Psalms 37

1 [A Psalm] of David. Fret not yourself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.

By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,

2 For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs.

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

3 Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and you shall be fed with the wealth of it.

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

4 Delight [yourself] in the Lord; and he shall grant you the requests of your heart.

And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.

5 Disclose your way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.

Roll on Jehovah thy way, And trust upon Him, and He worketh,

6 And he shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgment as the noon-day.

And hath brought out as light thy righteousness, And thy judgment as noon-day.

7 Submit yourself to the Lord, and supplicate him: fret not yourself because of him that prospers in his way, at the man that does unlawful deeds.

Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.

8 ease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not yourself so as to do evil.

Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil.

9 For evil-doers shall be destroyed: but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land.

For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.

10 And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and you shall seek for his place, and shall not find [it].

And yet a little, and the wicked is not, And thou hast considered his place, and it is not.

11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight [themselves] in the abundance of peace.

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

12 The sinner will watch for the righteous, and gnash his teeth upon him.

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

13 But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foresees that his day will come.

The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh.

14 Sinners have drawn their swords, they have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy one, [and] to kill the upright in heart.

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

15 Let their sword enter into their [own] heart, and their bows be broken.

Their sword doth enter into their own heart, And their bows are shivered.

16 A little is better to the righteous than abundant wealth of sinners.

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

17 For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supports the righteous.

For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.

18 The Lord knows the ways of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever.

Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is — to the age.

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

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

20 For the sinners shall perish; and the enemies of the Lord at the moment of their being honored and exalted have utterly vanished like smoke.

But the wicked perish, and the enemies of Jehovah, As the preciousness of lambs, Have been consumed, In smoke they have been consumed.

21 The sinner borrows, and will not pay again: but the righteous has compassion, and gives.

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

22 For they that bless him shall inherit the earth; and they that curse him shall be utterly destroyed.

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

23 The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord: and he will take pleasure in his way.

From Jehovah [are] the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth.

24 When he falls, he shall not be ruined: for the Lord supports his hand.

When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand.

25 I was [once] young, indeed I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.

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

26 He is merciful, and lends continually; and his seed shall be blessed.

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

27 Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever.

Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age.

28 For the Lord loves judgment, and will not forsake his saints; they shall be preserved for ever: the blameless shall be avenged, but the seed of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.

For Jehovah is loving judgment, And He doth not forsake His saintly ones, To the age they have been kept, And the seed of the wicked is cut off.

29 But the righteous shall inherit the earth, and dwell upon it for ever.

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

30 The mouth of the righteous will meditate wisdom, and his tongue will speak of judgment.

The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.

31 The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps shall not slide.

The law of his God [is] his heart, His steps do not slide.

32 The sinner watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.

The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.

33 But the Lord will not leave him in his hands, nor by any means condemn him when he is judged.

Jehovah doth not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged.

34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt you to inherit the land: when the wicked are destroyed, you shall see [it].

Look unto Jehovah, and keep His way, And He doth exalt thee to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off — thou seest!

35 I saw the ungodly very highly exalting himself, and lifting himself up like the cedars of Libanus.

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

36 Yet I passed by, and behold! he was not: and I sought him, but his place was not found.

And he passeth away, and lo, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!

37 Maintain innocence, and behold uprightness: for there is a remnant to the peaceful man.

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

38 But the transgressors shall be utterly destroyed together: the remnants of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.

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; and he is their defender in the time of affliction.

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

40 And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: and he shall rescue them from sinners, and save them, because they have hoped in him.

And Jehovah doth help them and deliver them, He delivereth them from the wicked, And saveth them, Because they trusted in Him!