Psalms 37
1 A psalm of David. Do not be irritated because of evildoers; do not be envious of those who act unrighteously.
Of David. Be not kindled to wrath at the wicked, nor envious of those who work wrong;
2 For they will soon dry up as the grass and wither as the green plants.
for, like grass, they will speedily wither, and fade like the green of young grass.
3 Trust in Yahweh and do what is good; settle in the land and graze in faithfulness.
Trust in the Lord, and do good; remain in the land, and deal faithfully:
4 Then delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
then the Lord will be your delight, he will grant you your heart’s petitions.
5 Give your ways to Yahweh; trust in him, and he will act on your behalf.
Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act,
6 He will display your justice like the daylight and your innocence like the day at noon.
making clear as the light your right, and your just cause clear as the noon-day.
7 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.
In silence and patience wait on the Lord. Be not kindled to anger at those who prosper. At those who execute evil devices.
8 Do not be angry and frustrated. Do not worry. This only makes trouble.
Desist from anger, abandon wrath: be not kindled to anger it leads but to evil:
9 Evildoers will be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh will inherit the land.
for evildoers will be cut off, but the land will be theirs, who wait on the Lord.
10 In a little while the evil man will disappear; you will look at his place, but he will be gone.
Yet but a little, and the wicked vanish: look at their place: they are there no more.
11 But the meek will inherit the land and will delight in great prosperity.
But the humble will have the land, and the rapture of peace in abundance.
12 The wicked man plots against the righteous and he grinds his teeth in rage against him.
The wicked plots against the righteous, snarls like a wild animal;
13 The Lord laughs at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
the Lord laughs, for he sees that his day is coming.
14 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.
The wicked have drawn the sword, and bent the bow, to fell the poor, to slay those who walk uprightly;
15 Their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
but their sword will pierce their own heart, and their bows will be broken in pieces.
16 Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked people.
Better is the righteous person’s little than the wealth of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked people will be broken, but Yahweh supports the righteous people.
For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous.
18 Yahweh watches over the blameless day by day, and their heritage will be forever.
The Lord watches over the days of the blameless, their heritage will continue forever.
19 They will not be ashamed when times are bad. When famine comes, they will have enough to eat.
They will not be shamed in the evil time, in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
20 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.
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 The wicked person borrows but does not repay, but the righteous person is generous and gives.
The wicked must borrow and cannot pay back, but the righteous is lavish and gives.
22 Those who are blessed by God will inherit the land; those who are cursed by him will be cut off.
For those blest by the Lord inherit the land, while those whom he curses will be cut off.
23 It is by Yahweh that a man's steps are established, the man whose way is commendable in God's sight.
The Lord supports the steps of those with whom he is pleased.
24 Though he stumbles, he will not fall down, for Yahweh is holding him with his hand.
Though they fall, they will not be cast headlong, for the Lord holds their hands.
25 I was young and now am old; I have never seen the righteous person abandoned or his children begging for bread.
Never, from youth to age, have I seen the righteous forsaken, or their children begging bread.
26 All the day long he is gracious and lends, and his children become a blessing.
They are ever lavishly lending, and their children are fountains of blessing.
27 Turn away from evil and do what is right; then you will be safe forever.
Turn away from evil and do good and you will live in the land forever.
28 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.
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 will inherit the land and live there forever.
But the land will belong to the righteous, they will live upon it forever,
30 The mouth of the righteous person speaks wisdom and increases 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 feet will not slip.
The law of their God is in their heart, their steps are never unsteady.
32 The wicked person watches the righteous person and seeks to kill him.
The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to put them to death.
33 Yahweh will not abandon him into the evil person's hand or 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 keep his way, and he will raise you up to possess the land. You will see when the wicked are cut off.
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 the wicked and terrifying person spread out like a green tree in its native soil.
I have seen the wicked exultant, lifting themselves like a cedar of Lebanon.
36 But when I passed by again, he was not there. I looked for 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 Observe the man of integrity, and mark the upright; there is a good future for a man of peace.
Preserve your honor and practise uprightness, for such a person fares well in the end.
38 Sinners will be totally destroyed; the future for the wicked man is cut off.
But transgressors will perish together. Cut off are the wicked forever.
39 Salvation of the righteous comes from Yahweh; he protects them in the times of trouble.
The righteous are saved by the Lord, who in time of distress is their refuge:
40 Yahweh helps them and rescues them. He rescues them from evil men and saves them because they have taken refuge in him.
the Lord helps and rescue them, from the wicked he rescues and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
