Psalms 37
1 A Psalme of David. Fret not thy selfe because of the wicked men, neither be enuious for the euill doers.
David’s. [An Alphabetical Psalm.] Burn not with vexation because of evil-doers, Be not envious of the workers of perversity;
2 For they shall soone bee cut downe like grasse, and shall wither as the greene herbe.
For, like grass, soon shall they wither, and, like green herbage, shall they fade.
3 Trust thou in the Lord and do good: dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed assuredly.
Trust in Yahweh, and do good, Dwell in the land, and feed on fidelity;
4 And delite thy selfe in the Lord, and hee shall giue thee thine hearts desire.
Yea, rest thy delight on Yahweh, that he may 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.
Roll on Yahweh thy way, Trust also in him, and, he, will effectually work:
6 And he shall bring foorth thy righteousnes as the light, and thy iudgement as the noone day.
So will he bring forth, as the light, thy righteousness, and thy vindication 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 resigned to Yahweh, yea wait with longing for him; Burn not with vexation at him who prospereth in his way, —at the man who doeth wickedness.
8 Cease from anger, and leaue off wrath: fret not thy selfe also to doe euill.
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath, Burn not with vexation—[it would be] only to do evil;
9 For euill doers shalbe cut off, and they that wait vpon the Lord, they shall inherite the land.
For, evil doers, shall be cut off, but, as for them who wait for Yahweh, they, shall inherit the earth.
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 a little, therefore, and the lawless one shall not be, Yea thou shalt look about, over his place—and he shall have vanished!
11 But meeke men shall possesse the earth, and shall haue their delite in the multitude of peace.
But, the patient oppressed-ones, shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves over the abundance of prosperity.
12 The wicked practiseth against the iust, and gnasheth his teeth against him.
Plotting is the lawless one, against the just, and gnashing upon him with his teeth.
13 But the Lord shall laugh him to scorne: for he seeth, that his day is comming.
My Lord, shall laugh at him, for he seeth, 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.
A sword, have the lawless, drawn out, and have trodden their bow, —To bring down the oppressed and the needy, To slaughter the upright in life:
15 But their sword shall enter into their owne heart, and their bowes shalbe broken.
Their sword, shall enter into their own heart, and, their bow, shall be broken.
16 A small thing vnto the iust man is better, then great riches to the wicked and mightie.
Better the little of the righteous man, than the abundance of the lawless who are mighty;
17 For the armes of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord vpholdeth the iust men.
For, the arms of the lawless, shall be broken, But Yahweh is upholding the righteous.
18 The Lord knoweth the dayes of vpright men, and their inheritance shall bee perpetuall.
Yahweh knoweth the days of the blameless, that, their inheritance, unto times age-abiding, shall continue.
19 They shall not be confounded in the perilous time, and in the daies of famine they shall haue ynough.
They shall not be ashamed in the time of calamity, and, in the days of famine, shall they 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.
For, the lawless, shall perish, and, the foes of Yahweh, be like the glory of the meadows, They have vanished! In smoke, have they vanished!
21 The wicked boroweth and payeth not againe. but the righteous is mercifull, and giueth.
A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth;
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 are blessed of him, shall inherit the earth, But, the cursed of him, shall be cut off.
23 The pathes of man are directed by the Lord: for he loueth his way.
From Yahweh, are the steps of a man made firm, When, with his way, he is well pleased:
24 Though he fall, hee shall not be cast off: for the Lord putteth vnder his hand.
Though he fall, he shall not be hurled headlong, For, Yahweh, is holding his hand.
25 I haue beene yong, and am olde: yet I sawe neuer the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begging bread.
Young, have I been, moreover am old, —Yet have I not seen, A righteous man forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread:
26 But hee is euer mercifull and lendeth, and his seede enioyeth the blessing.
All day long, is he showing favour and lending, his seed, therefore, shall have a blessing.
27 Flee from euill and doe good, and dwell for euer.
Turn from evil, and do good, and so settle down, unto times age-abiding.
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, Yahweh, loveth justice, and will not forsake his men of lovingkindness, Unto times age-abiding, have the perverse been destroyed, —and the seed of the lawless, been cut off.
29 The righteous men shall inherit the lande, and dwell therein for euer.
The righteous, shall inherit the earth, that they may settle down, to futurity, thereupon.
30 The mouth of the righteous will speake of wisedome, and his tongue will talke of iudgement.
The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice:
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, his steps shall not swerve.
32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
The lawless man, lieth in wait, for the just, 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.
Yahweh, will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him, when he is 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 Yahweh, and observe thou his path, that he may exalt thee, to inherit the earth, On the cutting off of the lawless, shalt thou look.
35 I haue seene the wicked strong, and spreading himselfe like a greene bay tree.
I have seen a lawless man, a tyrant, and spreading himself out, like a cedar in Lebanon;
36 Yet he passed away, and loe, he was gone, and I sought him, but he could not be founde.
Then I passed by, and lo! he had vanished! Yea I sought him, but he could not be found.
37 Marke the vpright man, and beholde the iust: for the end of that man is peace.
Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is a hereafter for the man of peace;
38 But the transgressours shall be destroyed together, and the ende of the wicked shall bee cut off.
But, transgressors, are to be destroyed together, the hereafter of lawless men, is to be cut off.
39 But the saluation of the righteous men shalbe of the Lord: he shalbe their strength in the time of trouble.
But, the deliverance of the righteous, is from Yahweh, their refuge in a time of distress.
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.
Thus hath Yahweh helped them, thus hath he delivered them, —He will deliver them from the lawless, and will save them, because they have sought refuge in him.
