Psalms 37
1 [By David.] Do not fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.
| לדוד אל תתחר במרעים אל תקנא בעשי עולה׃ |
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb.
| כי כחציר מהרה ימלו וכירק דשא יבולון׃ |
3 Trust in the LORD, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
| בטח ביהוה ועשה טוב שכן ארץ ורעה אמונה׃ |
4 Also delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
| והתענג על יהוה ויתן לך משאלת לבך׃ |
5 Commit your way to the LORD. Trust also in him, and he will act.
| גול על יהוה דרכך ובטח עליו והוא יעשה׃ |
6 And he will make your righteousness go forth as the light, and your justice as the noonday.
| והוציא כאור צדקך ומשפטך כצהרים׃ |
7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him. Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.
| דום ליהוה והתחולל לו אל תתחר במצליח דרכו באיש עשה מזמות׃ |
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Do not fret, it leads only to evildoing.
| הרף מאף ועזב חמה אל תתחר אך להרע׃ |
9 For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land.
| כי מרעים יכרתון וקוי יהוה המה יירשו ארץ׃ |
10 For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn't there.
| ועוד מעט ואין רשע והתבוננת על מקומו ואיננו׃ |
11 But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
| וענוים יירשו ארץ והתענגו על רב שלום׃ |
12 The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.
| זמם רשע לצדיק וחרק עליו שניו׃ |
13 The LORD will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
| אדני ישחק לו כי ראה כי יבא יומו׃ |
14 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 in the way.
| חרב פתחו רשעים ודרכו קשתם להפיל עני ואביון לטבוח ישרי דרך׃ |
15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken.
| חרבם תבוא בלבם וקשתותם תשברנה׃ |
16 Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.
| טוב מעט לצדיק מהמון רשעים רבים׃ |
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
| כי זרועות רשעים תשברנה וסומך צדיקים יהוה׃ |
18 The LORD knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.
| יודע יהוה ימי תמימם ונחלתם לעולם תהיה׃ |
19 They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
| לא יבשו בעת רעה ובימי רעבון ישבעו׃ |
20 But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of the LORD shall be like the burning of an oven. They will vanish—vanish like smoke.
| כי רשעים יאבדו ואיבי יהוה כיקר כרים כלו בעשן כלו׃ |
21 The wicked borrow, and do not pay back, but the righteous give generously.
| לוה רשע ולא ישלם וצדיק חונן ונותן׃ |
22 For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.
| כי מברכיו יירשו ארץ ומקלליו יכרתו׃ |
23 The steps of a man are established by the LORD, and he delights in his way.
| מיהוה מצעדי גבר כוננו ודרכו יחפץ׃ |
24 Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for the LORD holds him up with his hand.
| כי יפל לא יוטל כי יהוה סומך ידו׃ |
25 I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.
| נער הייתי גם זקנתי ולא ראיתי צדיק נעזב וזרעו מבקש לחם׃ |
26 All day long he deals graciously and lends, and his offspring are a blessing.
| כל היום חונן ומלוה וזרעו לברכה׃ |
27 Turn away from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.
| סור מרע ועשה טוב ושכן לעולם׃ |
28 For the LORD loves justice, and doesn't forsake his faithful ones. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
| כי יהוה אהב משפט ולא יעזב את חסידיו לעולם נשמרו וזרע רשעים נכרת׃ |
29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.
| צדיקים יירשו ארץ וישכנו לעד עליה׃ |
30 The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.
| פי צדיק יהגה חכמה ולשונו תדבר משפט׃ |
31 The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.
| תורת אלהיו בלבו לא תמעד אשריו׃ |
32 The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.
| צופה רשע לצדיק ומבקש להמיתו׃ |
33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
| יהוה לא יעזבנו בידו ולא ירשיענו בהשפטו׃ |
34 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.
| קוה אל יהוה ושמר דרכו וירוממך לרשת ארץ בהכרת רשעים תראה׃ |
35 I have seen the wicked wielding great power, and towering like a cedar of Lebanon.
| ראיתי רשע עריץ ומתערה כאזרח רענן׃ |
36 And I passed by, and look, he was not. And I looked for him, but he could not be found.
| ויעבר והנה איננו ואבקשהו ולא נמצא׃ |
37 Observe the blameless, and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
| שמר תם וראה ישר כי אחרית לאיש שלום׃ |
38 As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off.
| ופשעים נשמדו יחדו אחרית רשעים נכרתה׃ |
39 The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
| ותשועת צדיקים מיהוה מעוזם בעת צרה׃ |
40 And the LORD helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, Because they have taken refuge in him.
| ויעזרם יהוה ויפלטם יפלטם מרשעים ויושיעם כי חסו בו׃ |
