| A Psalm of David. | |
| 37:1 | Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, |
| Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness. | |
| 37:2 | For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, |
| And wither as the green herb. | |
| 37:3 | Trust in Jehovah, and do good; |
| Dwell in the land, and feed on his faithfulness. | |
| 37:4 | Delight thyself also in Jehovah; |
| And he will give thee the desires of thy heart. | |
| 37:5 | Commit thy way unto Jehovah; |
| Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass. | |
| 37:6 | And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, |
| And thy justice as the noon-day. | |
| 37:7 | Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: |
| Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, | |
| Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. | |
| 37:8 | Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: |
| Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing. | |
| 37:9 | For evil-doers shall be cut off; |
| But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land. | |
| 37:10 | For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: |
| Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be. | |
| 37:11 | But the meek shall inherit the land, |
| And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. | |
| 37:12 | The wicked plotteth against the just, |
| And gnasheth upon him with his teeth. | |
| 37:13 | The Lord will laugh at him; |
| For he seeth that his day is coming. | |
| 37:14 | The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, |
| To cast down the poor and needy, | |
| To slay such as are upright in the way. | |
| 37:15 | Their sword shall enter into their own heart, |
| And their bows shall be broken. | |
| 37:16 | Better is a little that the righteous hath |
| Than the abundance of many wicked. | |
| 37:17 | For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; |
| But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous. | |
| 37:18 | Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; |
| And their inheritance shall be for ever. | |
| 37:19 | They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil; |
| And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. | |
| 37:20 | But the wicked shall perish, |
| And the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: | |
| They shall consume; | |
| In smoke shall they consume away. | |
| 37:21 | The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; |
| But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth. | |
| 37:22 | For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land; |
| And they that are cursed of him shall be cut off. | |
| 37:23 | A man's goings are established of Jehovah; |
| And he delighteth in his way. | |
| 37:24 | Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; |
| For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand. | |
| 37:25 | I have been young, and now am old; |
| Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, | |
| Nor his seed begging bread. | |
| 37:26 | All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; |
| And his seed is blessed. | |
| 37:27 | Depart from evil, and do good; |
| And dwell for evermore. | |
| 37:28 | For Jehovah loveth justice, |
| And forsaketh not his saints; | |
| They are preserved for ever: | |
| But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. | |
| 37:29 | The righteous shall inherit the land, |
| And dwell therein for ever. | |
| 37:30 | The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom, |
| And his tongue speaketh justice. | |
| 37:31 | The law of his God is in his heart; |
| None of his steps shall slide. | |
| 37:32 | The wicked watcheth the righteous, |
| And seeketh to slay him. | |
| 37:33 | Jehovah will not leave him in his hand, |
| Nor condemn him when he is judged. | |
| 37:34 | Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, |
| And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: | |
| When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. | |
| 37:35 | I have seen the wicked in great power, |
| And spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil. | |
| 37:36 | But one passed by, and, lo, he was not: |
| Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. | |
| 37:37 | Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; |
| For there is a happy end to the man of peace. | |
| 37:38 | As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together; |
| The end of the wicked shall be cut off. | |
| 37:39 | But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah; |
| He is their stronghold in the time of trouble. | |
| 37:40 | And Jehovah helpeth them, and rescueth them; |
| He rescueth them from the wicked, and saveth them, | |
| Because they have taken refuge in him. |