Psalms 37

1 A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.

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

2 For they shall soon wither like the grass, and fade as the green herb.

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

3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land, and cherish faithfulness.

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

4 So shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and He shall give thee the petitions of thy heart.

And delight yourself on YHWH, And He gives to you the petitions of your heart.

5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in Him, and He will bring it to pass.

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

6 And He will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, and thy right as the noonday.

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

7 Resign thyself unto the LORD, and wait patiently for Him; fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

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 forsake wrath; fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing.

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

9 For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait for the LORD, they shall inherit the land.

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

10 And yet a little while, and the wicked is no more; yea, thou shalt look well at his place, and he is not.

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

11 But the humble shall inherit the land, and delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

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

12 The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth at him with his teeth.

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

13 The Lord doth laugh at him; for He seeth that his day is coming.

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

14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow; to cast down the poor and needy, to slay such as are upright in the way;

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 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

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

16 Better is a little that the righteous hath than the abundance of many wicked.

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

17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

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

18 The LORD knoweth the days of them that are wholehearted; and their inheritance shall be for ever.

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

19 They shall not be ashamed in the time of evil; and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

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

20 For the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs — they shall pass away in smoke, they shall pass 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 borroweth, and payeth not; but the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.

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

22 For such as are blessed of Him shall inherit the land; and they that are cursed of Him shall be cut off.

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

23 It is of the LORD that a man's goings are established; and He delighted in his way.

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

24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the LORD upholdeth his hand.

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

25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed 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 All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

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

27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

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

28 For the LORD loveth justice, and forsaketh not His saints; they are preserved for ever; but the seed 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 shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

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

30 The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh justice.

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

31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps 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 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor suffer him to be condemned when he is judged.

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

34 Wait for the LORD, and keep His way, and He will exalt thee to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

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 have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a leafy tree in its native soil.

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

36 But one passed by, and, lo, he was not; yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

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

37 Mark the man of integrity, and behold the upright; for there is a future for the man of peace.

Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each [is] peace.

38 But transgressors shall be destroyed together; the future of the wicked shall be cut off.

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

39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD; He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

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

40 And the LORD helpeth them, and delivereth them; He delivereth them from the wicked, and saveth them, because they have taken refuge in Him.

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