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.” Be not thou angry on account of the wicked, Nor be envious of those who do iniquity.

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

For soon shall they be cut down like grass, And wither like the green herb.

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

Trust in the LORD, and do good; Abide in the land, and delight in faithfulness.

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

Place thy delight in the LORD. And he will give thee thy heart's desires.

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

Commit thy way to the LORD; Trust in him, and he will give thee success!

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

He will cause thy justice to shine forth like the light, And thy righteousness like the noonday's brightness.

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.

Hope thou patiently on the LORD, And in him place thy trust! Be not angry on account of the prosperous, —On account of him that deviseth deceit!

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

Cease from anger; give not way to wrath; Be not provoked, so as to do evil!

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

For evil-doers shall be rooted out; But they who trust in 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.

Yet a little while, and the wicked shall be no more; Thou mayst look for his place, and he will not be found.

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

But the meek shall inherit the land, And delight themselves in the fulness of prosperity.

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

The wicked man plotteth against the just, And gnasheth at him with his teeth.

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

The Lord laugheth 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 draw the sword, And bend their bow, To cast down the afflicted and the needy, And to slay the upright.

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

Their swords shall enter their own hearts, And their bows shall be broken in pieces.

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

Better is the little of the righteous man Than the great abundance of the 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 will uphold the righteous.

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

The LORD careth for the life of the upright, And their inheritance shall endure 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 evil time, And in the days of famine they shall 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 wicked shall perish; Yea, the enemies of the LORD shall be consumed, like the glory of the fields; They shall be consumed into smoke.

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

The wicked borroweth, and repayeth not; But the righteous is merciful and bountiful.

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

For they who are blessed by God shall inherit the land, And they who are cursed by him shall be rooted out.

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

The steps of the good man are directed by the LORD; He delighteth himself 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 holdeth him by the 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 offspring begging bread.

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

He is ever merciful and lendeth, And his offspring shall be blessed.

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

Depart from evil, and do good; So thou shalt dwell in the land 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 loveth righteousness, And forsaketh not his servants; They are preserved for ever; But the posterity of the wicked shall be rooted out.

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

The righteous shall inherit the land, And shall 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 what is right.

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

The law of his God is in his heart; His footsteps shall not slip.

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!

Trust in the LORD, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to the possession of the land, Whilst thou shalt see the destruction of the wicked!

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

I have seen a wicked man in great power, And spreading himself like a green cedar;

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

But he passed away, and, lo! he was no more; Yea, I sought him, but he was not found.

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

Mark the righteous man, and behold the upright, That posterity is to the man of peace!

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

But transgressors will all be destroyed; The posterity of the wicked shall be rooted out.

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

The salvation of the just is from the LORD. 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!

The LORD will help and deliver them; He will deliver them from their enemies, and save them, Because they trust in him.