Psalms 37

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

BY DAVID. [ALEPH-BET] Do not fret because of evildoers, Do not be envious against doers of iniquity,

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

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

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

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

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

And delight yourself on YHWH, And He gives 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.

Roll your way on YHWH, And trust on Him, and He works,

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

And has brought out your righteousness as light, And your judgment as noon-day.

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 silent for YHWH, and stay yourself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making his way prosperous, Because of a man doing wicked schemes.

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

Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Do not fret yourself to only do evil.

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

For evildoers are cut off, As for those waiting on YHWH, they possess 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.

And yet a little [while], and the wicked is not, And you have considered his place, and it is not.

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

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

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

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

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

The Lord laughs at him, For He has seen that his day comes.

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 opened a sword, And they have bent their bow, To cause the poor and needy to fall, To slaughter the upright of the way.

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

Their sword enters into their own heart, And their bows are shattered.

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

Better [is] the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.

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

For the arms of the wicked are shattered, And YHWH is sustaining the righteous.

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

YHWH knows the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is for all time.

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

They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And they are satisfied in days of famine.

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.

But the wicked perish, and the enemies of YHWH, Have been consumed as the preciousness of lambs, They have been consumed in smoke.

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

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

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

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

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

The steps of a man [are] from YHWH, They have been prepared, And He desires his way.

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

When he falls, he is not cast down, For YHWH is sustaining his hand.

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

I have been young, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.

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

All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed [is] for a blessing.

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

Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell for all time.

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 YHWH is loving judgment, And He does not forsake His saintly ones, They have been kept for all time, And the seed of the wicked is cut off.

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

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

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

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And his tongue speaks judgment.

31 For the Lawe of his God is in his heart, and his steppes 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 But the Lord wil not leaue him in his hand, nor condemne him, when he is iudged.

YHWH does not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being 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.

Look to YHWH, and keep His way, And He exalts you to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off—you see!

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

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

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

And he passes away, and behold, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!

37 Marke the vpright man, and beholde the iust: 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 transgressours shall be destroyed together, and the ende of the wicked shall bee cut off.

And transgressors were destroyed together, The latter end of the wicked was cut off.

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

And the salvation of the righteous [is] from YHWH, Their strong place in a time of adversity.

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 YHWH helps them and delivers them, He delivers them from the wicked, And saves them, Because they trusted in Him!