[A Psalm] of David. 37:1 Fret not thyself
because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.
37:2 For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away
as the green herbs.
37:3 Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and thou shalt be
fed with the wealth of it.
37:4 Delight [thyself] in the Lord; and he shall grant thee the requests of
thine heart.
37:5 Disclose thy way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring [it]
to pass.
37:6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy
judgment as the noon-day.
37:7 Submit thyself to the Lord, and supplicate him: fret not thyself
because of him that prospers in his way, at the man that does unlawful
deeds.
37:8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself so as to do evil.
37:9 For evil-doers shall be destroyed: but they that wait on the Lord, they
shall inherit the land.
37:10 And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and thou shalt
seek for his place, and shalt not find [it].
37:11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight [themselves]
in the abundance of peace.
37:12 The sinner will watch for the righteous, and gnash his teeth upon him.
37:13 But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foresees that his day will
come.
37:14 Sinners have drawn their swords, they have bent their bow, to cast
down the poor and needy one, [and] to slay the upright in heart.
37:15 Let their sword enter into their [own] heart, and their bows be
broken.
37:16 A little is better to the righteous than abundant wealth of sinners.
37:17 For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supports the
righteous.
37:18 The Lord knows the ways of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be
for ever.
37:19 They shall not be ashamed in an evil time; and in days of famine they
shall be satisfied.
37:20 For the sinners shall perish; and the enemies of the Lord at the
moment of their being honoured and exalted have utterly vanished like smoke.
37:21 The sinner borrows, and will not pay again: but the righteous has
compassion, and gives.
37:22 For they that bless him shall inherit the earth; and they that curse
him shall be utterly destroyed.
37:23 The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord: and he will take
pleasure in his way.
37:24 When he falls, he shall not be ruined: for the Lord supports his hand.
37:25 I was [once] young, indeed I am now old; yet I have not seen the
righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.
37:26 He is merciful, and lends continually; and his seed shall be blessed.
37:27 Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever.
37:28 For the Lord loves judgment, and will not forsake his saints; they
shall be preserved for ever: the blameless shall be avenged, but the seed of
the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.
37:29 But the righteous shall inherit the earth, and dwell upon it for ever.
37:30 The mouth of the righteous will meditate wisdom, and his tongue will
speak of judgment.
37:31 The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps shall not slide.
37:32 The sinner watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.
37:33 But the Lord will not leave him in his hands, nor by any means condemn
him when he is judged.
37:34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit
the land: when the wicked are destroyed, thou shalt see [it].
37:35 I saw the ungodly very highly exalting himself, and lifting himself up
like the cedars of Libanus.
37:36 Yet I passed by, and lo! he was not: and I sought him, but his place
was not found.
37:37 Maintain innocence, and behold uprightness: for there is a remnant to
the peaceable man.
37:38 But the transgressors shall be utterly destroyed together: the
remnants of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.
37:39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; and he is their
defender in the time of affliction.
37:40 And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: and he shall rescue
them from sinners, and save them, because they have hoped in him. |
A [Psalm] of David. 37:1 Fret not thyself
because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of
iniquity.
37:2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green
herb.
37:3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and
verily thou shalt be fed.
37:4 Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of
thine heart.
37:5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it
to pass.
37:6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy
judgment as the noonday.
37:7 Rest in the LORD, 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 in any wise to do
evil.
37:9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they
shall inherit the earth.
37:10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt
diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
37:11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; 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 shall 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, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
37:15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be
broken.
37:16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many
wicked.
37:17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the
righteous.
37:18 The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall
be for ever.
37:19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine
they shall be satisfied.
37:20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as
the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
37:21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth
mercy, and giveth.
37:22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that
be cursed of him shall be cut off.
37:23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in
his way.
37:24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD
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 He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
37:27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
37:28 For the LORD loveth judgment, 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 speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of
judgment.
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 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is
judged.
37:34 Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall 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 bay tree.
37:36 Yet he passed away, 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 the end of that man
is peace.
37:38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the
wicked shall be cut off.
37:39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their
strength in the time of trouble.
37:40 And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them
from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him. |