Psalms 37

1 A psalm for David himself. Be not emulous of evildoers; nor envy them that work iniquity.

Of David - may not you fret yourself in the evil-doers may not you be jealous of [those who] do unrighteousness.

2 For they shall shortly wither away as grass, and as the green herbs shall quickly fall.

For like grass quickly they will wither and like [the] greenery of vegetation they will fade!

3 Trust in the Lord, and do good, and dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed with its riches.

Trust in Yahweh and do good dwell [the] land and graze faithfulness.

4 Delight in the Lord, and he will give thee the requests of thy heart.

And take delight on Yahweh so he may give to you [the] requests of heart your.

5 Commit thy way to the Lord, and trust in him, and he will do it.

Roll on Yahweh way your and rely on him and he he will act.

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

And he will bring forth like the light righteousness your and justice your like the noontide.

7 Be subject to the Lord and pray to him Envy not the man who prospereth in his way; the man who doth unjust things.

Be still - to Yahweh and wait longingly for him may not you fret yourself in [one who] makes prosperous way his in a person [who] makes plots.

8 Cease from anger, and leave rage; have no emulation to do evil.

Refrain from anger and forsake rage may not you fret yourself only to do evil.

9 For the evildoers shall be cut off: but they that wait upon the Lord shall inherit the land.

For evil-doers they will be cut off! and [those who] wait for Yahweh they they will possess [the] land.

10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: and thou shalt seek his place, and shalt not find it.

And yet a little and there not [will be the] wicked and you will look carefully on place his and there not [will be] he.

11 But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight in abundance of peace.

And humble [people] they will possess [the] land and they will take delight on abundance of well-being.

12 The sinner shall watch the just man: and shall gnash upon him with his teeth.

[is] plotting [the] wicked To the righteous and [is] gnashing towards him teeth his.

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

[the] Lord He laughs to him for he sees that it will come day his.

14 The wicked have drawn out the sword: they have bent their bow. To cast down the poor and needy, to kill the upright of heart.

A sword - they have drawn wicked [people] and they have bent bow their to make fall [the] poor and [the] needy to slaughter [people] upright of way.

15 Let their sword enter into their own hearts, and let their bow be broken.

Sword their it will go in own heart their and bows their they will be broken.

16 Better is a little to the just, than the great riches of the wicked.

[is] good [the] little Of the righteous more than [the] wealth of wicked [people] many.

17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken in pieces; but the Lord strengtheneth the just.

For [the] arms of wicked [people] they will be broken and [is] sustaining righteous [people] Yahweh.

18 The Lord knoweth the days of undefiled; and their inheritance shall be for ever.

[is] knowing Yahweh [the] days of blameless [people] and inheritance their for ever it will be.

19 They shall not be confounded in the evil time; and in the days of famine they shall be filled:

Not they will be ashamed in a time evil and in days of famine they will be satisfied.

20 Because the wicked shall perish. And the enemies of the Lord, presently after they shall be honoured and exalted, shall come to nothing and vanish like smoke.

For wicked [people] - they will perish and [the] enemies of Yahweh [will be] like a splendid [thing] of pastures they will come to an end in smoke they will come to an end.

21 The sinner shall borrow, and not pay again; but the just sheweth mercy and shall give.

[is] borrowing [the] wicked And not he repays and [the] righteous [is] showing favor and giving.

22 For such as bless him shall inherit the land: but such as curse him shall perish.

For blessed [ones] his they will possess [the] land and cursed [ones] his they will be cut off.

23 With the Lord shall the steps of a man be directed, and he shall like well his way.

From Yahweh [the] steps of a man they are established and way his he delights in.

24 When he shall fall he shall not be bruised, for the Lord putteth his hand under him.

For he will fall not he will be thrown down for Yahweh [is] supporting hand his.

25 I have been young, and now am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.

A young man - I have been also I am old and not I have seen [the] righteous forsaken and offspring his seeking food.

26 He sheweth mercy, and lendeth all the day long; and his seed shall be in blessing.

All the day [he is] showing favor and [he is] lending and offspring his [become] a blessing.

27 Decline from evil and do good, and dwell for ever and ever.

Turn away from evil and do good and dwell for ever.

28 For the Lord loveth judgment, and will not forsake his saints: they shall be preserved for ever. The unjust shall be punished, and the seed of the wicked shall perish.

For Yahweh - [is] loving justice and not he will abandon faithful [people] his for ever they are preserved and [the] offspring of wicked [people] it is cut off.

29 But the just shall inherit the land, and shall dwell therein for evermore.

Righteous [people] they will possess [the] land so they may dwell for ever on it.

30 The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom: and his tongue shall speak judgment.

[the] mouth of [the] righteous It utters wisdom and tongue his it speaks justice.

31 The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be supplanted.

[the] law of God his [is] in heart his not it slips steps his.

32 The wicked watcheth the just man, and seeketh to put him to death,

[is] watching A wicked [person] for righteous [person] and [is] seeking to kill him.

33 But the Lord will not leave in his hands; nor condemn him when he shall be judged.

Yahweh not he will abandon him in hand his and not he will condemn as guilty him when is judged he.

34 Expect the Lord and keep his way: and he will exalt thee to inherit the land: when the sinners shall perish thou shalt see.

Wait to Yahweh - and keep way his and he will exalt you to possess [the] land when are cut off wicked [people] you will see.

35 I have seen the wicked highly exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Libanus.

I have seen a wicked [person] ruthless and spreading himself like a native tree luxuriant.

36 And I passed by, and lo, he was not: and I sought him and his place was not found.

And he passed away and there! there not [was] he and I sought him and not he was found.

37 Keep innocence, and behold justice: for there are remnants for the peaceable man.

Watch [the] blameless and see [the] upright for a future [belongs] to a person of peace.

38 But the unjust shall be destroyed together: the remnants of the wicked shall perish.

And transgressors they will be destroyed altogether [the] future of wicked [people] it will be cut off.

39 But the salvation of the just is from the Lord, and he is their protector in the time of trouble.

And [the] salvation of righteous [people] [is] from Yahweh place of refuge their in a time of trouble.

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

And he helped them Yahweh and he delivered them he delivers them from wicked [people] and he saves them for they have taken refuge in him.