Psalms 37

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

Of David - may not you fret yourself in the evil-doers may not you be jealous of [those who] do unrighteousness.

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

For like grass quickly they will wither and like [the] greenery of vegetation they will fade!

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

Trust in Yahweh and do good dwell [the] land and graze faithfulness.

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

And take delight on Yahweh so he may give to you [the] requests of heart your.

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

Roll on Yahweh way your and rely on him and he he will act.

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

And he will bring forth like the light righteousness your and justice your like the noontide.

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 still - to Yahweh and wait longingly for him may not you fret yourself in [one who] makes prosperous way his in a person [who] makes plots.

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

Refrain from anger and forsake rage may not you fret yourself only to do evil.

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

For evil-doers they will be cut off! and [those who] wait for Yahweh they they will possess [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 and there not [will be the] wicked and you will look carefully on place his and there not [will be] he.

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

And humble [people] they will possess [the] land and they will take delight on abundance of well-being.

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

[is] plotting [the] wicked To the righteous and [is] gnashing towards him teeth his.

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

[the] Lord He laughs to him for he sees that it will come day his.

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.

A sword - they have drawn wicked [people] and they have bent bow their to make fall [the] poor and [the] needy to slaughter [people] upright of way.

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

Sword their it will go in own heart their and bows their they will be broken.

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

[is] good [the] little Of the righteous more than [the] wealth of wicked [people] many.

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

For [the] arms of wicked [people] they will be broken and [is] sustaining righteous [people] Yahweh.

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

[is] knowing Yahweh [the] days of blameless [people] and inheritance their for ever it will be.

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

Not they will be ashamed in a time evil and in 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.

For wicked [people] - they will perish and [the] enemies of Yahweh [will be] like a splendid [thing] of pastures they will come to an end in smoke they will come to an end.

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

[is] borrowing [the] wicked And not he repays and [the] righteous [is] showing favor and giving.

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

For blessed [ones] his they will possess [the] land and cursed [ones] his they will be cut off.

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

From Yahweh [the] steps of a man they are established and way his he delights in.

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

For he will fall not he will be thrown down for Yahweh [is] supporting hand his.

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

A young man - I have been also I am old and not I have seen [the] righteous forsaken and offspring his seeking food.

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

All the day [he is] showing favor and [he is] lending and offspring his [become] a blessing.

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

Turn away 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 Yahweh - [is] loving justice and not he will abandon faithful [people] his for ever they are preserved and [the] offspring of wicked [people] it is cut off.

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

Righteous [people] they will possess [the] land so they may dwell for ever on it.

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

[the] mouth of [the] righteous It utters wisdom and tongue his it speaks justice.

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

[the] law of God his [is] in heart his not it slips steps his.

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

[is] watching A wicked [person] for righteous [person] and [is] seeking to kill him.

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

Yahweh not he will abandon him in hand his and not he will condemn as guilty him when is judged he.

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 to Yahweh - and keep way his and he will exalt you to possess [the] land when are cut off wicked [people] you will see.

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

I have seen a wicked [person] ruthless and spreading himself like a native tree luxuriant.

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

And he passed away and there! there not [was] he and I sought him and not he was found.

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

Watch [the] blameless and see [the] upright for a future [belongs] to a person of peace.

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

And transgressors they will be destroyed altogether [the] future of wicked [people] it will be cut off.

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

And [the] salvation of righteous [people] [is] from Yahweh place of refuge their in a 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 he helped them Yahweh and he delivered them he delivers them from wicked [people] and he saves them for they have taken refuge in him.