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

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

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

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

Trust in the Lord, and do good, and dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed 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 give thee the requests of thy heart.

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

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

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

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

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 Envy not the man who prospereth in his way; the man who doth unjust things.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foreseeth that his day shall 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 wicked have drawn out the sword: they have bent their bow. To cast down the poor and needy, to kill 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

When he shall fall he shall not be bruised, for the Lord putteth 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 am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom: and his tongue shall 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 wicked watcheth the just man, and seeketh 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 leave in his hands; nor condemn him when he shall 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 the time of trouble.

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