Psalms 37

1 “Of David.” Do not fret thyself because of the evil-doers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

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

2 For like the grass they shall soon be mowed down, and like the green herb shall they wither.

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

3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed [thyself] with truthfulness.

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

4 And delight thyself in the Lord, and he will give thee the wishes of thy heart.

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

5 Commit thy way unto the Lord, and trust in him: and he will accomplish it.

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

6 And he will bring forth as the light thy righteousness, and the justice of thy [cause] as the noonday.

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

7 Be silent before the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who practices wicked devices.

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 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

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

9 For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait upon the Lord, these—shall truly inherit the land.

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

10 For yet but for a little while, and the wicked shall be no more: yea, thou wilt look carefully at his place, and he shall not be there.

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 land, and shall delight themselves because of the abundance of peace.

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

12 The wicked purposeth evil against the just, and gnasheth against him with his teeth.

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

13 The Lord will laugh at him; for he seeth that his day is coming.

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

14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cause the poor and needy to fall, and to slaughter such as are of an upright course [of life].

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 [But] their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

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

16 Better is the little that the righteous hath, than the great riches 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 upholder of the righteous is the Lord.

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

18 The Lord regardeth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall endure for ever.

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

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

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

20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the beauty of the meadow: they pass away; in smoke they pass away.

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 wicked borroweth, and repayeth not; but the righteous is beneficent, and giveth.

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

22 For those blessed of him shall inherit the land; and those cursed of him shall be cut off.

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

23 By the Lord are the steps of the righteous man established; and he findeth pleasure in his course [of life].

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

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

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

25 I have been young, and I am also grown old: yet have I never seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking for 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 all the time beneficent, and lendeth: and his seed will be for a blessing.

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 to the age.

28 For the Lord loveth justice, and never forsaketh his pious servants: they are for ever preserved; but the seed of the wicked will be cut off.

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 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell for ever therein.

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

30 The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh what is just.

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

31 The law of his God is in his heart: none of his steps shall slip.

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

32 The wicked looketh out for 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, and will not 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 will exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, shalt thou look on.

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 have seen the wicked terrible in power, and striking root like a green tree in its native soil.

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

36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was no more: and I sought him, but he could not be found.

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

37 Observe the perfect man, and behold the upright; for there is a [happy] future for the man of peace.

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

38 But the transgressors are destroyed together: the future of the wicked is cut off.

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

39 And the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord: he is their strong-hold in the time of distress.

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

40 And the Lord helpeth them, and delivereth them; he will deliver them from the wicked, and save them; because they have put their trust in him.

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