Psalms 37
1 David’s. [An Alphabetical Psalm.] Burn not with vexation because of evil-doers, Be not envious of the workers of perversity;
“A psalm of David.” Be not thou angry on account of the wicked, Nor be envious of those who do iniquity.
2 For, like grass, soon shall they wither, and, like green herbage, shall they fade.
For soon shall they be cut down like grass, And wither like 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; Abide in the land, and delight in faithfulness.
4 Yea, rest thy delight on Yahweh, that he may give thee the requests of thy heart.
Place thy delight in the LORD. And he will give thee thy heart's desires.
5 Roll on Yahweh thy way, Trust also in him, and, he, will effectually work:
Commit thy way to the LORD; Trust in him, and he will give thee success!
6 So will he bring forth, as the light, thy righteousness, and thy vindication as the noonday.
He will cause thy justice to shine forth like the light, And thy righteousness like the noonday's brightness.
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.
Hope thou patiently on the LORD, And in him place thy trust! Be not angry on account of the prosperous, —On account of him that deviseth deceit!
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath, Burn not with vexation—[it would be] only to do evil;
Cease from anger; give not way to wrath; Be not provoked, so as 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 evil-doers shall be rooted out; But they who trust in the LORD, they shall inherit 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!
Yet a little while, and the wicked shall be no more; Thou mayst look for his place, and he will not be found.
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 land, And delight themselves in the fulness of prosperity.
12 Plotting is the lawless one, against the just, and gnashing upon him with his teeth.
The wicked man plotteth against the just, And gnasheth at him with his teeth.
13 My Lord, shall laugh at him, for he seeth, that his day, will come.
The Lord laugheth 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 draw the sword, And bend their bow, To cast down the afflicted and the needy, And to slay the upright.
15 Their sword, shall enter into their own heart, and, their bow, shall be broken.
Their swords shall enter their own hearts, And their bows shall be broken in pieces.
16 Better the little of the righteous man, than the abundance of the lawless who are mighty;
Better is the little of the righteous man Than the great abundance of the 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 will uphold the righteous.
18 Yahweh knoweth the days of the blameless, that, their inheritance, unto times age-abiding, shall continue.
The LORD careth for the life of the upright, And their inheritance shall endure 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 have enough.
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; Yea, the enemies of the LORD shall be consumed, like the glory of the fields; They shall be consumed into smoke.
21 A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth;
The wicked borroweth, and repayeth not; But the righteous is merciful and bountiful.
22 For, such as are blessed of him, shall inherit the earth, But, the cursed of him, shall be cut off.
For they who are blessed by God shall inherit the land, And they who are cursed by him shall be rooted out.
23 From Yahweh, are the steps of a man made firm, When, with his way, he is well pleased:
The steps of the good man are directed by the LORD; He delighteth himself 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 holdeth him by the 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 offspring 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 offspring shall be blessed.
27 Turn from evil, and do good, and so settle down, unto times age-abiding.
Depart from evil, and do good; So thou shalt dwell in the land for ever.
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 righteousness, And forsaketh not his servants; They are preserved for ever; But the posterity of the wicked shall be rooted out.
29 The righteous, shall inherit the earth, that they may settle down, to futurity, thereupon.
The righteous shall inherit the land, And shall dwell therein for ever.
30 The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice:
The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh what is right.
31 The law of his God, is in his heart, his steps shall not swerve.
The law of his God is in his heart; His footsteps shall not slip.
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 suffer him to be condemned, 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.
Trust in the LORD, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to the possession of the land, Whilst thou shalt see the destruction of the wicked!
35 I have seen a lawless man, a tyrant, and spreading himself out, like a cedar in Lebanon;
I have seen a wicked man in great power, And spreading himself like a green cedar;
36 Then I passed by, and lo! he had vanished! Yea I sought him, but he could not be found.
But he passed away, and, lo! he was no more; Yea, I sought him, but he was not found.
37 Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is a hereafter for the man of peace;
Mark the righteous man, and behold the upright, That posterity is to the man of peace!
38 But, transgressors, are to be destroyed together, the hereafter of lawless men, is to be cut off.
But transgressors will all be destroyed; The posterity of the wicked shall be rooted out.
39 But, the deliverance of the righteous, is from Yahweh, their refuge in a time of distress.
The salvation of the just is from 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.
The LORD will help and deliver them; He will deliver them from their enemies, and save them, Because they trust in him.
