Psalms 37

1 Of David. Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.

By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,

2 For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants.

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

3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.

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

4 Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.

And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.

5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.

Roll on Jehovah thy way, And trust upon Him, and He worketh,

6 He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.

And hath brought out as light thy righteousness, And thy judgment as noon-day.

7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.

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 Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.

Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil.

9 For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.

10 Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.

And yet a little, and the wicked is not, And thou hast considered his place, and it is not.

11 But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.

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

12 The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,

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

13 but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.

The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh.

14 The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.

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 But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

Their sword doth enter into their own heart, And their bows are shivered.

16 Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.

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

17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.

18 The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.

Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is — to the age.

19 In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.

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

20 But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.

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 borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.

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

22 Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.

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

23 The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.

From Jehovah [are] the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth.

24 Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.

When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand.

25 I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.

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

26 They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.

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

27 Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.

Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age.

28 For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will 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 will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.

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

30 The mouth of the righteous man utters 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; his steps do not falter.

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

32 Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,

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

33 the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.

Jehovah doth not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged.

34 Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will 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, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,

I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,

36 yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.

And he passeth away, and lo, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!

37 Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.

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

38 But the transgressors will all be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.

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

39 The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.

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

40 The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take 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!