Psalms 37
1 David’s. [An Alphabetical Psalm.] Burn not with vexation because of evil-doers, Be not envious of the workers of perversity;
BY DAVID. [ALEPH-BET] Do not fret because of evildoers, Do not be envious against doers of iniquity,
2 For, like grass, soon shall they wither, and, like green herbage, shall they fade.
For they are cut off speedily as grass, And fade as the greenness of the tender grass.
3 Trust in Yahweh, and do good, Dwell in the land, and feed on fidelity;
Trust in YHWH, and do good, Dwell [in] the land, and enjoy faithfulness,
4 Yea, rest thy delight on Yahweh, that he may give thee the requests of thy heart.
And delight yourself on YHWH, And He gives to you the petitions of your heart.
5 Roll on Yahweh thy way, Trust also in him, and, he, will effectually work:
Roll your way on YHWH, And trust on Him, and He works,
6 So will he bring forth, as the light, thy righteousness, and thy vindication as the noonday.
And has brought out your righteousness as light, And your judgment as noon-day.
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.
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.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath, Burn not with vexation—[it would be] only to do evil;
Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Do not fret yourself to only 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 are cut off, As for those waiting on YHWH, they possess the land.
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!
And yet a little [while], and the wicked is not, And you have considered his place, and it is not.
11 But, the patient oppressed-ones, shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves over the abundance of prosperity.
And the humble possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.
12 Plotting is the lawless one, against the just, and gnashing upon him with his teeth.
The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing his teeth against him.
13 My Lord, shall laugh at him, for he seeth, that his day, will come.
The Lord laughs at him, For He has seen that his day comes.
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 opened a sword, And they have bent their bow, To cause the poor and needy to fall, To slaughter the upright of the way.
15 Their sword, shall enter into their own heart, and, their bow, shall be broken.
Their sword enters into their own heart, And their bows are shattered.
16 Better the little of the righteous man, than the abundance of the lawless who are mighty;
Better [is] the little of the righteous, Than the store 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 are shattered, And YHWH is sustaining the righteous.
18 Yahweh knoweth the days of the blameless, that, their inheritance, unto times age-abiding, shall continue.
YHWH knows the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is for all time.
19 They shall not be ashamed in the time of calamity, and, in the days of famine, shall they be filled.
They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And they are satisfied in days of famine.
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 perish, and the enemies of YHWH, Have been consumed as the preciousness of lambs, They have been consumed in smoke.
21 A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth;
The wicked is borrowing and does not repay, And the righteous is gracious and giving.
22 For, such as are blessed of him, shall inherit the earth, But, the cursed of him, shall be cut off.
For His blessed ones possess the land, And His reviled ones are 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 man [are] from YHWH, They have been prepared, And He desires his way.
24 Though he fall, he shall not be hurled headlong, For, Yahweh, is holding his hand.
When he falls, he is not cast down, For YHWH is sustaining 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, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.
26 All day long, is he showing favour and lending, his seed, therefore, shall have a blessing.
All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed [is] for a blessing.
27 Turn from evil, and do good, and so settle down, unto times age-abiding.
Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell for all time.
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 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.
29 The righteous, shall inherit the earth, that they may settle down, to futurity, thereupon.
The righteous possess the land, And they dwell on it forever.
30 The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice:
The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And his tongue speaks judgment.
31 The law of his God, is in his heart, his steps shall not swerve.
The law of his God [is] his heart, His steps do not slide.
32 The lawless man, lieth in wait, for the just, and seeketh to put him to death:
The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.
33 Yahweh, will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him, when he is judged.
YHWH does not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being 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.
Look to YHWH, and keep His way, And He exalts you to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off—you see!
35 I have seen a lawless man, a tyrant, and spreading himself out, like a cedar in Lebanon;
I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,
36 Then I passed by, and lo! he had vanished! Yea I sought him, but he could not be found.
And he passes away, and behold, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!
37 Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is a hereafter for the man of peace;
Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each [is] peace.
38 But, transgressors, are to be destroyed together, the hereafter of lawless men, is to be cut off.
And transgressors were destroyed together, The latter end of the wicked was cut off.
39 But, the deliverance of the righteous, is from Yahweh, their refuge in a time of distress.
And the salvation of the righteous [is] from YHWH, Their strong place in a time of adversity.
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 YHWH helps them and delivers them, He delivers them from the wicked, And saves them, Because they trusted in Him!
