Psalms 37

1 [A Psalm] of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, and be not envious of them that 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 fade as the green herb.

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

3 Confide in Jehovah, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on faithfulness;

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

4 and delight thyself 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 unto Jehovah, and rely upon him: he will bring [it] to pass;

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

6 and he will bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

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 that prospereth in his way, because of the man that bringeth mischievous 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 [would be] only to do evil.

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

9 For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait on Jehovah, they shall possess 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 is not; and thou considerest his place, but he is not.

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

11 But the meek shall possess the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of prosperity.

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

12 The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth his teeth against him.

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

13 The Lord laugheth at him; for he seeth 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 afflicted and needy, to slay those that 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 The little that the righteous hath is better than the abundance of many wicked;

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 upholdeth the righteous.

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

18 Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever:

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

19 they shall not be ashamed 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 For the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume, like smoke shall they consume 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 borroweth, and payeth not again; but the righteous is gracious and giveth:

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

22 for those blessed of him shall possess the land, and they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.

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

23 The steps of a man are established by Jehovah, and he delighteth 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 upholdeth 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, and I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking 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 gracious and lendeth, and his seed shall be a blessing.

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 loveth judgment, and will not forsake his saints: They are preserved for ever; 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 possess the land, and dwell therein for ever.

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

30 The mouth of the righteous proffereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh judgment;

The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.

31 the law of his God is in his heart; his goings shall not slide.

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

32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay 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 possess the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt 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 wicked in great power, and spreading like a green tree in its native soil:

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

36 but he passed away, and behold, he was not; and I sought him, but he was not found.

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

37 Mark the perfect, and behold the upright, for the end of [that] man is peace;

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

38 but the transgressors shall be destroyed together; the future 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 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 Jehovah will help them and deliver them: he will deliver them from the wicked, and save them; for they trust in him.

And Jehovah doth help them and deliver them, He delivereth them from the wicked, And saveth them, Because they trusted in Him!