Psalms 37

1 [A Psalm] of David. Fret not yourself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.

FRET not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

2 For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs.

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

3 Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and you shall be fed with the wealth of it.

Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

4 Delight [yourself] in the Lord; and he shall grant you the requests of your heart.

Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

5 Disclose your way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.

Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

6 And he shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgement as the noon-day.

And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

7 Submit yourself to the Lord, and supplicate him: fret not yourself because of him that prospers in his way, at the man that does unlawful deeds.

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

8 ease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not yourself so as to do evil.

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

9 For evil-doers shall be destroyed: but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land.

For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

10 And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and you shall seek for his place, and shall not find [it].

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight [themselves] in the abundance of peace.

But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

12 The sinner will watch for the righteous, and gnash his teeth upon him.

The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

13 But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foresees that his day will come.

The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

14 Sinners have drawn their swords, they have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy one, [and] to kill the upright in heart.

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

15 Let their sword enter into their [own] heart, and their bows be broken.

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

16 A little is better to the righteous than abundant wealth of sinners.

A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

17 For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supports the righteous.

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.

18 The Lord knows the ways of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever.

The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

19 They shall not be ashamed in an evil time; and in days of famine they shall be satisfied.

They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

20 For the sinners shall perish; and the enemies of the Lord at the moment of their being honoured and exalted have utterly vanished like smoke.

But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

21 The sinner borrows, and will not pay again: but the righteous has compassion, and gives.

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

22 For they that bless him shall inherit the earth; and they that curse him shall be utterly destroyed.

For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

23 The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord: and he will take pleasure in his way.

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.

24 When he falls, he shall not be ruined: for the Lord supports his hand.

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.

25 I was [once] young, indeed I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.

I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

26 He is merciful, and lends continually; and his seed shall be blessed.

He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

27 Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever.

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

28 For the Lord loves judgement, and will not forsake his saints; they shall be preserved for ever: the blameless shall be avenged, but the seed of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.

For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

29 But the righteous shall inherit the earth, and dwell upon it for ever.

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

30 The mouth of the righteous will meditate wisdom, and his tongue will speak of judgement.

The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

31 The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps shall not slide.

The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

32 The sinner watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

33 But the Lord will not leave him in his hands, nor by any means condemn him when he is judged.

The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt you to inherit the land: when the wicked are destroyed, you shall see [it].

Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

35 I saw the ungodly very highly exalting himself, and lifting himself up like the cedars of Libanus.

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

36 Yet I passed by, and behold! he was not: and I sought him, but his place was not found.

Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

37 Maintain innocence, and behold uprightness: for there is a remnant to the peaceful man.

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

38 But the transgressors shall be utterly destroyed together: the remnants of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.

But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; and he is their defender in the time of affliction.

But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

40 And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: and he shall rescue them from sinners, and save them, because they have hoped in him.

And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.