Psalms 37

1 By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,

[A Psalm] of David. Fret not yourself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.

2 For as grass speedily they are cut off, And as the greenness of the tender grass do fade.

For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs.

3 Trust in Jehovah, and do good, Dwell [in] the land, and enjoy faithfulness,

Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and you shall be fed with the wealth of it.

4 And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.

Delight [yourself] in the Lord; and he shall grant you the requests of your heart.

5 Roll on Jehovah thy way, And trust upon Him, and He worketh,

Disclose your way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.

6 And hath brought out as light thy righteousness, And thy judgment as noon-day.

And he shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgement as the noon-day.

7 Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.

Submit yourself to the Lord, and supplicate him: fret not yourself because of him that prospers in his way, at the man that does unlawful deeds.

8 Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil.

ease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not yourself so as to do evil.

9 For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.

For evil-doers shall be destroyed: but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land.

10 And yet a little, and the wicked is not, And thou hast considered his place, and it is not.

And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and you shall seek for his place, and shall not find [it].

11 And the humble do possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.

But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight [themselves] in the abundance of peace.

12 The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing against him his teeth.

The sinner will watch for the righteous, and gnash his teeth upon him.

13 The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh.

But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foresees that his day will come.

14 A sword have the wicked opened, And they have trodden their bow, To cause to fall the poor and needy, To slaughter the upright of the way.

Sinners have drawn their swords, they have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy one, [and] to kill the upright in heart.

15 Their sword doth enter into their own heart, And their bows are shivered.

Let their sword enter into their [own] heart, and their bows be broken.

16 Better [is] the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.

A little is better to the righteous than abundant wealth of sinners.

17 For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.

For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supports the righteous.

18 Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is — to the age.

The Lord knows the ways of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever.

19 They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And in days of famine they are satisfied.

They shall not be ashamed in an evil time; and in days of famine they shall be satisfied.

20 But the wicked perish, and the enemies of Jehovah, As the preciousness of lambs, Have been consumed, In smoke they have been consumed.

For the sinners shall perish; and the enemies of the Lord at the moment of their being honoured and exalted have utterly vanished like smoke.

21 The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.

The sinner borrows, and will not pay again: but the righteous has compassion, and gives.

22 For His blessed ones do possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.

For they that bless him shall inherit the earth; and they that curse him shall be utterly destroyed.

23 From Jehovah [are] the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth.

The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord: and he will take pleasure in his way.

24 When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand.

When he falls, he shall not be ruined: for the Lord supports his hand.

25 Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.

I was [once] young, indeed I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.

26 All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed [is] for a blessing.

He is merciful, and lends continually; and his seed shall be blessed.

27 Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age.

Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever.

28 For Jehovah is loving judgment, And He doth not forsake His saintly ones, To the age they have been kept, And the seed of the wicked is cut off.

For the Lord loves judgement, and will not forsake his saints; they shall be preserved for ever: the blameless shall be avenged, but the seed of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.

29 The righteous possess the land, And they dwell for ever on it.

But the righteous shall inherit the earth, and dwell upon it for ever.

30 The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.

The mouth of the righteous will meditate wisdom, and his tongue will speak of judgement.

31 The law of his God [is] his heart, His steps do not slide.

The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps shall not slide.

32 The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.

The sinner watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.

33 Jehovah doth not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged.

But the Lord will not leave him in his hands, nor by any means condemn him when he is judged.

34 Look unto Jehovah, and keep His way, And He doth exalt thee to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off — thou seest!

Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt you to inherit the land: when the wicked are destroyed, you shall see [it].

35 I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,

I saw the ungodly very highly exalting himself, and lifting himself up like the cedars of Libanus.

36 And he passeth away, and lo, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!

Yet I passed by, and behold! he was not: and I sought him, but his place was not found.

37 Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each [is] peace.

Maintain innocence, and behold uprightness: for there is a remnant to the peaceful man.

38 And transgressors were destroyed together, The latter end of the wicked was cut off.

But the transgressors shall be utterly destroyed together: the remnants of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.

39 And the salvation of the righteous [is] from Jehovah, Their strong place in a time of adversity.

But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; and he is their defender in the time of affliction.

40 And Jehovah doth help them and deliver them, He delivereth them from the wicked, And saveth them, Because they trusted in Him!

And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: and he shall rescue them from sinners, and save them, because they have hoped in him.