Psalms 37
1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, nor be thou envious against those who work unrighteousness.
David’s. [An Alphabetical Psalm.] Burn not with vexation because of evil-doers, Be not envious of the workers of perversity;
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
For, like grass, soon shall they wither, and, like green herbage, shall they fade.
3 Trust in Jehovah, and do good. Dwell in the land, and feed on his faithfulness.
Trust in Yahweh, and do good, Dwell in the land, and feed on fidelity;
4 Delight thyself also in Jehovah, and he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
Yea, rest thy delight on Yahweh, that he may give thee the requests of thy heart.
5 Commit thy way to Jehovah. Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.
Roll on Yahweh thy way, Trust also in him, and, he, will effectually work:
6 And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, and thy justice as the noon-day.
So will he bring forth, as the light, thy righteousness, and thy vindication 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 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.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Fret not thyself, it tends only to evil-doing.
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath, Burn not with vexation—[it would be] only to do evil;
9 For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.
For, evil doers, shall be cut off, but, as for them who wait for Yahweh, they, shall inherit the earth.
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.
Yet a little, therefore, and the lawless one shall not be, Yea thou shalt look about, over his place—and he shall have vanished!
11 But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
But, the patient oppressed-ones, shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves over the abundance of prosperity.
12 The wicked man plots against the righteous man, and gnashes upon him with his teeth.
Plotting is the lawless one, against the just, and gnashing upon him with his teeth.
13 The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
My Lord, shall laugh at him, for he seeth, that his day, will 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.
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:
15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
Their sword, shall enter into their own heart, and, their bow, shall be broken.
16 Better is a little that the righteous man has than the abundance of many wicked men.
Better the little of the righteous man, than the abundance of the lawless who are mighty;
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Jehovah upholds the righteous.
For, the arms of the lawless, shall be broken, But Yahweh is upholding the righteous.
18 Jehovah knows the days of the perfect, and their inheritance shall be forever.
Yahweh knoweth the days of the blameless, that, their inheritance, unto times age-abiding, shall continue.
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 ashamed in the time of calamity, and, in the days of famine, shall they 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.
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!
21 The wicked man borrows, and pays not again, but the righteous man deals graciously, and gives.
A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth;
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 are blessed of him, shall inherit the earth, But, the cursed of him, shall be cut off.
23 A man's goings are established by Jehovah, and he delights in his way.
From Yahweh, are the steps of a man made firm, When, with his way, he is well pleased:
24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for Jehovah upholds him with his hand.
Though he fall, he shall not be hurled headlong, For, Yahweh, is holding 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.
Young, have I been, moreover am old, —Yet have I not seen, A righteous man forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread:
26 All the day long he deals graciously, and lends, and his seed is blessed.
All day long, is he showing favour and lending, his seed, therefore, shall have a blessing.
27 Depart from evil, and do good, and dwell for evermore.
Turn from evil, and do good, and so settle down, unto times age-abiding.
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, 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.
29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell in it forever.
The righteous, shall inherit the earth, that they may settle down, to futurity, thereupon.
30 The mouth of a righteous man talks of wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice:
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, his steps shall not swerve.
32 A wicked man watches a righteous man, and seeks to kill him.
The lawless man, lieth in wait, for the just, and seeketh to put him to death:
33 Jehovah will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
Yahweh, will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him, when he is 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.
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.
35 I have seen a wicked man in great power, and spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
I have seen a lawless man, a tyrant, and spreading himself out, like a cedar in Lebanon;
36 But I passed by, and, lo, he was not. Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Then I passed by, and lo! he had vanished! Yea I sought him, but he could not be found.
37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright, for there is a happy end to the man of peace.
Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is a hereafter for the man of peace;
38 As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The end of the wicked shall be cut off.
But, transgressors, are to be destroyed together, the hereafter of lawless men, is to be cut off.
39 But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble,
But, the deliverance of the righteous, is from Yahweh, their refuge in a time of distress.
40 and Jehovah helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from sinners, and saves them, because they have taken refuge in him.
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.
