Psalms 37

1 David’s. [An Alphabetical Psalm.] Burn not with vexation because of evil-doers, Be not envious of the workers of perversity;

FRET not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

2 For, like grass, soon shall they wither, and, like green herbage, shall they fade.

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

3 Trust in Yahweh, and do good, Dwell in the land, and feed on fidelity;

Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

4 Yea, rest thy delight on Yahweh, that he may give thee the requests of thy heart.

Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

5 Roll on Yahweh thy way, Trust also in him, and, he, will effectually work:

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

6 So will he bring forth, as the light, thy righteousness, and thy vindication as the noonday.

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

7 Be resigned to Yahweh, yea wait with longing for him; Burn not with vexation at him who prospereth in his way, —at the man who doeth wickedness.

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 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath, Burn not with vexation—[it would be] only to do evil;

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

9 For, evil doers, shall be cut off, but, as for them who wait for Yahweh, they, shall inherit the earth.

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

10 Yet a little, therefore, and the lawless one shall not be, Yea thou shalt look about, over his place—and he shall have vanished!

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

11 But, the patient oppressed-ones, shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves over the abundance of prosperity.

But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

12 Plotting is the lawless one, against the just, and gnashing upon him with his teeth.

The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

13 My Lord, shall laugh at him, for he seeth, that his day, will come.

The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

14 A sword, have the lawless, drawn out, and have trodden their bow, —To bring down the oppressed and the needy, To slaughter the upright in life:

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

15 Their sword, shall enter into their own heart, and, their bow, shall be broken.

Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

16 Better the little of the righteous man, than the abundance of the lawless who are mighty;

A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

17 For, the arms of the lawless, shall be broken, But Yahweh is upholding the righteous.

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.

18 Yahweh knoweth the days of the blameless, that, their inheritance, unto times age-abiding, shall continue.

The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

19 They shall not be ashamed in the time of calamity, and, in the days of famine, shall they be filled.

They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

20 For, the lawless, shall perish, and, the foes of Yahweh, be like the glory of the meadows, They have vanished! In smoke, have they vanished!

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 A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth;

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

22 For, such as are blessed of him, shall inherit the earth, But, the cursed of him, shall be cut off.

For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

23 From Yahweh, are the steps of a man made firm, When, with his way, he is well pleased:

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.

24 Though he fall, he shall not be hurled headlong, For, Yahweh, is holding his hand.

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.

25 Young, have I been, moreover am old, —Yet have I not seen, A righteous man forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread:

I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

26 All day long, is he showing favour and lending, his seed, therefore, shall have a blessing.

He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

27 Turn from evil, and do good, and so settle down, unto times age-abiding.

Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

28 For, Yahweh, loveth justice, and will not forsake his men of lovingkindness, Unto times age-abiding, have the perverse been destroyed, —and the seed of the lawless, been 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, shall inherit the earth, that they may settle down, to futurity, thereupon.

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

30 The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice:

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

31 The law of his God, is in his heart, his steps shall not swerve.

The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

32 The lawless man, lieth in wait, for the just, and seeketh to put him to death:

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

33 Yahweh, will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him, when he is judged.

The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

34 Wait for Yahweh, and observe thou his path, that he may exalt thee, to inherit the earth, On the cutting off of the lawless, shalt thou look.

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 a lawless man, a tyrant, and spreading himself out, like a cedar in Lebanon;

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

36 Then I passed by, and lo! he had vanished! Yea I sought him, but he could not be found.

Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

37 Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is a hereafter for the man of peace;

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

38 But, transgressors, are to be destroyed together, the hereafter of lawless men, is to be cut off.

But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

39 But, the deliverance of the righteous, is from Yahweh, their refuge in a time of distress.

But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

40 Thus hath Yahweh helped them, thus hath he delivered them, —He will deliver them from the lawless, and will save them, because they have sought refuge 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.