Psalms 37
1 BY DAVID. [ALEPH-BET] Do not fret because of evildoers, Do not be envious against doers of iniquity,
Of David. Be not kindled to wrath at the wicked, nor envious of those who work wrong;
2 For they are cut off speedily as grass, And fade as the greenness of the tender grass.
for, like grass, they will speedily wither, and fade like the green of young grass.
3 Trust in YHWH, and do good, Dwell [in] the land, and enjoy faithfulness,
Trust in the Lord, and do good; remain in the land, and deal faithfully:
4 And delight yourself on YHWH, And He gives to you the petitions of your heart.
then the Lord will be your delight, he will grant you your heart’s petitions.
5 Roll your way on YHWH, And trust on Him, and He works,
Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act,
6 And has brought out your righteousness as light, And your judgment as noon-day.
making clear as the light your right, and your just cause clear as the noon-day.
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.
In silence and patience wait on the Lord. Be not kindled to anger at those who prosper. At those who execute evil devices.
8 Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Do not fret yourself to only do evil.
Desist from anger, abandon wrath: be not kindled to anger it leads but to evil:
9 For evildoers are cut off, As for those waiting on YHWH, they possess the land.
for evildoers will be cut off, but the land will be theirs, who wait on the Lord.
10 And yet a little [while], and the wicked is not, And you have considered his place, and it is not.
Yet but a little, and the wicked vanish: look at their place: they are there no more.
11 And the humble possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.
But the humble will have the land, and the rapture of peace in abundance.
12 The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing his teeth against him.
The wicked plots against the righteous, snarls like a wild animal;
13 The Lord laughs at him, For He has seen that his day comes.
the Lord laughs, for he 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 wicked have drawn the sword, and bent the bow, to fell the poor, to slay those who walk uprightly;
15 Their sword enters into their own heart, And their bows are shattered.
but their sword will pierce their own heart, and their bows will be broken in pieces.
16 Better [is] the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.
Better is the righteous person’s little than the wealth of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked are shattered, And YHWH is sustaining the righteous.
For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous.
18 YHWH knows the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is for all time.
The Lord watches over the days of the blameless, their heritage will continue forever.
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, in the 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.
Because the wicked will perish: but the foes of the Lord, like a brand in the oven, will vanish, like smoke they will vanish.
21 The wicked is borrowing and does not repay, And the righteous is gracious and giving.
The wicked must borrow and cannot pay back, but the righteous is lavish and gives.
22 For His blessed ones possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.
For those blest by the Lord inherit the land, while those whom he curses will be cut off.
23 The steps of a man [are] from YHWH, They have been prepared, And He desires his way.
The Lord supports the steps of those with whom he is pleased.
24 When he falls, he is not cast down, For YHWH is sustaining his hand.
Though they fall, they will not be cast headlong, for the Lord holds their hands.
25 I have been young, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.
Never, from youth to age, have I seen the righteous forsaken, or their children begging bread.
26 All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed [is] for a blessing.
They are ever lavishly lending, and their children are fountains of blessing.
27 Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell for all time.
Turn away from evil and do good and you will live in the land forever.
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 justice, he does not forsake his friends. The unrighteous will be destroyed forever, and the seed of the wicked will be cut off.
29 The righteous possess the land, And they dwell on it forever.
But the land will belong to the righteous, they will live upon it forever,
30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And his tongue speaks judgment.
The mouth of the righteous murmurs wisdom, and words of justice are on their tongues.
31 The law of his God [is] his heart, His steps do not slide.
The law of their God is in their heart, their steps are never unsteady.
32 The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.
The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to put them to death.
33 YHWH does not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged.
But the Lord leaves them not in their hand: at their trial they will not be held guilty.
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 on the Lord, and observe his way: he will lift you to honour the land will be yours, you will feast your eyes on the doom of the wicked.
35 I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,
I have seen the wicked exultant, lifting themselves like a cedar of Lebanon.
36 And he passes away, and behold, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!
But the moment I passed, they vanished! I sought for them, but they could not be found.
37 Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each [is] peace.
Preserve your honour and practise uprightness, for such a person fares well in the end.
38 And transgressors were destroyed together, The latter end of the wicked was cut off.
But transgressors will perish together. Cut off are the wicked forever.
39 And the salvation of the righteous [is] from YHWH, Their strong place in a time of adversity.
The righteous are saved by the Lord, who in time of distress is their refuge:
40 And YHWH helps them and delivers them, He delivers them from the wicked, And saves them, Because they trusted in Him!
the Lord helps and rescue them, from the wicked he rescues and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
