Psalms 37
1 David’s. [An Alphabetical Psalm.] Burn not with vexation because of evil-doers, Be not envious of the workers of perversity;
| לדוד אל-תתחר במרעים אל-תקנא בעשי עולה |
2 For, like grass, soon shall they wither, and, like green herbage, shall they fade.
| כי כחציר מהרה ימלו וכירק דשא יבולון |
3 Trust in Yahweh, and do good, Dwell in the land, and feed on fidelity;
| בטח ביהוה ועשה-טוב שכן-ארץ ורעה אמונה |
4 Yea, rest thy delight on Yahweh, that he may give thee the requests of thy heart.
| והתענג על-יהוה ויתן-לך משאלת לבך |
5 Roll on Yahweh thy way, Trust also in him, and, he, will effectually work:
| גול על-יהוה דרכך ובטח עליו והוא יעשה |
6 So will he bring forth, as the light, thy righteousness, and thy vindication as the noonday.
| והוציא כאור צדקך ומשפטך כצהרים |
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.
| דום ליהוה-- והתחולל-לו אל-תתחר במצליח דרכו באיש עשה מזמות |
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath, Burn not with vexation—[it would be] only to do evil;
| הרף מאף ועזב חמה אל-תתחר אך-להרע |
9 For, evil doers, shall be cut off, but, as for them who wait for Yahweh, they, shall inherit the earth.
| כי-מרעים יכרתון וקוי יהוה המה יירשו-ארץ |
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!
| ועוד מעט ואין רשע והתבוננת על-מקומו ואיננו |
11 But, the patient oppressed-ones, shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves over the abundance of prosperity.
| וענוים יירשו-ארץ והתענגו על-רב שלום |
12 Plotting is the lawless one, against the just, and gnashing upon him with his teeth.
| זמם רשע לצדיק וחרק עליו שניו |
13 My Lord, shall laugh at him, for he seeth, that his day, will come.
| אדני ישחק-לו כי-ראה כי-יבא יומו |
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:
| חרב פתחו רשעים-- ודרכו קשתם להפיל עני ואביון לטבוח ישרי-דרך |
15 Their sword, shall enter into their own heart, and, their bow, shall be broken.
| חרבם תבוא בלבם וקשתותם תשברנה |
16 Better the little of the righteous man, than the abundance of the lawless who are mighty;
| טוב-מעט לצדיק-- מהמון רשעים רבים |
17 For, the arms of the lawless, shall be broken, But Yahweh is upholding the righteous.
| כי זרועות רשעים תשברנה וסומך צדיקים יהוה |
18 Yahweh knoweth the days of the blameless, that, their inheritance, unto times age-abiding, shall continue.
| יודע יהוה ימי תמימם ונחלתם לעולם תהיה |
19 They shall not be ashamed in the time of calamity, and, in the days of famine, shall they be filled.
| לא-יבשו בעת רעה ובימי רעבון ישבעו |
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!
| כי רשעים יאבדו ואיבי יהוה כיקר כרים כלו בעשן כלו |
21 A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth;
| לוה רשע ולא ישלם וצדיק חונן ונותן |
22 For, such as are blessed of him, shall inherit the earth, But, the cursed of him, shall be cut off.
| כי מברכיו יירשו ארץ ומקלליו יכרתו |
23 From Yahweh, are the steps of a man made firm, When, with his way, he is well pleased:
| מיהוה מצעדי-גבר כוננו ודרכו יחפץ |
24 Though he fall, he shall not be hurled headlong, For, Yahweh, is holding his hand.
| כי-יפל לא-יוטל כי-יהוה סומך ידו |
25 Young, have I been, moreover am old, —Yet have I not seen, A righteous man forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread:
| נער הייתי-- גם-זקנתי ולא-ראיתי צדיק נעזב וזרעו מבקש-לחם |
26 All day long, is he showing favour and lending, his seed, therefore, shall have a blessing.
| כל-היום חונן ומלוה וזרעו לברכה |
27 Turn from evil, and do good, and so settle down, unto times age-abiding.
| סור מרע ועשה-טוב ושכן לעולם |
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.
| כי יהוה אהב משפט ולא-יעזב את-חסידיו לעולם נשמרו וזרע רשעים נכרת |
29 The righteous, shall inherit the earth, that they may settle down, to futurity, thereupon.
| צדיקים יירשו-ארץ וישכנו לעד עליה |
30 The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice:
| פי-צדיק יהגה חכמה ולשונו תדבר משפט |
31 The law of his God, is in his heart, his steps shall not swerve.
| תורת אלהיו בלבו לא תמעד אשריו |
32 The lawless man, lieth in wait, for the just, and seeketh to put him to death:
| צופה רשע לצדיק ומבקש להמיתו |
33 Yahweh, will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him, when he is judged.
| יהוה לא-יעזבנו בידו ולא ירשיענו בהשפטו |
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.
| קוה אל-יהוה ושמר דרכו וירוממך לרשת ארץ בהכרת רשעים תראה |
35 I have seen a lawless man, a tyrant, and spreading himself out, like a cedar in Lebanon;
| ראיתי רשע עריץ ומתערה כאזרח רענן |
36 Then I passed by, and lo! he had vanished! Yea I sought him, but he could not be found.
| ויעבר והנה איננו ואבקשהו ולא נמצא |
37 Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is a hereafter for the man of peace;
| שמר-תם וראה ישר כי-אחרית לאיש שלום |
38 But, transgressors, are to be destroyed together, the hereafter of lawless men, is to be cut off.
| ופשעים נשמדו יחדו אחרית רשעים נכרתה |
39 But, the deliverance of the righteous, is from Yahweh, their refuge in a time of distress.
| ותשועת צדיקים מיהוה מעוזם בעת צרה |
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.
| ויעזרם יהוה ויפלטם יפלטם מרשעים ויושיעם--כי-חסו בו |
