Psalmorum 37
1 Psalmus ipsi David. Noli æmulari in malignantibus: neque zelaveris facientes iniquitatem.
A Psalme of David. Fret not thy selfe because of the wicked men, neither be enuious for the euill doers.
2 Quoniam tamquam fœnum velociter arescent: et quemadmodum olera herbarum cito decident.
For they shall soone bee cut downe like grasse, and shall wither as the greene herbe.
3 Spera in Domino, et fac bonitatem: et inhabita terram, et pasceris in divitiis eius.
Trust thou in the Lord and do good: dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed assuredly.
4 Delectare in Domino: et dabit tibi petitiones cordis tui.
And delite thy selfe in the Lord, and hee shall giue thee thine hearts desire.
5 Revela Domino viam tuam, et spera in eo: et ipse faciet.
Commit thy way vnto the Lord, and trust in him, and he shall bring it to passe.
6 Et educet quasi lumen iustitiam tuam: et iudicium tuum tamquam meridiem:
And he shall bring foorth thy righteousnes as the light, and thy iudgement as the noone day.
7 subditus esto Domino, et ora eum. Noli æmulari in eo, qui prosperatur in via sua: in homine faciente iniustitias.
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 Desine ab ira, et derelinque furorem: noli æmulari ut maligneris.
Cease from anger, and leaue off wrath: fret not thy selfe also to doe euill.
9 Quoniam qui malignantur, exterminabuntur: sustinentes autem Dominum, ipsi hereditabunt terram.
For euill doers shalbe cut off, and they that wait vpon the Lord, they shall inherite the land.
10 Et adhuc pusillum, et non erit peccator: et quæres locum eius, et non invenies.
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 Mansueti autem hereditabunt terram, et delectabuntur in multitudine pacis.
But meeke men shall possesse the earth, and shall haue their delite in the multitude of peace.
12 Observabit peccator iustum: et stridebit super eum dentibus suis.
The wicked practiseth against the iust, and gnasheth his teeth against him.
13 Dominus autem irridebit eum: quoniam prospicit quod veniet dies eius.
But the Lord shall laugh him to scorne: for he seeth, that his day is comming.
14 Gladium evaginaverunt peccatores: intenderunt arcum suum. Ut deiiciant pauperem et inopem: ut trucident rectos corde.
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 Gladius eorum intret in corda ipsorum: et arcus eorum confringatur.
But their sword shall enter into their owne heart, and their bowes shalbe broken.
16 Melius est modicum iusto, super divitias peccatorum multas.
A small thing vnto the iust man is better, then great riches to the wicked and mightie.
17 Quoniam brachia peccatorum conterentur: confirmat autem iustos Dominus.
For the armes of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord vpholdeth the iust men.
18 Novit Dominus dies immaculatorum: et hereditas eorum in æternum erit.
The Lord knoweth the dayes of vpright men, and their inheritance shall bee perpetuall.
19 Non confundentur in tempore malo, et in diebus famis saturabuntur:
They shall not be confounded in the perilous time, and in the daies of famine they shall haue ynough.
20 quia peccatores peribunt. Inimici vero Domini mox ut honorificati fuerint et exaltati: deficientes, quemadmodum fumus deficient.
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 Mutuabitur peccator, et non solvet: iustus autem miseretur et tribuet.
The wicked boroweth and payeth not againe. but the righteous is mercifull, and giueth.
22 Quia benedicentes ei hereditabunt terram: maledicentes autem ei disperibunt.
For such as be blessed of God, shall inherite the lande, and they that be cursed of him, shalbe cut off.
23 Apud Dominum gressus hominis dirigentur: et viam eius volet.
The pathes of man are directed by the Lord: for he loueth his way.
24 Cum ceciderit, non collidetur: quia Dominus supponit manum suam.
Though he fall, hee shall not be cast off: for the Lord putteth vnder his hand.
25 Iunior fui, etenim senui: et non vidi iustum derelictum, nec semen eius quærens panem.
I haue beene yong, and am olde: yet I sawe neuer the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begging bread.
26 Tota die miseretur et commodat: et semen illius in benedictione erit.
But hee is euer mercifull and lendeth, and his seede enioyeth the blessing.
27 Declina a malo, et fac bonum: et inhabita in sæculum sæculi.
Flee from euill and doe good, and dwell for euer.
28 Quia Dominus amat iudicium, et non derelinquet sanctos suos: in æternum conservabuntur. Iniusti punientur: et semen impiorum peribit.
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 Iusti autem hereditabunt terram: et inhabitabunt in sæculum sæculi super eam.
The righteous men shall inherit the lande, and dwell therein for euer.
30 Os iusti meditabitur sapientiam, et lingua eius loquetur iudicium.
The mouth of the righteous will speake of wisedome, and his tongue will talke of iudgement.
31 Lex Dei eius in corde ipsius: et non supplantabuntur gressus eius.
For the Lawe of his God is in his heart, and his steppes shall not slide.
32 Considerat peccator iustum: et quærit mortificare eum.
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
33 Dominus autem non derelinquet eum in manibus eius: nec damnabit eum cum iudicabitur illi.
But the Lord wil not leaue him in his hand, nor condemne him, when he is iudged.
34 Expecta Dominum, et custodi viam eius: et exaltabit te ut hereditate capias terram: cum perierint peccatores videbis.
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 Vidi impium superexaltatum, et elevatum sicut cedros Libani.
I haue seene the wicked strong, and spreading himselfe like a greene bay tree.
36 Et transivi, et ecce non erat: et quæsivi eum, et non est inventus locus eius.
Yet he passed away, and loe, he was gone, and I sought him, but he could not be founde.
37 Custodi innocentiam, et vide æquitatem: quoniam sunt reliquiæ homini pacifico.
Marke the vpright man, and beholde the iust: for the end of that man is peace.
38 Iniusti autem disperibunt simul: reliquiæ impiorum interibunt.
But the transgressours shall be destroyed together, and the ende of the wicked shall bee cut off.
39 Salus autem iustorum a Domino: et protector eorum in tempore tribulationis.
But the saluation of the righteous men shalbe of the Lord: he shalbe their strength in the time of trouble.
40 Et adiuvabit eos Dominus, et liberabit eos: et eruet eos a peccatoribus, et salvabit eos: quia speraverunt in eo.
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.
