Psalms 37

1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, nor be thou envious against those who work unrighteousness.

A psalm for David himself. Be not emulous of evildoers; nor envy them that work iniquity.

2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

For they shall shortly wither away as grass, and as the green herbs shall quickly fall.

3 Trust in Jehovah, and do good. Dwell in the land, and feed on his faithfulness.

Trust in the Lord, and do good, and dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed with its riches.

4 Delight thyself also in Jehovah, and he will give thee the desires of thy heart.

Delight in the Lord, and he will give thee the requests of thy heart.

5 Commit thy way to Jehovah. Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.

Commit thy way to the Lord, and trust in him, and he will do it.

6 And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, and thy justice as the noon-day.

And he will bring forth thy justice as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

7 Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him. Fret not thyself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass.

Be subject to the Lord and pray to him Envy not the man who prospereth in his way; the man who doth unjust things.

8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Fret not thyself, it tends only to evil-doing.

Cease from anger, and leave rage; have no emulation to do evil.

9 For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.

For the evildoers shall be cut off: but they that wait upon the Lord shall inherit the land.

10 For yet a little while, and the wicked man shall not be. Yea, thou shall diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: and thou shalt seek his place, and shalt not find it.

11 But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight in abundance of peace.

12 The wicked man plots against the righteous man, and gnashes upon him with his teeth.

The sinner shall watch the just man: and shall gnash upon him with his teeth.

13 The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.

But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foreseeth that his day shall come.

14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill such as are upright in the way.

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.

15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

Let their sword enter into their own hearts, and let their bow be broken.

16 Better is a little that the righteous man has than the abundance of many wicked men.

Better is a little to the just, than the great riches of the wicked.

17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Jehovah upholds the righteous.

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken in pieces; but the Lord strengtheneth the just.

18 Jehovah knows the days of the perfect, and their inheritance shall be forever.

The Lord knoweth the days of undefiled; and their inheritance shall be for ever.

19 They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil, and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

They shall not be confounded in the evil time; and in the days of famine they shall be filled:

20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of Jehovah is as the fat of lambs: they shall disintegrate; they shall disintegrate away into smoke.

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.

21 The wicked man borrows, and pays not again, but the righteous man deals graciously, and gives.

The sinner shall borrow, and not pay again; but the just sheweth mercy and shall give.

22 For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land, and those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.

For such as bless him shall inherit the land: but such as curse him shall perish.

23 A man's goings are established by Jehovah, and he delights in his way.

With the Lord shall the steps of a man be directed, and he shall like well his way.

24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for Jehovah upholds him with his hand.

When he shall fall he shall not be bruised, for the Lord putteth his hand under him.

25 I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen a righteous man forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

I have been young, and now am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.

26 All the day long he deals graciously, and lends, and his seed is blessed.

He sheweth mercy, and lendeth all the day long; and his seed shall be in blessing.

27 Depart from evil, and do good, and dwell for evermore.

Decline from evil and do good, and dwell for ever and ever.

28 For Jehovah loves justice, and forsakes not his sanctified. They are preserved forever, but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

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.

29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell in it forever.

But the just shall inherit the land, and shall dwell therein for evermore.

30 The mouth of a righteous man talks of wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom: and his tongue shall speak judgment.

31 The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.

The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be supplanted.

32 A wicked man watches a righteous man, and seeks to kill him.

The wicked watcheth the just man, and seeketh to put him to death,

33 Jehovah will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

But the Lord will not leave in his hands; nor condemn him when he shall be judged.

34 Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to inherit the land. When sinners are cut off, thou shall see it.

Expect the Lord and keep his way: and he will exalt thee to inherit the land: when the sinners shall perish thou shalt see.

35 I have seen a wicked man in great power, and spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

I have seen the wicked highly exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Libanus.

36 But I passed by, and, lo, he was not. Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

And I passed by, and lo, he was not: and I sought him and his place was not found.

37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright, for there is a happy end to the man of peace.

Keep innocence, and behold justice: for there are remnants for the peaceable man.

38 As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The end of the wicked shall be cut off.

But the unjust shall be destroyed together: the remnants of the wicked shall perish.

39 But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble,

But the salvation of the just is from the Lord, and he is their protector in the time of trouble.

40 and Jehovah helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from sinners, and saves them, because they have taken refuge in him.

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.