Psalms 37
1 David’s. [An Alphabetical Psalm.] Burn not with vexation because of evil-doers, Be not envious of the workers of perversity;
Of David. Be not kindled to wrath at the wicked, nor envious of those who work wrong;
2 For, like grass, soon shall they wither, and, like green herbage, shall they fade.
for, like grass, they will speedily wither, and fade like the green of young grass.
3 Trust in Yahweh, and do good, Dwell in the land, and feed on fidelity;
Trust in the Lord, and do good; remain in the land, and deal faithfully:
4 Yea, rest thy delight on Yahweh, that he may give thee the requests of thy heart.
then the Lord will be your delight, he will grant you your heart’s petitions.
5 Roll on Yahweh thy way, Trust also in him, and, he, will effectually work:
Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act,
6 So will he bring forth, as the light, thy righteousness, and thy vindication as the noonday.
making clear as the light your right, and your just cause clear as the 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.
In silence and patience wait on the Lord. Be not kindled to anger at those who prosper. At those who execute evil devices.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath, Burn not with vexation—[it would be] only to do evil;
Desist from anger, abandon wrath: be not kindled to anger it leads but to evil:
9 For, evil doers, shall be cut off, but, as for them who wait for Yahweh, they, shall inherit the earth.
for evildoers will be cut off, but the land will be theirs, who wait on the Lord.
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 but a little, and the wicked vanish: look at their place: they are there no more.
11 But, the patient oppressed-ones, shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves over the abundance of prosperity.
But the humble will have the land, and the rapture of peace in abundance.
12 Plotting is the lawless one, against the just, and gnashing upon him with his teeth.
The wicked plots against the righteous, snarls like a wild animal;
13 My Lord, shall laugh at him, for he seeth, that his day, will come.
the Lord laughs, for he sees 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 the sword, and bent the bow, to fell the poor, to slay those who walk uprightly;
15 Their sword, shall enter into their own heart, and, their bow, shall be broken.
but their sword will pierce their own heart, and their bows will be broken in pieces.
16 Better the little of the righteous man, than the abundance of the lawless who are mighty;
Better is the righteous person’s little than the wealth 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 will be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous.
18 Yahweh knoweth the days of the blameless, that, their inheritance, unto times age-abiding, shall continue.
The Lord watches over the days of the blameless, their heritage will continue forever.
19 They shall not be ashamed in the time of calamity, and, in the days of famine, shall they be filled.
They will not be shamed in the evil time, in the days of famine they will 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!
Because the wicked will perish: but the foes of the Lord, like a brand in the oven, will vanish, like smoke they will vanish.
21 A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth;
The wicked must borrow and cannot pay back, but the righteous is lavish and gives.
22 For, such as are blessed of him, shall inherit the earth, But, the cursed of him, shall be cut off.
For those blest by the Lord inherit the land, while those whom he curses will be cut off.
23 From Yahweh, are the steps of a man made firm, When, with his way, he is well pleased:
The Lord supports the steps of those with whom he is pleased.
24 Though he fall, he shall not be hurled headlong, For, Yahweh, is holding his hand.
Though they fall, they will not be cast headlong, for the Lord holds their hands.
25 Young, have I been, moreover am old, —Yet have I not seen, A righteous man forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread:
Never, from youth to age, have I seen the righteous forsaken, or their children begging bread.
26 All day long, is he showing favour and lending, his seed, therefore, shall have a blessing.
They are ever lavishly lending, and their children are fountains of blessing.
27 Turn from evil, and do good, and so settle down, unto times age-abiding.
Turn away from evil and do good and you will live in the land forever.
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 loves justice, he does not forsake his friends. The unrighteous will be destroyed forever, and the seed of the wicked will be cut off.
29 The righteous, shall inherit the earth, that they may settle down, to futurity, thereupon.
But the land will belong to the righteous, they will live upon it forever,
30 The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice:
The mouth of the righteous murmurs wisdom, and words of justice are on their tongues.
31 The law of his God, is in his heart, his steps shall not swerve.
The law of their God is in their heart, their steps are never unsteady.
32 The lawless man, lieth in wait, for the just, and seeketh to put him to death:
The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to put them to death.
33 Yahweh, will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him, when he is judged.
But the Lord leaves them not in their hand: at their trial they will not be held guilty.
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 observe his way: he will lift you to honor the land will be yours, you will feast your eyes on the doom of the wicked.
35 I have seen a lawless man, a tyrant, and spreading himself out, like a cedar in Lebanon;
I have seen the wicked exultant, lifting themselves like a cedar of Lebanon.
36 Then I passed by, and lo! he had vanished! Yea I sought him, but he could not be found.
But the moment I passed, they vanished! I sought for them, but they could not be found.
37 Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is a hereafter for the man of peace;
Preserve your honor and practise uprightness, for such a person fares well in the end.
38 But, transgressors, are to be destroyed together, the hereafter of lawless men, is to be cut off.
But transgressors will perish together. Cut off are the wicked forever.
39 But, the deliverance of the righteous, is from Yahweh, their refuge in a time of distress.
The righteous are saved by the Lord, who in time of distress is their refuge:
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 helps and rescue them, from the wicked he rescues and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
