Psalms 37
1 BY DAVID. [ALEPH-BET] Do not fret because of evildoers, Do not be envious against doers of iniquity,
| לדוד אל-תתחר במרעים אל-תקנא בעשי עולה |
2 For they are cut off speedily as grass, And fade as the greenness of the tender grass.
| כי כחציר מהרה ימלו וכירק דשא יבולון |
3 Trust in YHWH, and do good, Dwell [in] the land, and enjoy faithfulness,
| בטח ביהוה ועשה-טוב שכן-ארץ ורעה אמונה |
4 And delight yourself on YHWH, And He gives to you the petitions of your heart.
| והתענג על-יהוה ויתן-לך משאלת לבך |
5 Roll your way on YHWH, And trust on Him, and He works,
| גול על-יהוה דרכך ובטח עליו והוא יעשה |
6 And has brought out your righteousness as light, And your judgment as noon-day.
| והוציא כאור צדקך ומשפטך כצהרים |
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.
| דום ליהוה-- והתחולל-לו אל-תתחר במצליח דרכו באיש עשה מזמות |
8 Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Do not fret yourself to only do evil.
| הרף מאף ועזב חמה אל-תתחר אך-להרע |
9 For evildoers are cut off, As for those waiting on YHWH, they possess the land.
| כי-מרעים יכרתון וקוי יהוה המה יירשו-ארץ |
10 And yet a little [while], and the wicked is not, And you have considered his place, and it is not.
| ועוד מעט ואין רשע והתבוננת על-מקומו ואיננו |
11 And the humble possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.
| וענוים יירשו-ארץ והתענגו על-רב שלום |
12 The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing his teeth against him.
| זמם רשע לצדיק וחרק עליו שניו |
13 The Lord laughs at him, For He has seen that his day comes.
| אדני ישחק-לו כי-ראה כי-יבא יומו |
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.
| חרב פתחו רשעים-- ודרכו קשתם להפיל עני ואביון לטבוח ישרי-דרך |
15 Their sword enters into their own heart, And their bows are shattered.
| חרבם תבוא בלבם וקשתותם תשברנה |
16 Better [is] the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.
| טוב-מעט לצדיק-- מהמון רשעים רבים |
17 For the arms of the wicked are shattered, And YHWH is sustaining the righteous.
| כי זרועות רשעים תשברנה וסומך צדיקים יהוה |
18 YHWH knows the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is for all time.
| יודע יהוה ימי תמימם ונחלתם לעולם תהיה |
19 They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And they are satisfied in days of famine.
| לא-יבשו בעת רעה ובימי רעבון ישבעו |
20 But the wicked perish, and the enemies of YHWH, Have been consumed as the preciousness of lambs, They have been consumed in smoke.
| כי רשעים יאבדו ואיבי יהוה כיקר כרים כלו בעשן כלו |
21 The wicked is borrowing and does not repay, And the righteous is gracious and giving.
| לוה רשע ולא ישלם וצדיק חונן ונותן |
22 For His blessed ones possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.
| כי מברכיו יירשו ארץ ומקלליו יכרתו |
23 The steps of a man [are] from YHWH, They have been prepared, And He desires his way.
| מיהוה מצעדי-גבר כוננו ודרכו יחפץ |
24 When he falls, he is not cast down, For YHWH is sustaining his hand.
| כי-יפל לא-יוטל כי-יהוה סומך ידו |
25 I have been young, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.
| נער הייתי-- גם-זקנתי ולא-ראיתי צדיק נעזב וזרעו מבקש-לחם |
26 All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed [is] for a blessing.
| כל-היום חונן ומלוה וזרעו לברכה |
27 Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell for all time.
| סור מרע ועשה-טוב ושכן לעולם |
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.
| כי יהוה אהב משפט ולא-יעזב את-חסידיו לעולם נשמרו וזרע רשעים נכרת |
29 The righteous possess the land, And they dwell on it forever.
| צדיקים יירשו-ארץ וישכנו לעד עליה |
30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And his tongue speaks judgment.
| פי-צדיק יהגה חכמה ולשונו תדבר משפט |
31 The law of his God [is] his heart, His steps do not slide.
| תורת אלהיו בלבו לא תמעד אשריו |
32 The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.
| צופה רשע לצדיק ומבקש להמיתו |
33 YHWH does not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged.
| יהוה לא-יעזבנו בידו ולא ירשיענו בהשפטו |
34 Look to YHWH, and keep His way, And He exalts you to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off—you see!
| קוה אל-יהוה ושמר דרכו וירוממך לרשת ארץ בהכרת רשעים תראה |
35 I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,
| ראיתי רשע עריץ ומתערה כאזרח רענן |
36 And he passes away, and behold, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!
| ויעבר והנה איננו ואבקשהו ולא נמצא |
37 Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each [is] peace.
| שמר-תם וראה ישר כי-אחרית לאיש שלום |
38 And transgressors were destroyed together, The latter end of the wicked was cut off.
| ופשעים נשמדו יחדו אחרית רשעים נכרתה |
39 And the salvation of the righteous [is] from YHWH, Their strong place in a time of adversity.
| ותשועת צדיקים מיהוה מעוזם בעת צרה |
40 And YHWH helps them and delivers them, He delivers them from the wicked, And saves them, Because they trusted in Him!
| ויעזרם יהוה ויפלטם יפלטם מרשעים ויושיעם--כי-חסו בו |
