Psalms 37

1 BY DAVID. [ALEPH-BET] Do not fret because of evildoers, Do not be envious against doers of iniquity,

A Psalm of David himself. Do not choose to imitate the malicious; neither should you envy those who work iniquity.

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

For they will quickly wither away like dry grass, and in like manner to kitchen herbs, they will soon droop.

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

Hope in the Lord and do good, and dwell in the land, and so you shall be pastured with its riches.

4 And delight yourself on YHWH, And He gives to you the petitions of your heart.

Delight in the Lord, and he will grant to you the petitions of your heart.

5 Roll your way on YHWH, And trust on Him, and He works,

Reveal your way to the Lord, and hope in him, and he will accomplish it.

6 And has brought out your righteousness as light, And your judgment as noon-day.

And he will bring forth your justice like the light, and your judgment like the midday.

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.

Be subject to the Lord and pray to him. Do not choose to compete with him who prospers in his way, with the man who does injustice.

8 Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Do not fret yourself to only do evil.

Cease from wrath and leave behind rage. Do not choose to imitate the malicious.

9 For evildoers are cut off, As for those waiting on YHWH, they possess the land.

For those who are malicious will be exterminated. But those who remain with the Lord, these will inherit the land.

10 And yet a little [while], and the wicked is not, And you have considered his place, and it is not.

Yet still a little while, and the sinner will not be. And you will search his place and find nothing.

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

But the meek shall inherit the earth, and they will delight in the multitude of peace.

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

The sinner will observe the just, and he will gnash his teeth over him.

13 The Lord laughs at him, For He has seen that his day comes.

But the Lord will laugh at him: for he knows in advance that his day will come.

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 sinners have drawn the sword, they have bent their bow, so as to cast down the poor and the needy, so as to massacre the upright of heart.

15 Their sword enters into their own heart, And their bows are shattered.

Let their sword enter into their own hearts, and let their bow be broken.

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

A little is better to the just than the many riches of sinners.

17 For the arms of the wicked are shattered, And YHWH is sustaining the righteous.

For the arms of sinners will be crushed, but the Lord confirms the just.

18 YHWH knows the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is for all time.

The Lord knows the days of the immaculate, and their inheritance will be in eternity.

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

They will not be confounded in an evil time; and in days of famine, they will be satisfied:

20 But the wicked perish, and the enemies of YHWH, Have been consumed as the preciousness of lambs, They have been consumed in smoke.

for sinners will perish. Truly, the adversaries of the Lord, soon after they have been honored and exalted, will fade away, in the same way that smoke fades away.

21 The wicked is borrowing and does not repay, And the righteous is gracious and giving.

The sinner will lend and not release, but the just one shows compassion and donates.

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

For those who bless him will inherit the earth, but those who curse him will perish.

23 The steps of a man [are] from YHWH, They have been prepared, And He desires his way.

The steps of a man will be directed by the Lord, and he will choose his way.

24 When he falls, he is not cast down, For YHWH is sustaining his hand.

When he falls, he will not be harmed, because the Lord places his hand under 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 I am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his offspring seeking bread.

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

He shows compassion and lends, all day long, and his offspring will be in blessing.

27 Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell for all time.

Turn away from evil and do good, and dwell forever and 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 loves judgment, and he will not abandon his saints. They will be kept safe in eternity. The unjust will be punished, and the offspring of the impious will perish.

29 The righteous possess the land, And they dwell on it forever.

But the just will inherit the earth, and they will dwell upon it forever and ever.

30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And his tongue speaks judgment.

The mouth of the just one will express wisdom, and his tongue will speak judgment.

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

The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be supplanted.

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

The sinner considers the just one and seeks to put him to death.

33 YHWH does not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged.

But the Lord will not abandon him into his hands, nor condemn him, when he will be 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!

Wait for the Lord, and keep to his way. And he will exalt you, so as to inherit the land that you may seize. When the sinners will have passed away, then you shall see.

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

I have seen the impious over-exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Lebanon.

36 And he passes away, and behold, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!

And I passed by, and behold, he was not. And I sought him, and his place was not found.

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

Keep to innocence, and gaze upon fairness: because there are allotments for the peaceful man.

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

But the unjust will be destroyed together: the allotments of the impious will pass away.

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

But the salvation of the just is from the Lord, and he is their protector in time of tribulation.

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 help them and free them. And he will rescue them from sinners and save them, because they have hoped in him.