Psalm 37
By David.
[37:1] Don't fret because of evil-doers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness. [37:2] For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb. [37:3] Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture. [37:4] Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart. [37:5] Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this: [37:6] he will make your righteousness go forth as the light, and your justice as the noon day sun. [37:7] Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don't fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen. [37:8] Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don't fret, it leads only to evildoing. [37:9] For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land. [37:10] For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn't there. [37:11] But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. [37:12] The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth. [37:13] The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees 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 kill those who are upright in the way. [37:15] Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken. [37:16] Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked. [37:17] For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous. [37:18] Yahweh knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever. [37:19] They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied. [37:20] But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Yahweh shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish-- vanish like smoke. [37:21] The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, but the righteous give generously. [37:22] For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off. [37:23] A man's goings are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way. [37:24] Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for Yahweh holds him up with his hand. [37:25] I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread. [37:26] All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His seed is blessed. [37:27] Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever. [37:28] For Yahweh loves justice, and doesn't forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off. [37:29] The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever. [37:30] The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice. [37:31] The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide. [37:32] The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him. [37:33] Yahweh will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged. [37:34] Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it. [37:35] I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil. [37:36] But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found. [37:37] Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace. [37:38] As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off. [37:39] But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble. [37:40] Yahweh helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, Because they have taken refuge in him.