Psalms 37

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

A psalm for David himself. Be not emulous of evildoers; nor envy them that work iniquity.

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

For they shall shortly wither away as grass, and as the green herbs shall quickly fall.

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

Trust in the Lord, and do good, and dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed with its riches.

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

Delight in the Lord, and he will give thee the requests of thy heart.

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

Commit thy way to the Lord, and trust in him, and he will do it.

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

And he will bring forth thy justice as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

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.

Be subject to the Lord and pray to him Envy not the man who prospereth in his way; the man who doth unjust things.

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

Cease from anger, and leave rage; have no emulation to do evil.

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

For the evildoers shall be cut off: but they that wait upon the Lord shall inherit the land.

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

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: and thou shalt seek his place, and shalt 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 land, and shall delight in abundance of peace.

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

The sinner shall watch the just man: and shall gnash upon him with his teeth.

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

But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foreseeth that his day shall 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.

The wicked have drawn out the sword: they have bent their bow. To cast down the poor and needy, to kill the upright of heart.

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

Let their sword enter into their own hearts, and let their bow be broken.

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

Better is a little to the just, than the great riches of the wicked.

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

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken in pieces; but the Lord strengtheneth the just.

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

The Lord knoweth the days of undefiled; 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 confounded in the evil time; and in the days of famine they shall be filled:

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

Because the wicked shall perish. And the enemies of the Lord, presently after they shall be honoured and exalted, shall come to nothing and vanish like smoke.

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

The sinner shall borrow, and not pay again; but the just sheweth mercy and shall give.

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

For such as bless him shall inherit the land: but such as curse him shall perish.

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

With the Lord shall the steps of a man be directed, and he shall like well his way.

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

When he shall fall he shall not be bruised, for the Lord putteth his hand under him.

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

I have been young, and now am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.

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

He sheweth mercy, and lendeth all the day long; and his seed shall be in blessing.

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

Decline from evil and do good, and dwell for ever and 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 loveth judgment, and will not forsake his saints: they shall be preserved for ever. The unjust shall be punished, and the seed of the wicked shall perish.

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

But the just shall inherit the land, and shall dwell therein for evermore.

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

The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom: and his tongue shall speak judgment.

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 be supplanted.

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

The wicked watcheth the just man, and seeketh to put him to death,

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

But the Lord will not leave in his hands; nor condemn him when he shall be 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!

Expect the Lord and keep his way: and he will exalt thee to inherit the land: when the sinners shall perish thou shalt see.

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

I have seen the wicked highly exalted, and lifted 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!

And I passed by, and lo, he was not: and I sought him and his place was not found.

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

Keep innocence, and behold justice: for there are remnants for the peaceable man.

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

But the unjust shall be destroyed together: the remnants of the wicked shall perish.

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

But the salvation of the just is from the Lord, and he is their protector in the time of trouble.

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 will help them and deliver them: and he will rescue them from the wicked, and save them, because they have hoped in him.