Psalms 37

1 [A Psalm] of David. Fret not yourself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do 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 soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs.

For they shall soone bee cut downe like grasse, and shall wither as the greene herbe.

3 Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and you shall be fed with the wealth of it.

Trust thou in the Lord and do good: dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed assuredly.

4 Delight [yourself] in the Lord; and he shall grant you the requests of your heart.

And delite thy selfe in the Lord, and hee shall giue thee thine hearts desire.

5 Disclose your way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.

Commit thy way vnto the Lord, and trust in him, and he shall bring it to passe.

6 And he shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgment as the noon-day.

And he shall bring foorth thy righteousnes as the light, and thy iudgement as the noone day.

7 Submit yourself to the Lord, and supplicate him: fret not yourself because of him that prospers in his way, at the man that does unlawful deeds.

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 ease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not yourself so as to do evil.

Cease from anger, and leaue off wrath: fret not thy selfe also to doe euill.

9 For evil-doers shall be destroyed: but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land.

For euill doers shalbe cut off, and they that wait vpon the Lord, they shall inherite the land.

10 And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and you shall seek for his place, and shall 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 earth; and shall delight [themselves] in the abundance of peace.

But meeke men shall possesse the earth, and shall haue their delite in the multitude of peace.

12 The sinner will watch for the righteous, and gnash his teeth upon him.

The wicked practiseth against the iust, and gnasheth his teeth against him.

13 But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foresees that his day will come.

But the Lord shall laugh him to scorne: for he seeth, that his day is comming.

14 Sinners have drawn their swords, they have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy one, [and] to kill the upright in 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] heart, and their bows be broken.

But their sword shall enter into their owne heart, and their bowes shalbe broken.

16 A little is better to the righteous than abundant wealth of sinners.

A small thing vnto the iust man is better, then great riches to the wicked and mightie.

17 For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supports the righteous.

For the armes of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord vpholdeth the iust men.

18 The Lord knows the ways of the perfect; 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 ashamed in an evil time; and in days of famine they shall be satisfied.

They shall not be confounded in the perilous time, and in the daies of famine they shall haue ynough.

20 For the sinners shall perish; and the enemies of the Lord at the moment of their being honored and exalted have utterly vanished 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 borrows, and will not pay again: but the righteous has compassion, and gives.

The wicked boroweth and payeth not againe. but the righteous is mercifull, and giueth.

22 For they that bless him shall inherit the earth; and they that curse him shall be utterly destroyed.

For such as be blessed of God, shall inherite the lande, and they that be cursed of him, shalbe cut off.

23 The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord: and he will take pleasure in his way.

The pathes of man are directed by the Lord: for he loueth his way.

24 When he falls, he shall not be ruined: for the Lord supports his hand.

Though he fall, hee shall not be cast off: for the Lord putteth vnder his hand.

25 I was [once] young, indeed I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous 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 is merciful, and lends continually; and his seed shall be blessed.

But hee is euer mercifull and lendeth, and his seede enioyeth the blessing.

27 Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever.

Flee from euill and doe good, and dwell for euer.

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.

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 righteous shall inherit the earth, and dwell upon it for ever.

The righteous men shall inherit the lande, and dwell therein for euer.

30 The mouth of the righteous will meditate wisdom, and his tongue will speak of 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 slide.

For the Lawe of his God is in his heart, and his steppes shall not slide.

32 The sinner watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

33 But the Lord will not leave him in his hands, nor by any means condemn him when he is judged.

But the Lord wil not leaue him in his hand, nor condemne him, when he is iudged.

34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt you to inherit the land: when the wicked are destroyed, you shall see [it].

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 saw the ungodly very highly exalting himself, and lifting himself up like the cedars of Libanus.

I haue seene the wicked strong, and spreading himselfe like a greene bay tree.

36 Yet I passed by, and behold! he was not: and I sought him, but 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 Maintain innocence, and behold uprightness: for there is a remnant to the peaceful man.

Marke the vpright man, and beholde the iust: for the end of that man is peace.

38 But the transgressors shall be utterly destroyed together: the remnants of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.

But the transgressours shall be destroyed together, and the ende of the wicked shall bee cut off.

39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; and he is their defender in the time of affliction.

But the saluation of the righteous men shalbe of the Lord: he shalbe their strength in the time of trouble.

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.

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.