Psalms 37

1 FRET not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

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 soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

For, like grass, soon shall they wither, and, like green herbage, shall they fade.

3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

Trust in Yahweh, and do good, Dwell in the land, and feed on fidelity;

4 Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Yea, rest thy delight on Yahweh, that he may give thee the requests of thy heart.

5 Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

Roll on Yahweh thy way, Trust also in him, and, he, will effectually work:

6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

So will he bring forth, as the light, thy righteousness, and thy vindication as the noonday.

7 Rest in 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 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 forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath, Burn not with vexation—[it would be] only to do evil;

9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

For, evil doers, shall be cut off, but, as for them who wait for Yahweh, they, shall inherit the earth.

10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

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 the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

But, the patient oppressed-ones, shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves over the abundance of prosperity.

12 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

Plotting is the lawless one, against the just, and gnashing upon him with his teeth.

13 The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

My Lord, shall laugh at him, for he seeth, that his day, will come.

14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

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

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

16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

Better the little of the righteous man, than the abundance of the lawless who are mighty;

17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.

For, the arms of the lawless, shall be broken, But Yahweh is upholding the righteous.

18 The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

Yahweh knoweth the days of the blameless, that, their inheritance, unto times age-abiding, shall continue.

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

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 as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into 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 borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth;

22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

For, such as are blessed of him, shall inherit the earth, But, the cursed of him, shall be cut off.

23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.

From Yahweh, are the steps of a man made firm, When, with his way, he is well pleased:

24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.

Though he fall, he shall not be hurled headlong, For, Yahweh, is holding his hand.

25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

Young, have I been, moreover am old, —Yet have I not seen, A righteous man forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread:

26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

All day long, is he showing favour and lending, his seed, therefore, shall have a blessing.

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

Turn from evil, and do good, and so settle down, unto times age-abiding.

28 For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed 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 shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

The righteous, shall inherit the earth, that they may settle down, to futurity, thereupon.

30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice:

31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall 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 The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

Yahweh, will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him, when he is judged.

34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

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 have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green 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, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

Then I passed by, and lo! he had vanished! Yea I sought him, but he could not be found.

37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: 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 transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

But, transgressors, are to be destroyed together, the hereafter of lawless men, is to be cut off.

39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

But, the deliverance of the righteous, is from Yahweh, their refuge in a time of distress.

40 And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save 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.