< Psalms 37 >
1 By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,
A Psalme of David. Fret not thy selfe because of the wicked men, neither be enuious for the euill doers.
2 For as grass speedily they are cut off, And as the greenness of the tender grass do fade.
For they shall soone bee cut downe like grasse, and shall wither as the greene herbe.
3 Trust in Jehovah, and do good, Dwell [in] the land, and enjoy faithfulness,
Trust thou in the Lord and do good: dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed assuredly.
4 And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.
And delite thy selfe in the Lord, and hee shall giue thee thine hearts desire.
5 Roll on Jehovah thy way, And trust upon Him, and He worketh,
Commit thy way vnto the Lord, and trust in him, and he shall bring it to passe.
6 And hath brought out as light thy righteousness, And thy judgment as noon-day.
And he shall bring foorth thy righteousnes as the light, and thy iudgement as the noone 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.
Waite patiently vpon the Lord and hope in him: fret not thy selfe for him which prospereth in his way: nor for the man that bringeth his enterprises to passe.
8 Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil.
Cease from anger, and leaue off wrath: fret not thy selfe also to doe euill.
9 For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.
For euill doers shalbe cut off, and they that wait vpon the Lord, they shall inherite the land.
10 And yet a little, and the wicked is not, And thou hast considered his place, and it is not.
Therefore yet a litle while, and the wicked shall not appeare, and thou shalt looke after his place, and he shall not be found.
11 And the humble do possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.
But meeke men shall possesse the earth, and shall haue their delite in the multitude of peace.
12 The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing against him his teeth.
The wicked practiseth against the iust, and gnasheth his teeth against him.
13 The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh.
But the Lord shall laugh him to scorne: for he seeth, that his day is comming.
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 haue drawen their sworde, and haue bent their bowe, to cast downe the poore and needie, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation.
15 Their sword doth enter into their own heart, And their bows are shivered.
But their sword shall enter into their owne heart, and their bowes shalbe broken.
16 Better [is] the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.
A small thing vnto the iust man is better, then great riches to the wicked and mightie.
17 For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.
For the armes of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord vpholdeth the iust men.
18 Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is — to the age.
The Lord knoweth the dayes of vpright men, and their inheritance shall bee perpetuall.
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 perilous time, and in the daies of famine they shall haue ynough.
20 But the wicked perish, and the enemies of Jehovah, As the preciousness of lambs, Have been consumed, In smoke they have been consumed.
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be consumed as the fatte of lambes: euen with the smoke shall they consume away.
21 The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.
The wicked boroweth and payeth not againe. but the righteous is mercifull, and giueth.
22 For His blessed ones do possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.
For such as be blessed of God, shall inherite the lande, and they that be cursed of him, shalbe cut off.
23 From Jehovah [are] the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth.
The pathes of man are directed by the Lord: for he loueth his way.
24 When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand.
Though he fall, hee shall not be cast off: for the Lord putteth vnder 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 haue beene yong, and am olde: yet I sawe neuer the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begging bread.
26 All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed [is] for a blessing.
But hee is euer mercifull and lendeth, and his seede enioyeth the blessing.
27 Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age.
Flee from euill and doe good, and dwell for euer.
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 loueth iudgement, and forsaketh not his Saintes: they shall be preserued for euermore: but the seede of the wicked shall be cut off.
29 The righteous possess the land, And they dwell for ever on it.
The righteous men shall inherit the lande, and dwell therein for euer.
30 The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.
The mouth of the righteous will speake of wisedome, and his tongue will talke of iudgement.
31 The law of his God [is] his heart, His steps do not slide.
For the Lawe of his God is in his heart, and his steppes shall not slide.
32 The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
33 Jehovah doth not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged.
But the Lord wil not leaue him in his hand, nor condemne him, when he is iudged.
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!
Waite thou on the Lord, and keepe his way, and he shall exalt thee, that thou shalt inherite the lande: when the wicked men shall perish, thou shalt see.
35 I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,
I haue seene the wicked strong, and spreading himselfe like a greene bay tree.
36 And he passeth away, and lo, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!
Yet he passed away, and loe, he was gone, and I sought him, but he could not be founde.
37 Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each [is] peace.
Marke the vpright man, and beholde the iust: for the end of that man is peace.
38 And transgressors were destroyed together, The latter end of the wicked was cut off.
But the transgressours shall be destroyed together, and the ende of the wicked shall bee cut off.
39 And the salvation of the righteous [is] from Jehovah, Their strong place in a time of adversity.
But the saluation of the righteous men shalbe of the Lord: he shalbe their strength 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!
For the Lord shall helpe them, and deliuer them: he shall deliuer them from the wicked, and shall saue them, because they trust in him.