Psalms 37
1 [A Psalm] of David. Fret not yourself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.
“A psalm of David.” Be not thou angry on account of the wicked, Nor be envious of those who do iniquity.
2 For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs.
For soon shall they be cut down like grass, And wither like the green herb.
3 Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and you shall be fed with the wealth of it.
Trust in the LORD, and do good; Abide in the land, and delight in faithfulness.
4 Delight [yourself] in the Lord; and he shall grant you the requests of your heart.
Place thy delight in the LORD. And he will give thee thy heart's desires.
5 Disclose your way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.
Commit thy way to the LORD; Trust in him, and he will give thee success!
6 And he shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgment as the noon-day.
He will cause thy justice to shine forth like the light, And thy righteousness like the noonday's brightness.
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.
Hope thou patiently on the LORD, And in him place thy trust! Be not angry on account of the prosperous, —On account of him that deviseth deceit!
8 ease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not yourself so as to do evil.
Cease from anger; give not way to wrath; Be not provoked, so as to do evil!
9 For evil-doers shall be destroyed: but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land.
For evil-doers shall be rooted out; But they who trust in the LORD, they shall inherit 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].
Yet a little while, and the wicked shall be no more; Thou mayst look for his place, and he will not be found.
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight [themselves] in the abundance of peace.
But the meek shall inherit the land, And delight themselves in the fulness of prosperity.
12 The sinner will watch for the righteous, and gnash his teeth upon him.
The wicked man plotteth against the just, And gnasheth at him with his teeth.
13 But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foresees that his day will come.
The Lord laugheth at him; For he seeth that his day is coming.
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 draw the sword, And bend their bow, To cast down the afflicted and the needy, And to slay the upright.
15 Let their sword enter into their [own] heart, and their bows be broken.
Their swords shall enter their own hearts, And their bows shall be broken in pieces.
16 A little is better to the righteous than abundant wealth of sinners.
Better is the little of the righteous man Than the great abundance of the wicked;
17 For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supports the righteous.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, But the LORD will uphold the righteous.
18 The Lord knows the ways of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever.
The LORD careth for the life of the upright, And their inheritance shall endure for ever.
19 They shall not be ashamed in an evil time; and in days of famine they shall be satisfied.
They shall not be ashamed in the evil time, And in the days of famine they shall have enough.
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; Yea, the enemies of the LORD shall be consumed, like the glory of the fields; They shall be consumed into smoke.
21 The sinner borrows, and will not pay again: but the righteous has compassion, and gives.
The wicked borroweth, and repayeth not; But the righteous is merciful and bountiful.
22 For they that bless him shall inherit the earth; and they that curse him shall be utterly destroyed.
For they who are blessed by God shall inherit the land, And they who are cursed by him shall be rooted out.
23 The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord: and he will take pleasure in his way.
The steps of the good man are directed by the LORD; He delighteth himself in his way.
24 When he falls, he shall not be ruined: for the Lord supports his hand.
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, For the LORD holdeth him by the 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 have been young, and now am old; Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his offspring begging bread.
26 He is merciful, and lends continually; and his seed shall be blessed.
He is ever merciful and lendeth, And his offspring shall be blessed.
27 Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever.
Depart from evil, and do good; So thou shalt dwell in the land for ever.
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 loveth righteousness, And forsaketh not his servants; They are preserved for ever; But the posterity of the wicked shall be rooted out.
29 But the righteous shall inherit the earth, and dwell upon it for ever.
The righteous shall inherit the land, And shall dwell therein for ever.
30 The mouth of the righteous will meditate wisdom, and his tongue will speak of judgment.
The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh what is right.
31 The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps shall not slide.
The law of his God is in his heart; His footsteps shall not slip.
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.
The Lord will not leave him in his hand, Nor suffer him to be condemned, when he is judged.
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].
Trust in the LORD, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to the possession of the land, Whilst thou shalt see the destruction of the wicked!
35 I saw the ungodly very highly exalting himself, and lifting himself up like the cedars of Libanus.
I have seen a wicked man in great power, And spreading himself like a green cedar;
36 Yet I passed by, and behold! he was not: and I sought him, but his place was not found.
But he passed away, and, lo! he was no more; Yea, I sought him, but he was not found.
37 Maintain innocence, and behold uprightness: for there is a remnant to the peaceful man.
Mark the righteous man, and behold the upright, That posterity is to the man of peace!
38 But the transgressors shall be utterly destroyed together: the remnants of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.
But transgressors will all be destroyed; The posterity of the wicked shall be rooted out.
39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; and he is their defender in the time of affliction.
The salvation of the just is from the LORD. He is 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.
The LORD will help and deliver them; He will deliver them from their enemies, and save them, Because they trust in him.
