Psalm 37
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v1
Don’t fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.
v2
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb.
v3
Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
v4
Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
v5
Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:
v6
he will make your righteousness shine out like light, and your justice as the noon day sun.
v7
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.
v8
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret; it leads only to evildoing.
v9
For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land.
v10
For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn’t there.
v11
But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
v12
The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.
v13
The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
v14
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 on the path.
v15
Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken.
v16
Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.
v17
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous.
v18
Yahweh knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.
v19
They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
v20
But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Yahweh shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish— vanish like smoke.
v21
The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously.
v22
For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.
v23
A man’s steps are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way.
v24
Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for Yahweh holds him up with his hand.
v25
I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.
v26
All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His offspring is blessed.
v27
Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.
v28
For Yahweh loves justice, and doesn’t forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
v29
The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.
v30
The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.
v31
The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.
v32
The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to kill him.
v33
Yahweh will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
v34
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.
v35
I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
v36
But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.
v37
Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
v38
As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off.
v39
But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
v40
Yahweh helps them and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked and saves them, because they have taken refuge in him.