Psalms 37
1 By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,
A psalm of David. Do not be irritated because of evildoers; do not be envious of those who act unrighteously.
2 For as grass speedily they are cut off, And as the greenness of the tender grass do fade.
For they will soon dry up as the grass and wither as the green plants.
3 Trust in Jehovah, and do good, Dwell [in] the land, and enjoy faithfulness,
Trust in Yahweh and do what is good; settle in the land and graze in faithfulness.
4 And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.
Then delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Roll on Jehovah thy way, And trust upon Him, and He worketh,
Give your ways to Yahweh; trust in him, and he will act on your behalf.
6 And hath brought out as light thy righteousness, And thy judgment as noon-day.
He will display your justice like the daylight and your innocence like the day at noon.
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 before Yahweh and wait patiently for him. Do not be angry if someone succeeds in what he does, or when he makes evil plots.
8 Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil.
Do not be angry and frustrated. Do not worry. This only makes trouble.
9 For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.
Evildoers will be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh will inherit the land.
10 And yet a little, and the wicked is not, And thou hast considered his place, and it is not.
In a little while the evil man will disappear; you will look at his place, but he will be gone.
11 And the humble do possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.
But the meek will inherit the land and will delight in great prosperity.
12 The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing against him his teeth.
The wicked man plots against the righteous and he grinds his teeth in rage against him.
13 The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh.
The Lord laughs at him, 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 out their swords and have bent their bows to cast down the oppressed and needy, to kill those who are upright.
15 Their sword doth enter into their own heart, And their bows are shivered.
Their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
16 Better [is] the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.
Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked people.
17 For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.
For the arms of the wicked people will be broken, but Yahweh supports the righteous people.
18 Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is — to the age.
Yahweh watches over the blameless day by day, and their heritage will be forever.
19 They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And in days of famine they are satisfied.
They will not be ashamed when times are bad. When famine comes, they will have enough to eat.
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 evil men will perish. Yahweh's enemies will be like the glory of the pastures; they will be consumed and disappear in the smoke.
21 The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.
The wicked person borrows but does not repay, but the righteous person is generous and gives.
22 For His blessed ones do possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.
Those who are blessed by God will inherit the land; those who are cursed by him will be cut off.
23 From Jehovah [are] the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth.
It is by Yahweh that a man's steps are established, the man whose way is commendable in God's sight.
24 When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand.
Though he stumbles, he will not fall down, for Yahweh is holding him with 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 was young and now am old; I have never seen the righteous person abandoned or his children begging for bread.
26 All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed [is] for a blessing.
All the day long he is gracious and lends, and his children become a blessing.
27 Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age.
Turn away from evil and do what is right; then you will be safe 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 Yahweh loves justice and does not abandon his faithful followers. They are preserved forever, but the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.
29 The righteous possess the land, And they dwell for ever on it.
The righteous will inherit the land and live there forever.
30 The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.
The mouth of the righteous person speaks wisdom and increases justice.
31 The law of his God [is] his heart, His steps do not slide.
The law of his God is in his heart; his feet will not slip.
32 The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.
The wicked person watches the righteous person and seeks to kill him.
33 Jehovah doth not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged.
Yahweh will not abandon him into the evil person's hand or 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 for Yahweh and keep his way, and he will raise you up to possess the land. You will see when the wicked are cut off.
35 I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,
I have seen the wicked and terrifying person spread out 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!
But when I passed by again, he was not there. I looked for 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 man of integrity, and mark the upright; there is a good future for a man of peace.
38 And transgressors were destroyed together, The latter end of the wicked was cut off.
Sinners will be totally destroyed; the future for the wicked man is cut off.
39 And the salvation of the righteous [is] from Jehovah, Their strong place in a time of adversity.
Salvation of the righteous comes from Yahweh; he protects them in the times 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!
Yahweh helps them and rescues them. He rescues them from evil men and saves them because they have taken refuge in him.
