Psalms 37

1 A psalm of David. Don't be upset over wicked people, or be jealous of those who do wrong.

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

2 For like grass, they will quickly dry up; like plants, they will soon wither away.

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

3 Trust in the Lord, and do good. Live in the land and feed on faithfulness.

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

4 Find your happiness in the Lord, and he will give you what you want the most.

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

5 Entrust all that you do to the Lord. Place your confidence in him and he will help you.

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

6 He will make your vindication shine like a light, the rightness of your cause like the noonday sun.

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

7 Be still in God's presence; wait patiently for him. Don't be upset over people who prosper when they carry out their evil schemes.

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 Give up your anger! Let go your rage! Don't get mad—it only results in evil!

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

9 For the wicked will be destroyed, and those who trust in the Lord will take possession of the land.

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

10 In a little while the wicked will be no more—though you look for them you won't find them.

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 The humble will own the land; they will live there happily, in peace and prosperity.

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

12 The wicked plot evil against those who do good, gnashing their teeth at them.

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

13 But the Lord laughs at them, for he sees their coming day of judgment.

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

14 The wicked draw their swords, and bend their bows to destroy the poor and needy, to kill those who live right.

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 But the swords of the wicked will slice through their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

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

16 It's better to do right and only have a little, than to be wicked and rich.

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

17 For the power of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord supports those who do right.

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

18 The Lord knows what is happening to the innocent and grants them an eternal inheritance.

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

19 They will not be humiliated in bad times; even in days of famine they will have plenty to eat.

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

20 But the wicked will die. The enemies of the Lord are like the flowers of the field—they will 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 wicked borrow, but don't repay; while those who do right give generously.

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

22 Those who are blessed by God will own the land, but those he curses will die.

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

23 The Lord shows the right path to those who follow him, and is happy with the way they live.

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

24 Though they may trip up, they will not fall to the ground, for the Lord holds their hand.

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

25 Once I was young, and now I've grown old, yet I've never seen those who do right abandoned, nor their children having to beg for 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 They are always kind, and generous with their loans; their children are a blessing.

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

27 Reject evil, do what is good, and you will live forever in the land.

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

28 For the Lord loves fairness and he will never abandon those who are trustworthy. He will protect them forever. But the children of the wicked will die.

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 Those who do right will own the land and will live there forever.

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

30 People who do right give good advice, explaining what is fair.

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

31 God's law lives in their minds, so they will not slip from his way.

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

32 The wicked lie in wait for those who do good, intending to kill them.

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

33 But the Lord will not let them fall into the hands of the wicked, and he will not let those who do good be condemned when they are put on trial.

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

34 Trust in the Lord, and stay on his path. He will lift you up and give you the land to own. You will see when the wicked are destroyed.

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 watched the wicked acting brutally, spreading like a large tree in its native land.

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

36 But when I passed that way the next time, they were gone. I searched for them but couldn't find them.

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

37 Observe the innocent, look at those who do right! Those who love peace have a future!

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

38 But those who are rebellious will be altogether destroyed; the wicked have no future.

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

39 The Lord saves those who live right; he is their protection in times of trouble.

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

40 The Lord helps them and rescues them from the wicked. He saves them because they go to him for protection.

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.