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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Psalms 37
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1A Psalme of David. Fret not thy selfe because of the wicked men, neither be enuious for the euill doers. 2For they shall soone bee cut downe like grasse, and shall wither as the greene herbe. 3Trust thou in the Lord and do good: dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed assuredly. 4And delite thy selfe in the Lord, and hee shall giue thee thine hearts desire. 5Commit thy way vnto the Lord, and trust in him, and he shall bring it to passe. 6And he shall bring foorth thy righteousnes as the light, and thy iudgement as the noone day. 7Waite patiently vpon the Lord and hope in him: fret not thy selfe for him which prospereth in his way: nor for the man that bringeth his enterprises to passe. 8Cease from anger, and leaue off wrath: fret not thy selfe also to doe euill. 9For euill doers shalbe cut off, and they that wait vpon the Lord, they shall inherite the land. 10Therefore yet a litle while, and the wicked shall not appeare, and thou shalt looke after his place, and he shall not be found. 11But meeke men shall possesse the earth, and shall haue their delite in the multitude of peace. 12The wicked practiseth against the iust, and gnasheth his teeth against him. 13But the Lord shall laugh him to scorne: for he seeth, that his day is comming. 14The wicked haue drawen their sworde, and haue bent their bowe, to cast downe the poore and needie, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation. 15But their sword shall enter into their owne heart, and their bowes shalbe broken. 16A small thing vnto the iust man is better, then great riches to the wicked and mightie. 17For the armes of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord vpholdeth the iust men. 18The Lord knoweth the dayes of vpright men, and their inheritance shall bee perpetuall. 19They shall not be confounded in the perilous time, and in the daies of famine they shall haue ynough. 20But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be consumed as the fatte of lambes: euen with the smoke shall they consume away. 21The wicked boroweth and payeth not againe. but the righteous is mercifull, and giueth. 22For such as be blessed of God, shall inherite the lande, and they that be cursed of him, shalbe cut off. 23The pathes of man are directed by the Lord: for he loueth his way. 24Though he fall, hee shall not be cast off: for the Lord putteth vnder his hand. 25I haue beene yong, and am olde: yet I sawe neuer the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begging bread. 26But hee is euer mercifull and lendeth, and his seede enioyeth the blessing. 27Flee from euill and doe good, and dwell for euer. 28For the Lord loueth iudgement, and forsaketh not his Saintes: they shall be preserued for euermore: but the seede of the wicked shall be cut off. 29The righteous men shall inherit the lande, and dwell therein for euer. 30The mouth of the righteous will speake of wisedome, and his tongue will talke of iudgement. 31For the Lawe of his God is in his heart, and his steppes shall not slide. 32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. 33But the Lord wil not leaue him in his hand, nor condemne him, when he is iudged. 34Waite thou on the Lord, and keepe his way, and he shall exalt thee, that thou shalt inherite the lande: when the wicked men shall perish, thou shalt see. 35I haue seene the wicked strong, and spreading himselfe like a greene bay tree. 36Yet he passed away, and loe, he was gone, and I sought him, but he could not be founde. 37Marke the vpright man, and beholde the iust: for the end of that man is peace. 38But the transgressours shall be destroyed together, and the ende of the wicked shall bee cut off. 39But the saluation of the righteous men shalbe of the Lord: he shalbe their strength in the time of trouble. 40For the Lord shall helpe them, and deliuer them: he shall deliuer them from the wicked, and shall saue them, because they trust in him.
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