their coming day of judgment.
My Lord, shall laugh at him, for he seeth, that his day, will come.
14 The wicked draw their swords, and bend their bows to destroy the poor and needy, to kill those who live right.
A sword, have the lawless, drawn out, and have trodden their bow, —To bring down the oppressed and the needy, To slaughter the upright in life:
15 But the swords of the wicked will slice through their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
Their sword, shall enter into their own heart, and, their bow, shall be broken.
16 It's better to do right and only have a little, than to be wicked and rich.
Better the little of the righteous man, than the abundance of the lawless who are mighty;
17 For the power of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord supports those who do right.
For, the arms of the lawless, shall be broken, But Yahweh is upholding the righteous.
18 The Lord knows what is happening to the innocent and grants them an eternal inheritance.
Yahweh knoweth the days of the blameless, that, their inheritance, unto times age-abiding, shall continue.
19 They will not be humiliated in bad times; even in days of famine they will have plenty to eat.
They shall not be ashamed in the time of calamity, and, in the days of famine, shall they be filled.
20 But the wicked will die. The enemies of the Lord are like the flowers of the field—they will vanish like smoke.
For, the lawless, shall perish, and, the foes of Yahweh, be like the glory of the meadows, They have vanished! In smoke, have they vanished!
21 The wicked borrow, but don't repay; while those who do right give generously.
A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth;
22 Those who are blessed by God will own the land, but those he curses will die.
For, such as are blessed of him, shall inherit the earth, But, the cursed of him, shall be cut off.
23 The Lord shows the right path to those who follow him, and is happy with the way they live.
From Yahweh, are the steps of a man made firm, When, with his way, he is well pleased:
24 Though they may trip up, they will not fall to the ground, for the Lord holds their hand.
Though he fall, he shall not be hurled headlong, For, Yahweh, is holding his hand.
25 Once I was young, and now I've grown old, yet I've never seen those who do right abandoned, nor their children having to beg for bread.
Young, have I been, moreover am old, —Yet have I not seen, A righteous man forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread:
26 They are always kind, and generous with their loans; their children are a blessing.
All day long, is he showing favour and lending, his seed, therefore, shall have a blessing.
27 Reject evil, do what is good, and you will live forever in the land.
Turn from evil, and do good, and so settle down, unto times age-abiding.
28 For the Lord loves fairness and he will never abandon those who are trustworthy. He will protect them forever. But the children of the wicked will die.
For, Yahweh, loveth justice, and will not forsake his men of lovingkindness, Unto times age-abiding, have the perverse been destroyed, —and the seed of the lawless, been cut off.
29 Those who do right will own the land and will live there forever.
The righteous, shall inherit the earth, that they may settle down, to futurity, thereupon.
30 People who do right give good advice, explaining what is fair.
The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice:
31 God's law lives in their minds, so they will not slip from his way.
The law of his God, is in his heart, his steps shall not swerve.
32 The wicked lie in wait for those who do good, intending to kill them.
The lawless man, lieth in wait, for the just, and seeketh to put him to death:
33 But the Lord will not let them fall into the hands of the wicked, and he will not let those who do good be condemned when they are put on trial.
Yahweh, will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him, when he is judged.
34 Trust in the Lord, and stay on his path. He will lift you up and give you the land to own. You will see when the wicked are destroyed.
Wait for Yahweh, and observe thou his path, that he may exalt thee, to inherit the earth, On the cutting off of the lawless, shalt thou look.
35 I have watched the wicked acting brutally, spreading like a large tree in its native land.
I have seen a lawless man, a tyrant, and spreading himself out, like a cedar in Lebanon;
36 But when I passed that way the next time, they were gone. I searched for them but couldn't find them.
Then I passed by, and lo! he had vanished! Yea I sought him, but he could not be found.
37 Observe the innocent, look at those who do right! Those who love peace have a future!
Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is a hereafter for the man of peace;
38 But those who are rebellious will be altogether destroyed; the wicked have no future.
But, transgressors, are to be destroyed together, the hereafter of lawless men, is to be cut off.
39 The Lord saves those who live right; he is their protection in times of trouble.
But, the deliverance of the righteous, is from Yahweh, their refuge in a time of distress.
40 The Lord helps them and rescues them from the wicked. He saves them because they go to him for protection.
Thus hath Yahweh helped them, thus hath he delivered them, —He will deliver them from the lawless, and will save them, because they have sought refuge in him.
