Psalms 37

1 A Psalme of David. Fret not thy selfe because of the wicked men, neither be enuious for the euill doers.

A Psalm of David himself. Do not choose to imitate the malicious; neither should you envy those who work iniquity.

2 For they shall soone bee cut downe like grasse, and shall wither as the greene herbe.

For they will quickly wither away like dry grass, and in like manner to kitchen herbs, they will soon droop.

3 Trust thou in the Lord and do good: dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed assuredly.

Hope in the Lord and do good, and dwell in the land, and so you shall be pastured with its riches.

4 And delite thy selfe in the Lord, and hee shall giue thee thine hearts desire.

Delight in the Lord, and he will grant to you the petitions of your heart.

5 Commit thy way vnto the Lord, and trust in him, and he shall bring it to passe.

Reveal your way to the Lord, and hope in him, and he will accomplish it.

6 And he shall bring foorth thy righteousnes as the light, and thy iudgement as the noone day.

And he will bring forth your justice like the light, and your judgment like the midday.

7 Waite patiently vpon the Lord and hope in him: fret not thy selfe for him which prospereth in his way: nor for the man that bringeth his enterprises to passe.

Be subject to the Lord and pray to him. Do not choose to compete with him who prospers in his way, with the man who does injustice.

8 Cease from anger, and leaue off wrath: fret not thy selfe also to doe euill.

Cease from wrath and leave behind rage. Do not choose to imitate the malicious.

9 For euill doers shalbe cut off, and they that wait vpon the Lord, they shall inherite the land.

For those who are malicious will be exterminated. But those who remain with the Lord, these will inherit the land.

10 Therefore yet a litle while, and the wicked shall not appeare, and thou shalt looke after his place, and he shall not be found.

Yet still a little while, and the sinner will not be. And you will search his place and find nothing.

11 But meeke men shall possesse the earth, and shall haue their delite in the multitude of peace.

But the meek shall inherit the earth, and they will delight in the multitude of peace.

12 The wicked practiseth against the iust, and gnasheth his teeth against him.

The sinner will observe the just, and he will gnash his teeth over him.

13 But the Lord shall laugh him to scorne: for he seeth, that his day is comming.

But the Lord will laugh at him: for he knows in advance that his day will come.

14 The wicked haue drawen their sworde, and haue bent their bowe, to cast downe the poore and needie, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation.

The sinners have drawn the sword, they have bent their bow, so as to cast down the poor and the needy, so as to massacre the upright of heart.

15 But their sword shall enter into their owne heart, and their bowes shalbe broken.

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

16 A small thing vnto the iust man is better, then great riches to the wicked and mightie.

A little is better to the just than the many riches of sinners.

17 For the armes of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord vpholdeth the iust men.

For the arms of sinners will be crushed, but the Lord confirms the just.

18 The Lord knoweth the dayes of vpright men, and their inheritance shall bee perpetuall.

The Lord knows the days of the immaculate, and their inheritance will be in eternity.

19 They shall not be confounded in the perilous time, and in the daies of famine they shall haue ynough.

They will not be confounded in an evil time; and in days of famine, they will be satisfied:

20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be consumed as the fatte of lambes: euen with the smoke shall they consume away.

for sinners will perish. Truly, the adversaries of the Lord, soon after they have been honored and exalted, will fade away, in the same way that smoke fades away.

21 The wicked boroweth and payeth not againe. but the righteous is mercifull, and giueth.

The sinner will lend and not release, but the just one shows compassion and donates.

22 For such as be blessed of God, shall inherite the lande, and they that be cursed of him, shalbe cut off.

For those who bless him will inherit the earth, but those who curse him will perish.

23 The pathes of man are directed by the Lord: for he loueth his way.

The steps of a man will be directed by the Lord, and he will choose his way.

24 Though he fall, hee shall not be cast off: for the Lord putteth vnder his hand.

When he falls, he will not be harmed, because the Lord places his hand under him.

25 I haue beene yong, and am olde: yet I sawe neuer the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begging bread.

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

26 But hee is euer mercifull and lendeth, and his seede enioyeth the blessing.

He shows compassion and lends, all day long, and his offspring will be in blessing.

27 Flee from euill and doe good, and dwell for euer.

Turn away from evil and do good, and dwell forever and ever.

28 For the Lord loueth iudgement, and forsaketh not his Saintes: they shall be preserued for euermore: but the seede of the wicked shall be cut off.

For the Lord loves judgment, and he will not abandon his saints. They will be kept safe in eternity. The unjust will be punished, and the offspring of the impious will perish.

29 The righteous men shall inherit the lande, and dwell therein for euer.

But the just will inherit the earth, and they will dwell upon it forever and ever.

30 The mouth of the righteous will speake of wisedome, and his tongue will talke of iudgement.

The mouth of the just one will express wisdom, and his tongue will speak judgment.

31 For the Lawe of his God is in his heart, and his steppes shall not slide.

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

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

The sinner considers the just one and seeks to put him to death.

33 But the Lord wil not leaue him in his hand, nor condemne him, when he is iudged.

But the Lord will not abandon him into his hands, nor condemn him, when he will be judged.

34 Waite thou on the Lord, and keepe his way, and he shall exalt thee, that thou shalt inherite the lande: when the wicked men shall perish, thou shalt see.

Wait for the Lord, and keep to his way. And he will exalt you, so as to inherit the land that you may seize. When the sinners will have passed away, then you shall see.

35 I haue seene the wicked strong, and spreading himselfe like a greene bay tree.

I have seen the impious over-exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Lebanon.

36 Yet he passed away, and loe, he was gone, and I sought him, but he could not be founde.

And I passed by, and behold, he was not. And I sought him, and his place was not found.

37 Marke the vpright man, and beholde the iust: for the end of that man is peace.

Keep to innocence, and gaze upon fairness: because there are allotments for the peaceful man.

38 But the transgressours shall be destroyed together, and the ende of the wicked shall bee cut off.

But the unjust will be destroyed together: the allotments of the impious will pass away.

39 But the saluation of the righteous men shalbe of the Lord: he shalbe their strength in the time of trouble.

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

40 For the Lord shall helpe them, and deliuer them: he shall deliuer them from the wicked, and shall saue them, because they trust in him.

And the Lord will help them and free them. And he will rescue them from sinners and save them, because they have hoped in him.