< Psalms 37 >
1 to/for David not to be incensed in/on/with be evil not be jealous in/on/with to make: [do] injustice
א Don’t fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.
2 for like/as grass haste to languish and like/as green grass to wither [emph?]
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb.
3 to trust in/on/with LORD and to make: do good to dwell land: country/planet and to accompany faithfulness
בּ Trust in Adonai, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
4 and to delight upon LORD and to give: give to/for you petition heart your
Also delight yourself in Adonai, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 to roll upon LORD way: conduct your and to trust upon him and he/she/it to make: do
גּ Commit your way to Adonai. Trust also in him, and he will do this:
6 and to come out: send like/as light righteousness your and justice your like/as midday
he will make your righteousness go out as the light, and your mishpat ·justice· as the noonday sun.
7 to silence: stationary to/for LORD and to twist: anticipate to/for him not to be incensed in/on/with to prosper way: conduct his in/on/with man to make: do plot
דּ Rest in Adonai, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.
8 to slacken from face: anger and to leave: forsake rage not to be incensed surely to/for be evil
ה Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret, it leads only to evildoing.
9 for be evil to cut: eliminate [emph?] and to await LORD they(masc.) to possess: possess land: country/planet
For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Adonai shall inherit the land.
10 and still little and nothing wicked and to understand upon place his and nothing he
ו For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he is not there.
11 and poor to possess: possess land: country/planet and to delight upon abundance peace
But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
12 to plan wicked to/for righteous and to grind upon him tooth his
ז The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.
13 Lord to laugh to/for him for to see: see for to come (in): come day his
'Adonay [Lord] will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
14 sword to open wicked and to tread bow their to/for to fall: kill afflicted and needy to/for to slaughter upright way: journey
ח The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright on the path.
15 sword their to come (in): come in/on/with heart their and bow their to break
Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken.
16 pleasant little to/for righteous from crowd wicked many
ט Better is a little that the upright has, than the abundance of many wicked.
17 for arm wicked to break and to support righteous LORD
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Adonai upholds the upright.
18 to know LORD day unblemished: blameless and inheritance their to/for forever: enduring to be
י Adonai knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.
19 not be ashamed in/on/with time bad: evil and in/on/with day famine to satisfy
They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20 for wicked to perish and enemy LORD like/as precious pasture to end: expend in/on/with smoke to end: expend
כּ But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Adonai shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish— vanish like smoke.
21 to borrow wicked and not to complete and righteous be gracious and to give: give
ל The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the upright give generously.
22 for to bless his to possess: possess land: country/planet and to lighten his to cut: eliminate
For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.
23 from LORD step great man to establish: establish and way: conduct his to delight in
מ A man’s goings are established by Adonai. He delights in his way.
24 for to fall: fall not to cast for LORD to support hand his
Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for Adonai holds him up with his hand.
25 youth to be also be old and not to see: see righteous to leave: forsake and seed: children his to seek food: bread
נ I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the upright forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.
26 all [the] day: always be gracious and to borrow and seed: children his to/for blessing
All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His offspring is blessed.
27 to turn aside: depart from bad: evil and to make: do good and to dwell to/for forever: enduring
ס Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.
28 for LORD to love: lover justice and not to leave: forsake [obj] pious his to/for forever: enduring to keep: guard and seed: children wicked to cut: eliminate
ע For Adonai 'ahav ·affectionately loves· mishpat ·justice·, and does not forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
29 righteous to possess: possess land: country/planet and to dwell to/for perpetuity upon her
The upright shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.
30 lip righteous to mutter wisdom and tongue his to speak: speak justice
פּ The mouth of the upright talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks mishpat ·justice·.
31 instruction God his in/on/with heart his not to slip step his
The Torah ·Teaching· of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.
32 to watch wicked to/for righteous and to seek to/for to die him
צ The wicked watches the upright, and seeks to kill him.
33 LORD not to leave: forsake him in/on/with hand: power his and not be wicked him in/on/with to judge he
Adonai will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him as guilty when he is judged.
34 to await to(wards) LORD and to keep: obey way: journey his and to exalt you to/for to possess: possess land: country/planet in/on/with to cut: eliminate wicked to see: see
ק Wait for Adonai, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
35 to see: see wicked ruthless and to uncover like/as born luxuriant
ר I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
36 and to pass and behold nothing he and to seek him and not to find
But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.
37 to keep: look at complete and to see: see upright for end to/for man peace
שׁ Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
38 and to transgress to destroy together end wicked to cut: eliminate
As for the rebellious who break away from authority thus breaking relationship, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off.
39 and deliverance: salvation righteous from LORD security their in/on/with time distress
תּ But the salvation of the upright is from Adonai. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
40 and to help them LORD and to escape them to escape them from wicked and to save them for to seek refuge in/on/with him
Adonai helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, Because they have taken refuge in him.