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. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.

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

For they shall soon wither like the grass, and fade as the green herb.

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

Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land, and cherish faithfulness.

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

So shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and He shall give thee the petitions of thy heart.

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

Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in Him, and He will bring it to pass.

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

And He will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, and thy right as the noonday.

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.

Resign thyself unto the LORD, and wait patiently for Him; fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

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

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing.

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

For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait for the LORD, they shall inherit the land.

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

And yet a little while, and the wicked is no more; yea, thou shalt look well at his place, and he is not.

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

But the humble shall inherit the land, and delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

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

The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth at him with his teeth.

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

The Lord doth laugh at him; for He seeth 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 wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow; to cast down the poor and needy, to slay such as are upright in the way;

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

Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

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

Better is a little that the righteous hath than the abundance of many wicked.

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

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

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

The LORD knoweth the days of them that are wholehearted; and their inheritance shall be for ever.

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

They shall not be ashamed in the time of evil; and in the days of famine they shall 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 the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs — they shall pass away in smoke, they shall pass away.

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

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not; but the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.

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

For such as are blessed of Him shall inherit the land; and they that are cursed of Him shall be cut off.

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

It is of the LORD that a man's goings are established; and He delighted in his way.

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

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

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; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

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

All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

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

Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

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 loveth justice, and forsaketh not His saints; they are preserved for ever; but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

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

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

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

The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh justice.

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

The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps slide.

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

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

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

The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor suffer him to be condemned 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!

Wait for the LORD, and keep His way, and He will exalt thee to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

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

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a leafy tree in its native soil.

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

But one passed by, and, lo, he was not; yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

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

Mark the man of integrity, and behold the upright; for there is a future for the man of peace.

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

But transgressors shall be destroyed together; the future of the wicked shall be cut off.

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

But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD; He is their stronghold 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 helpeth them, and delivereth them; He delivereth them from the wicked, and saveth them, because they have taken refuge in Him.