Psalms 37

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

By David. Don’t fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.

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 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. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.

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

Also delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

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

Commit your way to the LORD. Trust also in him, and he will do this:

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

he will make your righteousness shine out like light, and your justice as the noon day sun.

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. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.

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

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret; it leads only to evildoing.

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

For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD 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.

For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn’t there.

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 shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

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

The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.

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

The Lord will laugh at him, 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 out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright on the path.

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

Their sword shall enter into their own heart. 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 has, 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 upholds the righteous.

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

The LORD knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.

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

They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. 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. The enemies of the LORD shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish— vanish like smoke.

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

The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously.

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 land. Those who 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.

A man’s steps are established by the LORD. He delights in his way.

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

Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for the LORD holds him up 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 children begging for bread.

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

All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His offspring is blessed.

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

Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely 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, and doesn’t forsake his holy ones. They are preserved forever, but the children 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 live in it forever.

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

The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks 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 shall slide.

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

The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to kill 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 for the LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

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

I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green 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 he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, 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 see 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.

As for transgressors, they 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 from 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!

The LORD helps them and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked and saves them, because they have taken refuge in him.