Psalms 37
1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, nor be thou envious against those who work unrighteousness.
By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
For as grass speedily they are cut off, And as the greenness of the tender grass do fade.
3 Trust in Jehovah, and do good. Dwell in the land, and feed on his faithfulness.
Trust in Jehovah, 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 thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.
5 Commit thy way to Jehovah. Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.
Roll on Jehovah thy way, And trust upon Him, and He worketh,
6 And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, and thy justice as the noon-day.
And hath brought out as light thy righteousness, And thy 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 Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Fret not thyself, it tends only to evil-doing.
Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself 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 are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, 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, and the wicked is not, And thou hast 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 do 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 against him his teeth.
13 The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh.
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 wicked opened, And they have trodden their bow, To cause to fall the poor and needy, To slaughter the upright of the way.
15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
Their sword doth enter into their own heart, And their bows are shivered.
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 shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.
18 Jehovah knows the days of the perfect, and their inheritance shall be forever.
Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is — to the age.
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 in days of famine they are satisfied.
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 Jehovah, As the preciousness of lambs, Have been consumed, In smoke they have been consumed.
21 The wicked man borrows, and pays not again, but the righteous man deals graciously, and gives.
The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, 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 do 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.
From Jehovah [are] the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth.
24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for Jehovah upholds him with his hand.
When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah 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.
Young I have been, 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 to the age.
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 Jehovah is loving judgment, And He doth not forsake His saintly ones, To the age they have been kept, 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 for ever on it.
30 The mouth of a righteous man talks of wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh 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.
Jehovah doth 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 unto Jehovah, and keep His way, And He doth exalt thee to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off — thou seest!
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 passeth away, and lo, 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 Jehovah, 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 Jehovah doth help them and deliver them, He delivereth them from the wicked, And saveth them, Because they trusted in Him!
