Psalms 37

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

BY DAVID. [ALEPH-BET] Do not fret because of evildoers, Do not be envious against doers of iniquity,

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

For they are cut off speedily as grass, And fade as the greenness of the tender grass.

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

Trust in YHWH, and do good, Dwell [in] the land, and enjoy faithfulness,

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

And delight yourself on YHWH, And He gives to you the petitions of your heart.

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

Roll your way on YHWH, And trust on Him, and He works,

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

And has brought out your righteousness as light, And your judgment as noon-day.

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 silent for YHWH, and stay yourself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making his way prosperous, Because of a man doing wicked schemes.

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

Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Do not fret yourself to only do evil.

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

For evildoers are cut off, As for those waiting on YHWH, they possess 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.

And yet a little [while], and the wicked is not, And you have considered his place, and it is not.

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

And the humble possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.

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

The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing his teeth against him.

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

The Lord laughs at him, For He has seen that his day comes.

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 opened a sword, And they have bent their bow, To cause the poor and needy to fall, To slaughter the upright of the way.

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

Their sword enters into their own heart, And their bows are shattered.

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

Better [is] the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.

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

For the arms of the wicked are shattered, And YHWH is sustaining the righteous.

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

YHWH knows the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is for all time.

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

They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And they are satisfied in days of famine.

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.

But the wicked perish, and the enemies of YHWH, Have been consumed as the preciousness of lambs, They have been consumed in smoke.

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

The wicked is borrowing and does not repay, And the righteous is gracious and giving.

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

For His blessed ones possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.

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

The steps of a man [are] from YHWH, They have been prepared, And He desires his way.

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

When he falls, he is not cast down, For YHWH is sustaining his hand.

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, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.

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

All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed [is] for a blessing.

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

Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell for all time.

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 YHWH is loving judgment, And He does not forsake His saintly ones, They have been kept for all time, And the seed of the wicked is cut off.

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

The righteous possess the land, And they dwell on it forever.

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

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And his tongue speaks judgment.

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

The law of his God [is] his heart, His steps do not slide.

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

The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.

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

YHWH does not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being 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.

Look to YHWH, and keep His way, And He exalts you to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off—you 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 terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,

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

And he passes away, and behold, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!

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

Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each [is] peace.

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

And transgressors were destroyed together, The latter end of the wicked was cut off.

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

And the salvation of the righteous [is] from YHWH, Their strong place in a time of adversity.

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

And YHWH helps them and delivers them, He delivers them from the wicked, And saves them, Because they trusted in Him!