Psalms 37
1 By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,
Of David. Be not kindled to wrath at the wicked, nor envious of those who work wrong;
2 For as grass speedily they are cut off, And as the greenness of the tender grass do fade.
for, like grass, they will speedily wither, and fade like the green of young grass.
3 Trust in Jehovah, and do good, Dwell [in] the land, and enjoy faithfulness,
Trust in the Lord, and do good; remain in the land, and deal faithfully:
4 And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.
then the Lord will be your delight, he will grant you your heart’s petitions.
5 Roll on Jehovah thy way, And trust upon Him, and He worketh,
Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act,
6 And hath brought out as light thy righteousness, And thy judgment as noon-day.
making clear as the light your right, and your just cause clear 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.
In silence and patience wait on the Lord. Be not kindled to anger at those who prosper. At those who execute evil devices.
8 Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil.
Desist from anger, abandon wrath: be not kindled to anger it leads but to evil:
9 For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.
for evildoers will be cut off, but the land will be theirs, who wait on the Lord.
10 And yet a little, and the wicked is not, And thou hast considered his place, and it is not.
Yet but a little, and the wicked vanish: look at their place: they are there no more.
11 And the humble do possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.
But the humble will have the land, and the rapture of peace in abundance.
12 The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing against him his teeth.
The wicked plots against the righteous, snarls like a wild animal;
13 The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh.
the Lord laughs, for he sees 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 the sword, and bent the bow, to fell the poor, to slay those who walk uprightly;
15 Their sword doth enter into their own heart, And their bows are shivered.
but their sword will pierce their own heart, and their bows will be broken in pieces.
16 Better [is] the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.
Better is the righteous person’s little than the wealth of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.
For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous.
18 Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is — to the age.
The Lord watches over the days of the blameless, their heritage will continue forever.
19 They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And in days of famine they are satisfied.
They will not be shamed in the evil time, in the days of famine they will 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.
Because the wicked will perish: but the foes of the Lord, like a brand in the oven, will vanish, like smoke they will vanish.
21 The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.
The wicked must borrow and cannot pay back, but the righteous is lavish and gives.
22 For His blessed ones do possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.
For those blest by the Lord inherit the land, while those whom he curses will be cut off.
23 From Jehovah [are] the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth.
The Lord supports the steps of those with whom he is pleased.
24 When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand.
Though they fall, they will not be cast headlong, for the Lord holds their hands.
25 Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.
Never, from youth to age, have I seen the righteous forsaken, or their children begging bread.
26 All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed [is] for a blessing.
They are ever lavishly lending, and their children are fountains of blessing.
27 Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age.
Turn away from evil and do good and you will live in the land forever.
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 justice, he does not forsake his friends. The unrighteous will be destroyed forever, and the seed of the wicked will be cut off.
29 The righteous possess the land, And they dwell for ever on it.
But the land will belong to the righteous, they will live upon it forever,
30 The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.
The mouth of the righteous murmurs wisdom, and words of justice are on their tongues.
31 The law of his God [is] his heart, His steps do not slide.
The law of their God is in their heart, their steps are never unsteady.
32 The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.
The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to put them to death.
33 Jehovah doth not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged.
But the Lord leaves them not in their hand: at their trial they will not be held guilty.
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 observe his way: he will lift you to honour the land will be yours, you will feast your eyes on the doom of the wicked.
35 I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,
I have seen the wicked exultant, lifting themselves like a cedar of Lebanon.
36 And he passeth away, and lo, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!
But the moment I passed, they vanished! I sought for them, but they could not be found.
37 Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each [is] peace.
Preserve your honour and practise uprightness, for such a person fares well in the end.
38 And transgressors were destroyed together, The latter end of the wicked was cut off.
But transgressors will perish together. Cut off are the wicked forever.
39 And the salvation of the righteous [is] from Jehovah, Their strong place in a time of adversity.
The righteous are saved by the Lord, who in time of distress is their refuge:
40 And Jehovah doth help them and deliver them, He delivereth them from the wicked, And saveth them, Because they trusted in Him!
the Lord helps and rescue them, from the wicked he rescues and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
