Psalms 37
1 To Dauith. Nile thou sue wickid men; nether loue thou men doynge wickidnesse.
[A Psalm] of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
2 For thei schulen wexe drie swiftli as hey; and thei schulen falle doun soone as the wortis of eerbis.
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
3 Hope thou in the Lord, and do thou goodnesse; and enhabite thou the lond, and thou schalt be fed with hise richessis.
Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
4 Delite thou in the Lord; and he schal yyue to thee the axyngis of thin herte.
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
5 Schewe thi weie to the Lord; and hope thou in hym, and he schal do.
Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.
6 And he schal lede out thi riytfulnesse as liyt, and thi doom as myddai;
And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
7 be thou suget to the Lord, and preye thou hym. Nile thou sue hym, that hath prosperite in his weie; a man doynge vnriytfulnessis.
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
8 Ceese thou of ire, and forsake woodnesse; nyle thou sue, that thou do wickidli.
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
9 For thei, that doen wickidli, schulen be distried; but thei that suffren the Lord, schulen enerite the lond.
For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
10 And yit a litil, and a synnere schal not be; and thou schalt seke his place, and schalt not fynde.
For yet a little while, and the wicked [shall] not [be: ] yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it [shall] not [be].
11 But mylde men schulen enerite the lond; and schulen delite in the multitude of pees.
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
12 A synnere schal aspie a riytful man; and he schal gnaste with hise teeth on hym.
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
13 But the Lord schal scorne the synnere; for he biholdith that his day cometh.
The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
14 Synners drowen out swerd; thei benten her bouwe. To disseyue a pore man and nedi; to strangle riytful men of herte.
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, [and] to slay such as be of upright conversation.
15 Her swerd entre in to the herte of hem silf; and her bouwe be brokun.
Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
16 Betere is a litil thing to a iust man; than many richessis of synneris.
A little that a righteous man hath [is] better than the riches of many wicked.
17 For the armes of synneris schal be al to-brokun; but the Lord confermeth iust men.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
18 The Lord knowith the daies of vnwemmed; and her heritage schal be withouten ende.
The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
19 Thei schulen not be schent in the yuel tyme, and thei schulen be fillid in the dayes of hungur;
They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20 for synneris schulen perische. Forsothe anoon as the enemyes of the Lord ben onourid, and enhaunsid; thei failynge schulen faile as smoke.
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD [shall be] as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
21 A synnere schal borewe, and schal not paie; but a iust man hath merci, and schal yyue.
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
22 For thei that blessen the Lord schulen enerite the lond; but thei that cursen hym schulen perische.
For [such as be] blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and [they that be] cursed of him shall be cut off.
23 The goyng of a man schal be dressid anentis the Lord; and he schal wilne his weie.
The steps of a [good] man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
24 Whanne he fallith, he schal not be hurtlid doun; for the Lord vndursettith his hond.
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth [him with] his hand.
25 I was yongere, and sotheli Y wexide eld, and Y siy not a iust man forsakun; nethir his seed sekynge breed.
I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
26 Al dai he hath merci, and leeneth; and his seed schal be in blessyng.
[He is] ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed [is] blessed.
27 Bouwe thou awei fro yuel, and do good; and dwelle thou in to the world of world.
Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
28 For the Lord loueth doom, and schal not forsake hise seyntis; thei schulen be kept with outen ende. Vniust men schulen be punyschid; and the seed of wickid men schal perische.
For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
29 But iust men schulen enerite the lond; and schulen enabite theronne in to the world of world.
The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
30 The mouth of a iust man schal bithenke wisdom; and his tunge schal speke doom.
The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
31 The lawe of his God is in his herte; and hise steppis schulen not be disseyued.
The law of his God [is] in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
32 A synnere biholdith a iust man; and sekith to sle hym.
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
33 But the Lord schal not forsake hym in hise hondis; nethir schal dampne hym, whanne it schal be demed ayens hym.
The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
34 Abide thou the Lord, and kepe thou his weie, and he schal enhaunse thee, that bi eritage thou take the lond; whanne synneris schulen perische, thou schalt se.
Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it].
35 I siy a wickid man enhaunsid aboue; and reisid vp as the cedris of Liban.
I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
36 And Y passide, and lo! he was not; Y souyte hym, and his place is not foundun.
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he [was] not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
37 Kepe thou innocence, and se equite; for tho ben relikis to a pesible man.
Mark the perfect [man], and behold the upright: for the end of [that] man [is] peace.
38 Forsothe vniust men schulen perische; the relifs of wickid men schulen perische togidere.
But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
39 But the helthe of iust men is of the Lord; and he is her defendere in the tyme of tribulacioun.
But the salvation of the righteous [is] of the LORD: [he is] their strength in the time of trouble.
40 And the Lord schal helpe hem, and schal make hem fre, and he schal delyuere hem fro synneris; and he schal saue hem, for thei hopiden in hym.
And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.
