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 evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

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

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither 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; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

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

Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thy heart.

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

Commit thy way to the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

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

And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment 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.

Rest in 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 in any way to do evil.

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

For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

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

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

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 shall 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 just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

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

The Lord shall 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, and to slay such as are of upright conduct.

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.

A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches 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 the upright: 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 evil time: 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.

But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

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

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth.

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

For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the earth; and they that are cursed by him shall 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 delighteth in his way.

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

Though he should fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with 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 I have 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.

He is ever merciful, 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 judgment, 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 in it for ever.

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

The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

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 shall 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 condemn 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!

Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall 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 green bay tree.

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

Yet he passed away, 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 perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

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

But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end 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 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 shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.