< 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
A psalm of David. Do not be irritated because of evildoers; do not be envious of those who act unrighteously.
2 for like/as grass haste to languish and like/as green grass to wither [emph?]
For they will soon dry up as the grass and wither as the green plants.
3 to trust in/on/with LORD and to make: do good to dwell land: country/planet and to accompany faithfulness
Trust in Yahweh and do what is good; settle in the land and graze in faithfulness.
4 and to delight upon LORD and to give: give to/for you petition heart your
Then delight yourself in Yahweh, 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
Give your ways to Yahweh; trust in him, and he will act on your behalf.
6 and to come out: send like/as light righteousness your and justice your like/as midday
He will display your justice like the daylight and your innocence like the day at noon.
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
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 to slacken from face: anger and to leave: forsake rage not to be incensed surely to/for be evil
Do not be angry and frustrated. Do not worry. This only makes trouble.
9 for be evil to cut: eliminate [emph?] and to await LORD they(masc.) to possess: possess land: country/planet
Evildoers will be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh will inherit the land.
10 and still little and nothing wicked and to understand upon place his and nothing he
In a little while the evil man will disappear; you will look at his place, but he will be gone.
11 and poor to possess: possess land: country/planet and to delight upon abundance peace
But the meek will inherit the land and will delight in great prosperity.
12 to plan wicked to/for righteous and to grind upon him tooth his
The wicked man plots against the righteous and he grinds his teeth in rage against him.
13 Lord to laugh to/for him for to see: see for to come (in): come day his
The Lord laughs 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
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 sword their to come (in): come in/on/with heart their and bow their to break
Their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
16 pleasant little to/for righteous from crowd wicked many
Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked people.
17 for arm wicked to break and to support righteous LORD
For the arms of the wicked people will be broken, but Yahweh supports the righteous people.
18 to know LORD day unblemished: blameless and inheritance their to/for forever: enduring to be
Yahweh watches over the blameless day by day, and their heritage will be forever.
19 not be ashamed in/on/with time bad: evil and in/on/with day famine to satisfy
They will not be ashamed when times are bad. When famine comes, they will have enough to eat.
20 for wicked to perish and enemy LORD like/as precious pasture to end: expend in/on/with smoke to end: expend
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 to borrow wicked and not to complete and righteous be gracious and to give: give
The wicked person borrows but does not repay, but the righteous person is generous and gives.
22 for to bless his to possess: possess land: country/planet and to lighten his to cut: eliminate
Those who are blessed by God will inherit the land; those who are cursed by him will be cut off.
23 from LORD step great man to establish: establish and way: conduct his to delight in
It is by Yahweh that a man's steps are established, the man whose way is commendable in God's sight.
24 for to fall: fall not to cast for LORD to support hand his
Though he stumbles, he will not fall down, for Yahweh is holding him 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
I was young and now am old; I have never seen the righteous person abandoned or his children begging for bread.
26 all [the] day: always be gracious and to borrow and seed: children his to/for blessing
All the day long he is gracious and lends, and his children become a blessing.
27 to turn aside: depart from bad: evil and to make: do good and to dwell to/for forever: enduring
Turn away from evil and do what is right; then you will be safe 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
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 righteous to possess: possess land: country/planet and to dwell to/for perpetuity upon her
The righteous will inherit the land and live there forever.
30 lip righteous to mutter wisdom and tongue his to speak: speak justice
The mouth of the righteous person speaks wisdom and increases justice.
31 instruction God his in/on/with heart his not to slip step his
The law of his God is in his heart; his feet will not slip.
32 to watch wicked to/for righteous and to seek to/for to die him
The wicked person watches the righteous person 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
Yahweh will not abandon him into the evil person's hand or condemn him 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
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 to see: see wicked ruthless and to uncover like/as born luxuriant
I have seen the wicked and terrifying person spread out 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 when I passed by again, he was not there. I looked for him, but he could not be found.
37 to keep: look at complete and to see: see upright for end to/for man peace
Observe the man of integrity, and mark the upright; there is a good future for a man of peace.
38 and to transgress to destroy together end wicked to cut: eliminate
Sinners will be totally destroyed; the future for the wicked man is cut off.
39 and deliverance: salvation righteous from LORD security their in/on/with time distress
Salvation of the righteous comes from Yahweh; he protects them in the times 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
Yahweh helps them and rescues them. He rescues them from evil men and saves them because they have taken refuge in him.

< Psalms 37 >