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. Do not be irritated because of evildoers; do not be envious of those who act unrighteously.
2 For, like grass, soon shall they wither, and, like green herbage, shall they fade.
For they will soon dry up as the grass and wither as the green plants.
3 Trust in Yahweh, and do good, Dwell in the land, and feed on fidelity;
Trust in Yahweh and do what is good; settle in the land and graze in faithfulness.
4 Yea, rest thy delight on Yahweh, that he may give thee the requests of thy heart.
Then delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Roll on Yahweh thy way, Trust also in him, and, he, will effectually work:
Give your ways to Yahweh; trust in him, and he will act on your behalf.
6 So will he bring forth, as the light, thy righteousness, and thy vindication as the noonday.
He will display your justice like the daylight and your innocence like the day at noon.
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 still before Yahweh and wait patiently for him. Do not be angry if someone succeeds in what he does, or when he makes evil plots.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath, Burn not with vexation—[it would be] only to do evil;
Do not be angry and frustrated. Do not worry. This only makes trouble.
9 For, evil doers, shall be cut off, but, as for them who wait for Yahweh, they, shall inherit the earth.
Evildoers will be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh will 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!
In a little while the evil man will disappear; you will look at his place, but he will be gone.
11 But, the patient oppressed-ones, shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves over the abundance of prosperity.
But the meek will inherit the land and will delight in great prosperity.
12 Plotting is the lawless one, against the just, and gnashing upon him with his teeth.
The wicked man plots against the righteous and he grinds his teeth in rage against him.
13 My Lord, shall laugh at him, for he seeth, that his day, will come.
The Lord laughs at him, 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 out their swords and have bent their bows to cast down the oppressed and needy, to kill those who are upright.
15 Their sword, shall enter into their own heart, and, their bow, shall be broken.
Their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
16 Better the little of the righteous man, than the abundance of the lawless who are mighty;
Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked people.
17 For, the arms of the lawless, shall be broken, But Yahweh is upholding the righteous.
For the arms of the wicked people will be broken, but Yahweh supports the righteous people.
18 Yahweh knoweth the days of the blameless, that, their inheritance, unto times age-abiding, shall continue.
Yahweh watches over the blameless day by day, and their heritage will be 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 ashamed when times are bad. When famine comes, they will have enough to eat.
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 evil men will perish. Yahweh's enemies will be like the glory of the pastures; they will be consumed and disappear in the smoke.
21 A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth;
The wicked person borrows but does not repay, but the righteous person is generous and gives.
22 For, such as are blessed of him, shall inherit the earth, But, the cursed of him, shall be cut off.
Those who are blessed by God will inherit the land; those who are cursed by him will be cut off.
23 From Yahweh, are the steps of a man made firm, When, with his way, he is well pleased:
It is by Yahweh that a man's steps are established, the man whose way is commendable in God's sight.
24 Though he fall, he shall not be hurled headlong, For, Yahweh, is holding his hand.
Though he stumbles, he will not fall down, for Yahweh is holding 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 was young and now am old; I have never seen the righteous person abandoned or his children begging for bread.
26 All day long, is he showing favour and lending, his seed, therefore, shall have a blessing.
All the day long he is gracious and lends, and his children become a blessing.
27 Turn from evil, and do good, and so settle down, unto times age-abiding.
Turn away from evil and do what is right; then you will be safe 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 Yahweh loves justice and does not abandon his faithful followers. They are preserved forever, but the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.
29 The righteous, shall inherit the earth, that they may settle down, to futurity, thereupon.
The righteous will inherit the land and live there forever.
30 The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice:
The mouth of the righteous person speaks wisdom and increases justice.
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 feet will not slip.
32 The lawless man, lieth in wait, for the just, and seeketh to put him to death:
The wicked person watches the righteous person and seeks to kill him.
33 Yahweh, will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him, when he is judged.
Yahweh will not abandon him into the evil person's hand or 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 for Yahweh and keep his way, and he will raise you up to possess the land. You will see when the wicked are cut off.
35 I have seen a lawless man, a tyrant, and spreading himself out, like a cedar in Lebanon;
I have seen the wicked and terrifying person spread out like a green tree in its native soil.
36 Then I passed by, and lo! he had vanished! Yea I sought him, but he could not be found.
But when I passed by again, he was not there. I looked for 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;
Observe the man of integrity, and mark the upright; there is a good future for a man of peace.
38 But, transgressors, are to be destroyed together, the hereafter of lawless men, is to be cut off.
Sinners will be totally destroyed; the future for the wicked man is cut off.
39 But, the deliverance of the righteous, is from Yahweh, their refuge in a time of distress.
Salvation of the righteous comes from Yahweh; he protects them in the times 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.
Yahweh helps them and rescues them. He rescues them from evil men and saves them because they have taken refuge in him.
