Psalms 37

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

“Of David.” Do not fret thyself because of the evil-doers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

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

For like the grass they shall soon be mowed down, and like the green herb shall they wither.

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

Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed [thyself] with truthfulness.

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

And delight thyself in the Lord, and he will give thee the wishes of thy heart.

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

Commit thy way unto the Lord, and trust in him: and he will accomplish it.

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

And he will bring forth as the light thy righteousness, and the justice of thy [cause] 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 silent before the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who practices wicked devices.

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

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise 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 cut off; but those that wait upon the Lord, these—shall truly 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 but for a little while, and the wicked shall be no more: yea, thou wilt look carefully at his place, and he shall not be there.

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 themselves because of the abundance of peace.

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

The wicked purposeth evil against the just, and gnasheth against him with his teeth.

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

The Lord will laugh at him; for he seeth that his day is coming.

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, and have bent their bow, to cause the poor and needy to fall, and to slaughter such as are of an upright course [of life].

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

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

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

Better is the little that the righteous hath, than the great riches of many 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: but the upholder of the righteous is the Lord.

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

The Lord regardeth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall endure for ever.

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

They shall not be made ashamed in the time of unhappiness; and in the days of famine shall they 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.

But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the beauty of the meadow: they pass away; in smoke they pass away.

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

The wicked borroweth, and repayeth not; but the righteous is beneficent, and giveth.

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

For those blessed of him shall inherit the land; and those cursed of him shall be cut off.

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

By the Lord are the steps of the righteous man established; and he findeth pleasure in his course [of life].

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

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholdeth 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 have been young, and I am also grown old: yet have I never seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking for bread.

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

He is all the time beneficent, and lendeth: and his seed will be for a blessing.

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

Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

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 justice, and never forsaketh his pious servants: they are for ever preserved; but the seed of the wicked will be cut off.

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

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell for ever therein.

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

The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh what is just.

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

The law of his God is in his heart: none of his steps shall slip.

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

The wicked looketh out for the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

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

The Lord will not leave him in his hand, and will not 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 will exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, shalt thou look on.

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

I have seen the wicked terrible in power, and striking root like a green tree in its native soil.

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

Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was no more: and I sought him, but he could not be found.

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

Observe the perfect man, and behold the upright; for there is a [happy] future for the man of peace.

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

But the transgressors are destroyed together: the future of the wicked is cut off.

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

And the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord: he is their strong-hold in the time of distress.

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 helpeth them, and delivereth them; he will deliver them from the wicked, and save them; because they have put their trust in him.