Psalms 37
1 To Dauith. Nile thou sue wickid men; nether loue thou men doynge wickidnesse.
“A psalm of David.” Be not thou angry on account of the wicked, Nor be envious of those who do iniquity.
2 For thei schulen wexe drie swiftli as hey; and thei schulen falle doun soone as the wortis of eerbis.
For soon shall they be cut down like grass, And wither like 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; Abide in the land, and delight in faithfulness.
4 Delite thou in the Lord; and he schal yyue to thee the axyngis of thin herte.
Place thy delight in the LORD. And he will give thee thy heart's desires.
5 Schewe thi weie to the Lord; and hope thou in hym, and he schal do.
Commit thy way to the LORD; Trust in him, and he will give thee success!
6 And he schal lede out thi riytfulnesse as liyt, and thi doom as myddai;
He will cause thy justice to shine forth like the light, And thy righteousness like the noonday's brightness.
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.
Hope thou patiently on the LORD, And in him place thy trust! Be not angry on account of the prosperous, —On account of him that deviseth deceit!
8 Ceese thou of ire, and forsake woodnesse; nyle thou sue, that thou do wickidli.
Cease from anger; give not way to wrath; Be not provoked, so as to do evil!
9 For thei, that doen wickidli, schulen be distried; but thei that suffren the Lord, schulen enerite the lond.
For evil-doers shall be rooted out; But they who trust in the LORD, they shall inherit the land.
10 And yit a litil, and a synnere schal not be; and thou schalt seke his place, and schalt not fynde.
Yet a little while, and the wicked shall be no more; Thou mayst look for his place, and he will not be found.
11 But mylde men schulen enerite the lond; and schulen delite in the multitude of pees.
But the meek shall inherit the land, And delight themselves in the fulness of prosperity.
12 A synnere schal aspie a riytful man; and he schal gnaste with hise teeth on hym.
The wicked man plotteth against the just, And gnasheth at him with his teeth.
13 But the Lord schal scorne the synnere; for he biholdith that his day cometh.
The Lord laugheth 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 draw the sword, And bend their bow, To cast down the afflicted and the needy, And to slay the upright.
15 Her swerd entre in to the herte of hem silf; and her bouwe be brokun.
Their swords shall enter their own hearts, And their bows shall be broken in pieces.
16 Betere is a litil thing to a iust man; than many richessis of synneris.
Better is the little of the righteous man Than the great abundance of the 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 will uphold the righteous.
18 The Lord knowith the daies of vnwemmed; and her heritage schal be withouten ende.
The LORD careth for the life of the upright, And their inheritance shall endure 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 have enough.
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; Yea, the enemies of the LORD shall be consumed, like the glory of the fields; They shall be consumed into smoke.
21 A synnere schal borewe, and schal not paie; but a iust man hath merci, and schal yyue.
The wicked borroweth, and repayeth not; But the righteous is merciful and bountiful.
22 For thei that blessen the Lord schulen enerite the lond; but thei that cursen hym schulen perische.
For they who are blessed by God shall inherit the land, And they who are cursed by him shall be rooted out.
23 The goyng of a man schal be dressid anentis the Lord; and he schal wilne his weie.
The steps of the good man are directed by the LORD; He delighteth himself 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 holdeth him by the 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 offspring 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 offspring shall be 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; So thou shalt dwell in the land for ever.
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 righteousness, And forsaketh not his servants; They are preserved for ever; But the posterity of the wicked shall be rooted out.
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 shall 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 uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh what is right.
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; His footsteps shall not slip.
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 suffer him to be condemned, 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.
Trust in the LORD, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to the possession of the land, Whilst thou shalt see the destruction of the wicked!
35 I siy a wickid man enhaunsid aboue; and reisid vp as the cedris of Liban.
I have seen a wicked man in great power, And spreading himself like a green cedar;
36 And Y passide, and lo! he was not; Y souyte hym, and his place is not foundun.
But he passed away, and, lo! he was no more; Yea, I sought him, but he was not found.
37 Kepe thou innocence, and se equite; for tho ben relikis to a pesible man.
Mark the righteous man, and behold the upright, That posterity is to the man of peace!
38 Forsothe vniust men schulen perische; the relifs of wickid men schulen perische togidere.
But transgressors will all be destroyed; The posterity of the wicked shall be rooted out.
39 But the helthe of iust men is of the Lord; and he is her defendere in the tyme of tribulacioun.
The salvation of the just is from 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.
The LORD will help and deliver them; He will deliver them from their enemies, and save them, Because they trust in him.
