Psalms 37
1 Of David. Do not be angry because of the wrongdoers, or have envy of the workers of evil.
By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,
2 For they will quickly be cut down like grass, and become dry like the green plants.
For as grass speedily they are cut off, And as the greenness of the tender grass do fade.
3 Have faith in the Lord, and do good; be at rest in the land, and go after righteousness.
Trust in Jehovah, and do good, Dwell [in] the land, and enjoy faithfulness,
4 So will your delight be in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.
And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.
5 Put your life in the hands of the Lord; have faith in him and he will do it.
Roll on Jehovah thy way, And trust upon Him, and He worketh,
6 And he will make your righteousness be seen like the light, and your cause like the shining of the sun.
And hath brought out as light thy righteousness, And thy judgment as noon-day.
7 Take your rest in the Lord, waiting quietly for him; do not be angry because of the man who does well in his evil ways, and gives effect to his bad designs.
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 Put an end to your wrath and be no longer bitter; do not give way to angry feeling which is a cause of sin.
Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil.
9 For the evil-doers will be cut off: but those who have faith in the Lord will have the earth for their heritage.
For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.
10 For in a short time the evil-doer will be gone: you will go searching for his place, and it will not be there.
And yet a little, and the wicked is not, And thou hast considered his place, and it is not.
11 But the gentle will have the earth for their heritage; they will take their delight in peace without measure.
And the humble do possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.
12 The sinner has evil designs against the upright, lifting up the voice of wrath against him.
The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing against him his teeth.
13 He will be laughed at by the Lord, who sees that his day is coming.
The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh.
14 The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.
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 be turned into their hearts, and their bows will be broken.
Their sword doth enter into their own heart, And their bows are shivered.
16 The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.
Better [is] the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the evil-doers will be broken: but the Lord is the support of the good.
For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.
18 The days of the upright are numbered by the Lord, and their heritage will be for ever.
Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is — to the age.
19 They will not be shamed in the evil time, and in the days when all are in need of food they will have enough.
They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And in days of famine they are satisfied.
20 But the wrongdoers will come to destruction, and the haters of the Lord will be like the fat of lambs, they will be burned up; they will go up in smoke, and never again be seen.
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 sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others.
The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.
22 Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.
For His blessed ones do possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.
23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he takes delight in his way.
From Jehovah [are] the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth.
24 Even if he has a fall he will not be without help: for the hand of the Lord is supporting him.
When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand.
25 I have been young, and now am old, but I have not seen the good man without help, or his children looking 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 All the day he is ready to have mercy and to give; his children are a blessing.
All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed [is] for a blessing.
27 Be turned from evil, and do good; and your place will be for ever.
Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age.
28 For the Lord is a lover of righteousness, and takes care of his saints; they will be kept safe for ever; but the seed of the evil-doers 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 upright will have the earth for their heritage, and will go on living there for ever.
The righteous possess the land, And they dwell for ever on it.
30 The mouth of the good man says words of wisdom; the talk of his tongue is of righteousness.
The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.
31 The law of his God is in his heart; he will never make a false step.
The law of his God [is] his heart, His steps do not slide.
32 The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.
The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.
33 The Lord will not give him into their hands, or be against him when he is judged.
Jehovah doth not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged.
34 Be waiting for the Lord, and keep his way; and you will be lifted up, and have the land for your heritage: when the evil-doers 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 the evil-doer in great power, covering the earth like a great tree.
I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,
36 But he came to an end, and there was no sign of him; I made a search for him and he was not there.
And he passeth away, and lo, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!
37 Give attention to the good man, and take note of the upright; because the end of that man is peace.
Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each [is] peace.
38 But as for the sinners, they will be cut off together; the end of the wrongdoers is destruction.
And transgressors were destroyed together, The latter end of the wicked was cut off.
39 But the Lord is the saviour of the upright: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
And the salvation of the righteous [is] from Jehovah, Their strong place in a time of adversity.
40 And the Lord will be their help, and keep them safe: he will take them out of the hands of the evil-doers, and be their saviour, because they had faith in him.
And Jehovah doth help them and deliver them, He delivereth them from the wicked, And saveth them, Because they trusted in Him!
