Psalms 37
37
PSALM 37
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
A Psalm of David.
1For evil-doers fret thou not
thyself unquietly;
Nor do thou envy bear to those
that work iniquity.
2For, even like unto the grass,
soon be cut down shall they;
And, like the green and tender herb,
they wither shall away.
3Set thou thy trust upon the Lord,
and be thou doing good;
And so thou in the land shalt dwell,
and verily have food.
4Delight thyself in God; he'll give
thine heart's desire to thee.
5Thy way to God commit, him trust,
it bring to pass shall he.
6And, like unto the light, he shall
thy righteousness display;
And he thy judgment shall bring forth
like noon-tide of the day.
7Rest in the Lord, and patiently
wait for him: do not fref
For him who, prosp'ring in his way,
success in sin doth get.
8Do thou from anger cease, and wrath
see thou forsake also:
Fret not thyself in any wise,
that evil thou should'st do.
9For those that evil doers are
shall be cut off and fall:
But those that wait upon the Lord
the earth inherit shall.
10For yet a little while, and then
the wicked shall not be;
His place thou shalt consider well,
but it thou shalt not see.
11But by inheritance the earth
the meek ones shall possess:
They also shall delight themselves
in an abundant peace.
12The wicked plots against the just,
and at him whets his teeth:
13The Lord shall laugh at him, because
his day he coming seeth.
14The wicked have drawn out the sword,
and bent their bow, to slay
The poor and needy, and to kill
men of an upright way.
15But their own sword, which they have drawn,
shall enter their own heart:
Their bows which they have bent shall break,
and into pieces part.
16A little that a just man hath
is more and better far
Than is the wealth of many such
as lewd and wicked are.
17For sinners' arms shall broken be;
but God the just sustains.
18God knows the just man's days, and still
their heritage remains.
19They shall not be asham'd when they
the evil time do see;
And when the days of famine are,
they satisfy'd shall be.
20But wicked men, and foes of God,
as fat of lambs, decay;
They shall consume, yea, into smoke
they shall consume away.
21The wicked borrows, but the same
again he doth not pay;
Whereas the righteous mercy shews,
and gives his own away.
22For such as blessed be of him
the earth inherit shall;
And they that cursed are of him
shall be destroyed all.
23A good man's footsteps by the Lord
are ordered aright;
And in the way wherein he walks
he greatly doth delight.
24Although he fall, yet shall he not
be cast down utterly;
Because the Lord with his own hand
upholds him mightily.
25I have been young, and now am old,
yet have I never seen
The just man left, nor that his seed
for bread have beggars been.
26He's ever merciful, and lends:
his seed is bless'd therefore.
27Depart from evil, and do good,
and dwell for evermore.
28For God loves judgment, and his saints
leaves not in any case;
They are kept ever: but cut off
shall be the sinner's race.
29The just inherit shall the land,
and ever in it dwell:
30The just man's mouth doth wisdom speak;
his tongue doth judgment tell.
31In's heart the law is of his God,
his steps slide not away.
32The wicked man doth watch the just,
and seeketh him to slay.
33Yet him the Lord will not forsake,
nor leave him in his hands:
The righteous will he not condemn,
when he in judgment stands.
34Wait on the Lord, and keep his way,
and thee exalt shall he
Th' earth to inherit; when cut off
the wicked thou shalt see.
35I saw the wicked great in pow'r,
spread like a green bay-tree:
36He pass'd, yea, was not; him I sought,
but found he could not be.
37Mark thou the perfect, and behold
the man of uprightness;
Because that surely of this man
the latter end is peace.
38But those men that transgressors are
shall be destroy'd together;
The latter end of wicked men
shall be cut off for ever.
39But the salvation of the just
is from the Lord above;
He in the time of their distress
their stay and strength doth prove.
40The Lord shall help, and them deliver:
he shall them free and save
From wicked men; because in him
their confidence they have.
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Tehillim 37
37
(Of Dovid)
1Fret not thyself because of re'im (evildoers); neither have thou kina (jealousy, envy) of the workers of iniquity.
2For they shall soon be cut down like the khatzir (grass), and wither as the green desheh (herb, plant).
3Trust in Hashem, and do tov; so shalt thou dwell in the Eretz (land), ure'eh emunah (and thou be pastured securely).
4Delight thyself also in Hashem, and He shall give thee the desires of thine lev.
5Commit thy derech (road, way) unto Hashem; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass.
6And He shall bring forth thy tzedakah (righteousness) as the ohr (light), and thy mishpat (justice) as the tzohorayim (noonday).
7Rest in Hashem, and wait patiently for Him; fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his derech, because of the ish who bringeth wicked schemes to pass.
8Cease from anger, and forsake chemah (wrath); fret not thyself in any wise to do rah.
9For evildoers shall be cut off; but those that wait upon Hashem, they shall inherit the Eretz (land).
10For yet a little while, and the rasha shall not be; yes, thou shalt watch his place, and he will not be.
11But the anavim (meek ones) shall inherit Eretz; and shall delight themselves in rov shalom (great peace).#37:11 See Ps 119:165
12The rasha plotteth against the tzaddik, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
13Adonoi shall laugh at him, for He seeth that his yom is coming.
14The resha'im have drawn out the cherev, and have bent their keshet, to cast down the oni (poor) and evyon (needy), and to slay such as be yishrei derech (upright ones on the road, that walk uprightly).
15Their cherev shall enter into their own lev, and their keshatot (bows) shall be broken.
16A little that a tzaddik hath is better than the riches of resha'im rabbim.
17For the zero'ot (arms, powers) of the resha'im shall be broken; but Hashem upholdeth the tzaddikim.
18 Hashem knoweth the yamim of the temimim (blameless ones); and their nachalah (inheritance) shall be l'olam (forever).
19They shall not be put to shame in time of evil; and in the days of famine yisba'u (they shall be satisfied, enjoy plenty).
20But the resha'im shall perish, and the oyvei Hashem (enemies of Hashem) shall be like the glory of the meadows; they shall disappear like ashan (smoke), they shall vanish.
21The rasha borroweth, and repayeth not; but the tzaddik showeth chonen (generosity), and giveth.
22For such as be blessed of Him shall inherit Eretz; and they that be cursed of Him shall be cut off.
23The steps of a gever (man) konanu (are ordered, made firm) by Hashem and He delighteth in his derech.
24Though he stumble, he shall not utterly fall; for Hashem upholdeth him with His yad (hand, power).
25I have been na'ar (young), and now am old; yet I have not seen the tzaddik forsaken, nor his zera begging lechem.
26He is ever chonen (generous, merciful),#37:26 See verse 21 and lendeth; and his zera is blessed.
27Depart from rah, and do tov; and dwell l'olam (for evermore).
28For Hashem loveth mishpat, and forsaketh not His chasidim; they are preserved l'olam; but the zera resha'im shall be cut off.
29The tzaddikim shall inherit Eretz, and dwell therein forever.
30The mouth of the tzaddik speaketh chochmah, and his leshon uttereth mishpat.
31The torat Elohav is in his lev; no steps of his shall slip.
32The rashah lieth in wait to ambush the tzaddik, and seeketh to slay him.
33 Hashem will not leave him in his yad (hand, power), nor condemn him b'hishshafto (when he is judged, brought to trial).
34Wait on Hashem, and be shomer over His Derech, and He shall exalt thee to inherit Eretz; when the resha'im are cut off, thou shalt see it.
35I have seen the violently powerful rashah, spreading himself like an indigenous green tree.
36Yet he passed away, and, hinei, he was no more; yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.
37Mark the blameless man, and observe the yashar (upright); for the end of that ish is shalom.
38But the poshe'im (rebels, transgressors) shall be made shmad together; the latter end#37:38 i.e., future of the resha'im shall be cut off.
39But the Teshu'at Tzaddikim is of Hashem; He is their ma'oz (stronghold, refuge) in the time of tzoros.
40And Hashem helps them, and delivers them; He shall deliver them from the resha'im, and save them, because they take refuge in Him.
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