Psalms 37
1 David’s. [An Alphabetical Psalm.] Burn not with vexation because of evil-doers, Be not envious of the workers of perversity;
A Psalm of David himself. Do not choose to imitate the malicious; neither should you envy those who work iniquity.
2 For, like grass, soon shall they wither, and, like green herbage, shall they fade.
For they will quickly wither away like dry grass, and in like manner to kitchen herbs, they will soon droop.
3 Trust in Yahweh, and do good, Dwell in the land, and feed on fidelity;
Hope in the Lord and do good, and dwell in the land, and so you shall be pastured with its riches.
4 Yea, rest thy delight on Yahweh, that he may give thee the requests of thy heart.
Delight in the Lord, and he will grant to you the petitions of your heart.
5 Roll on Yahweh thy way, Trust also in him, and, he, will effectually work:
Reveal your way to the Lord, and hope in him, and he will accomplish it.
6 So will he bring forth, as the light, thy righteousness, and thy vindication as the noonday.
And he will bring forth your justice like the light, and your judgment like the midday.
7 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.
Be subject to the Lord and pray to him. Do not choose to compete with him who prospers in his way, with the man who does injustice.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath, Burn not with vexation—[it would be] only to do evil;
Cease from wrath and leave behind rage. Do not choose to imitate the malicious.
9 For, evil doers, shall be cut off, but, as for them who wait for Yahweh, they, shall inherit the earth.
For those who are malicious will be exterminated. But those who remain with the Lord, these will inherit the land.
10 Yet a little, therefore, and the lawless one shall not be, Yea thou shalt look about, over his place—and he shall have vanished!
Yet still a little while, and the sinner will not be. And you will search his place and find nothing.
11 But, the patient oppressed-ones, shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves over the abundance of prosperity.
But the meek shall inherit the earth, and they will delight in the multitude of peace.
12 Plotting is the lawless one, against the just, and gnashing upon him with his teeth.
The sinner will observe the just, and he will gnash his teeth over him.
13 My Lord, shall laugh at him, for he seeth, that his day, will come.
But the Lord will laugh at him: for he knows in advance that his day will come.
14 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:
The sinners have drawn the sword, they have bent their bow, so as to cast down the poor and the needy, so as to massacre the upright of heart.
15 Their sword, shall enter into their own heart, and, their bow, shall be broken.
Let their sword enter into their own hearts, and let their bow be broken.
16 Better the little of the righteous man, than the abundance of the lawless who are mighty;
A little is better to the just than the many riches of sinners.
17 For, the arms of the lawless, shall be broken, But Yahweh is upholding the righteous.
For the arms of sinners will be crushed, but the Lord confirms the just.
18 Yahweh knoweth the days of the blameless, that, their inheritance, unto times age-abiding, shall continue.
The Lord knows the days of the immaculate, and their inheritance will be in eternity.
19 They shall not be ashamed in the time of calamity, and, in the days of famine, shall they be filled.
They will not be confounded in an evil time; and in days of famine, they will be satisfied:
20 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!
for sinners will perish. Truly, the adversaries of the Lord, soon after they have been honored and exalted, will fade away, in the same way that smoke fades away.
21 A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth;
The sinner will lend and not release, but the just one shows compassion and donates.
22 For, such as are blessed of him, shall inherit the earth, But, the cursed of him, shall be cut off.
For those who bless him will inherit the earth, but those who curse him will perish.
23 From Yahweh, are the steps of a man made firm, When, with his way, he is well pleased:
The steps of a man will be directed by the Lord, and he will choose his way.
24 Though he fall, he shall not be hurled headlong, For, Yahweh, is holding his hand.
When he falls, he will not be harmed, because the Lord places his hand under him.
25 Young, have I been, moreover am old, —Yet have I not seen, A righteous man forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread:
I have been young, and now I am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his offspring seeking bread.
26 All day long, is he showing favour and lending, his seed, therefore, shall have a blessing.
He shows compassion and lends, all day long, and his offspring will be in blessing.
27 Turn from evil, and do good, and so settle down, unto times age-abiding.
Turn away from evil and do good, and dwell forever and ever.
28 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.
For the Lord loves judgment, and he will not abandon his saints. They will be kept safe in eternity. The unjust will be punished, and the offspring of the impious will perish.
29 The righteous, shall inherit the earth, that they may settle down, to futurity, thereupon.
But the just will inherit the earth, and they will dwell upon it forever and ever.
30 The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice:
The mouth of the just one will express wisdom, and his tongue will speak judgment.
31 The law of his God, is in his heart, his steps shall not swerve.
The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be supplanted.
32 The lawless man, lieth in wait, for the just, and seeketh to put him to death:
The sinner considers the just one and seeks to put him to death.
33 Yahweh, will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him, when he is judged.
But the Lord will not abandon him into his hands, nor condemn him, when he will be judged.
34 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.
Wait for the Lord, and keep to his way. And he will exalt you, so as to inherit the land that you may seize. When the sinners will have passed away, then you shall see.
35 I have seen a lawless man, a tyrant, and spreading himself out, like a cedar in Lebanon;
I have seen the impious over-exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Lebanon.
36 Then I passed by, and lo! he had vanished! Yea I sought him, but he could not be found.
And I passed by, and behold, he was not. And I sought him, and his place was not found.
37 Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is a hereafter for the man of peace;
Keep to innocence, and gaze upon fairness: because there are allotments for the peaceful man.
38 But, transgressors, are to be destroyed together, the hereafter of lawless men, is to be cut off.
But the unjust will be destroyed together: the allotments of the impious will pass away.
39 But, the deliverance of the righteous, is from Yahweh, their refuge in a time of distress.
But the salvation of the just is from the Lord, and he is their protector in time of tribulation.
40 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.
And the Lord will help them and free them. And he will rescue them from sinners and save them, because they have hoped in him.
