Psalms 37
1 “Of David.” Do not fret thyself because of the evil-doers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
| לדוד אל תתחר במרעים אל תקנא בעשי עולה׃ |
2 For like the grass they shall soon be mowed down, and like the green herb shall they wither.
| כי כחציר מהרה ימלו וכירק דשא יבולון׃ |
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed [thyself] with truthfulness.
| בטח ביהוה ועשה טוב שכן ארץ ורעה אמונה׃ |
4 And delight thyself in the Lord, and he will give thee the wishes of thy heart.
| והתענג על יהוה ויתן לך משאלת לבך׃ |
5 Commit thy way unto the Lord, and trust in him: and he will accomplish it.
| גול על יהוה דרכך ובטח עליו והוא יעשה׃ |
6 And he will bring forth as the light thy righteousness, and the justice of thy [cause] as the noonday.
| והוציא כאור צדקך ומשפטך כצהרים׃ |
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.
| דום ליהוה והתחולל לו אל תתחר במצליח דרכו באיש עשה מזמות׃ |
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
| הרף מאף ועזב חמה אל תתחר אך להרע׃ |
9 For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait upon the Lord, these—shall truly inherit the land.
| כי מרעים יכרתון וקוי יהוה המה יירשו ארץ׃ |
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.
| ועוד מעט ואין רשע והתבוננת על מקומו ואיננו׃ |
11 But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves because of the abundance of peace.
| וענוים יירשו ארץ והתענגו על רב שלום׃ |
12 The wicked purposeth evil against the just, and gnasheth against him with his teeth.
| זמם רשע לצדיק וחרק עליו שניו׃ |
13 The Lord will laugh at him; for he seeth that his day is coming.
| אדני ישחק לו כי ראה כי יבא יומו׃ |
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].
| חרב פתחו רשעים ודרכו קשתם להפיל עני ואביון לטבוח ישרי דרך׃ |
15 [But] their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
| חרבם תבוא בלבם וקשתותם תשברנה׃ |
16 Better is the little that the righteous hath, than the great riches of many wicked.
| טוב מעט לצדיק מהמון רשעים רבים׃ |
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the upholder of the righteous is the Lord.
| כי זרועות רשעים תשברנה וסומך צדיקים יהוה׃ |
18 The Lord regardeth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall endure for ever.
| יודע יהוה ימי תמימם ונחלתם לעולם תהיה׃ |
19 They shall not be made ashamed in the time of unhappiness; and in the days of famine shall they be satisfied.
| לא יבשו בעת רעה ובימי רעבון ישבעו׃ |
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.
| כי רשעים יאבדו ואיבי יהוה כיקר כרים כלו בעשן כלו׃ |
21 The wicked borroweth, and repayeth not; but the righteous is beneficent, and giveth.
| לוה רשע ולא ישלם וצדיק חונן ונותן׃ |
22 For those blessed of him shall inherit the land; and those cursed of him shall be cut off.
| כי מברכיו יירשו ארץ ומקלליו יכרתו׃ |
23 By the Lord are the steps of the righteous man established; and he findeth pleasure in his course [of life].
| מיהוה מצעדי גבר כוננו ודרכו יחפץ׃ |
24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholdeth his hand.
| כי יפל לא יוטל כי יהוה סומך ידו׃ |
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.
| נער הייתי גם זקנתי ולא ראיתי צדיק נעזב וזרעו מבקש לחם׃ |
26 He is all the time beneficent, and lendeth: and his seed will be for a blessing.
| כל היום חונן ומלוה וזרעו לברכה׃ |
27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
| סור מרע ועשה טוב ושכן לעולם׃ |
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.
| כי יהוה אהב משפט ולא יעזב את חסידיו לעולם נשמרו וזרע רשעים נכרת׃ |
29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell for ever therein.
| צדיקים יירשו ארץ וישכנו לעד עליה׃ |
30 The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh what is just.
| פי צדיק יהגה חכמה ולשונו תדבר משפט׃ |
31 The law of his God is in his heart: none of his steps shall slip.
| תורת אלהיו בלבו לא תמעד אשריו׃ |
32 The wicked looketh out for the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
| צופה רשע לצדיק ומבקש להמיתו׃ |
33 The Lord will not leave him in his hand, and will not condemn him when he is judged.
| יהוה לא יעזבנו בידו ולא ירשיענו בהשפטו׃ |
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.
| קוה אל יהוה ושמר דרכו וירוממך לרשת ארץ בהכרת רשעים תראה׃ |
35 I have seen the wicked terrible in power, and striking root like a green tree in its native soil.
| ראיתי רשע עריץ ומתערה כאזרח רענן׃ |
36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was no more: and I sought him, but he could not be found.
| ויעבר והנה איננו ואבקשהו ולא נמצא׃ |
37 Observe the perfect man, and behold the upright; for there is a [happy] future for the man of peace.
| שמר תם וראה ישר כי אחרית לאיש שלום׃ |
38 But the transgressors are destroyed together: the future of the wicked is cut off.
| ופשעים נשמדו יחדו אחרית רשעים נכרתה׃ |
39 And the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord: he is their strong-hold in the time of distress.
| ותשועת צדיקים מיהוה מעוזם בעת צרה׃ |
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.
| ויעזרם יהוה ויפלטם יפלטם מרשעים ויושיעם כי חסו בו׃ |
