Psalms 37
1 BY DAVID. [ALEPH-BET] Do not fret because of evildoers, Do not be envious against doers of iniquity,
Of David. Do not be angry because of the wrongdoers, or have envy of the workers of evil.
2 For they are cut off speedily as grass, And fade as the greenness of the tender grass.
For they will quickly be cut down like grass, and become dry like the green plants.
3 Trust in YHWH, and do good, Dwell [in] the land, and enjoy faithfulness,
Have faith in the Lord, and do good; be at rest in the land, and go after righteousness.
4 And delight yourself on YHWH, And He gives to you the petitions of your heart.
So will your delight be in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.
5 Roll your way on YHWH, And trust on Him, and He works,
Put your life in the hands of the Lord; have faith in him and he will do it.
6 And has brought out your righteousness as light, And your judgment as noon-day.
And he will make your righteousness be seen like the light, and your cause like the shining of the sun.
7 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.
Take your rest in the Lord, waiting quietly for him; do not be angry because of the man who does well in his evil ways, and gives effect to his bad designs.
8 Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Do not fret yourself to only do evil.
Put an end to your wrath and be no longer bitter; do not give way to angry feeling which is a cause of sin.
9 For evildoers are cut off, As for those waiting on YHWH, they possess the land.
For the evil-doers will be cut off: but those who have faith in the Lord will have the earth for their heritage.
10 And yet a little [while], and the wicked is not, And you have considered his place, and it is not.
For in a short time the evil-doer will be gone: you will go searching for his place, and it will not be there.
11 And the humble possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.
But the gentle will have the earth for their heritage; they will take their delight in peace without measure.
12 The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing his teeth against him.
The sinner has evil designs against the upright, lifting up the voice of wrath against him.
13 The Lord laughs at him, For He has seen that his day comes.
He will be laughed at by the Lord, who sees that his day is coming.
14 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.
The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.
15 Their sword enters into their own heart, And their bows are shattered.
But their swords will be turned into their hearts, and their bows will be broken.
16 Better [is] the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.
The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.
17 For the arms of the wicked are shattered, And YHWH is sustaining the righteous.
For the arms of the evil-doers will be broken: but the Lord is the support of the good.
18 YHWH knows the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is for all time.
The days of the upright are numbered by the Lord, and their heritage will be for ever.
19 They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And they are satisfied in days of famine.
They will not be shamed in the evil time, and in the days when all are in need of food they will have enough.
20 But the wicked perish, and the enemies of YHWH, Have been consumed as the preciousness of lambs, They have been consumed in smoke.
But the wrongdoers will come to destruction, and the haters of the Lord will be like the fat of lambs, they will be burned up; they will go up in smoke, and never again be seen.
21 The wicked is borrowing and does not repay, And the righteous is gracious and giving.
The sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others.
22 For His blessed ones possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.
Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.
23 The steps of a man [are] from YHWH, They have been prepared, And He desires his way.
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he takes delight in his way.
24 When he falls, he is not cast down, For YHWH is sustaining his hand.
Even if he has a fall he will not be without help: for the hand of the Lord is supporting him.
25 I have been young, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.
I have been young, and now am old, but I have not seen the good man without help, or his children looking for bread.
26 All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed [is] for a blessing.
All the day he is ready to have mercy and to give; his children are a blessing.
27 Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell for all time.
Be turned from evil, and do good; and your place will be for ever.
28 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.
For the Lord is a lover of righteousness, and takes care of his saints; they will be kept safe for ever; but the seed of the evil-doers will be cut off.
29 The righteous possess the land, And they dwell on it forever.
The upright will have the earth for their heritage, and will go on living there for ever.
30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And his tongue speaks judgment.
The mouth of the good man says words of wisdom; the talk of his tongue is of righteousness.
31 The law of his God [is] his heart, His steps do not slide.
The law of his God is in his heart; he will never make a false step.
32 The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.
The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.
33 YHWH does not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged.
The Lord will not give him into their hands, or be against him when he is judged.
34 Look to YHWH, and keep His way, And He exalts you to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off—you see!
Be waiting for the Lord, and keep his way; and you will be lifted up, and have the land for your heritage: when the evil-doers are cut off, you will see it.
35 I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,
I have seen the evil-doer in great power, covering the earth like a great tree.
36 And he passes away, and behold, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!
But he came to an end, and there was no sign of him; I made a search for him and he was not there.
37 Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each [is] peace.
Give attention to the good man, and take note of the upright; because the end of that man is peace.
38 And transgressors were destroyed together, The latter end of the wicked was cut off.
But as for the sinners, they will be cut off together; the end of the wrongdoers is destruction.
39 And the salvation of the righteous [is] from YHWH, Their strong place in a time of adversity.
But the Lord is the saviour of the upright: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
40 And YHWH helps them and delivers them, He delivers them from the wicked, And saves them, Because they trusted in Him!
And the Lord will be their help, and keep them safe: he will take them out of the hands of the evil-doers, and be their saviour, because they had faith in him.
