Psalms 37
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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 (Psa) 37
37
1By David:
Don’t be upset by evildoers
or envious of those who do wrong,
2for soon they will wither like grass
and fade like the green in the fields.
3Trust in Adonai, and do good;
settle in the land, and feed on faithfulness.
4Then you will delight yourself in Adonai,
and he will give you your heart’s desire.
5Commit your way to Adonai;
trust in him, and he will act.
6He will make your vindication shine forth like light,
the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
7Be still before Adonai;
wait patiently till he comes.
Don’t be upset by those whose way
succeeds because of their wicked plans.
8Stop being angry, put aside rage,
and don’t be upset — it leads to evil.
9For evildoers will be cut off,
but those hoping in Adonai will inherit the land.
10Soon the wicked will be no more;
you will look for his place, and he won’t be there.
11But the meek will inherit the land
and delight themselves in abundant peace.
12The wicked plots against the righteous
and grinds his teeth at him;
13but Adonai laughs at the wicked,
knowing his day will come.
14The wicked have unsheathed their swords,
they have strung their bows
to bring down the poor and needy,
to slaughter those whose way is upright.
15But their swords will pierce their own hearts,
and their bows will be broken.
16Better the little that the righteous has
than the wealth of all the wicked.
17For the arms of the wicked will be broken,
but Adonai upholds the righteous.
18Adonai knows what the wholehearted suffer,
but their inheritance lasts forever.
19They will not be distressed when times are hard;
when famine comes, they will have plenty.
20For the wicked will perish;
Adonai’s enemies will be like sheep fat,
ending up as smoke, finished.
21The wicked borrows and doesn’t repay,
but the righteous is generous and gives.
22For those blessed by [Adonai] will inherit the land,
but those cursed by him will be cut off.
23Adonai directs a person’s steps,
and he delights in his way.
24He may stumble, but he won’t fall headlong,
for Adonai holds him by the hand.
25I have been young; now I am old;
yet not once have I seen the righteous abandoned
or his descendants begging for bread.
26All day long he is generous and lends,
and his descendants are blessed.
27If you turn from evil and do good,
you will live safely forever.
28For Adonai loves justice
and will not abandon his faithful;
they are preserved forever.
But the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.
29The righteous will inherit the land
and live in it forever.
30The mouth of the righteous articulates wisdom,
his tongue speaks justice.
31The Torah of his God is in his heart;
his footsteps do not falter.
32The wicked keeps his eye on the righteous,
seeking a chance to kill him.
33But Adonai will not leave him in his power
or let him be condemned when judged.
34Put your hope in Adonai, keep to his way,
and he will raise you up to inherit the land.
When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
35I have seen a wicked man wielding great power,
flourishing like a shade tree in its native soil.
36But I passed by again, and he was no longer there;
I looked for him, but he could not be found.
37Observe the pure person, consider the upright;
for the peaceful person will have posterity.
38But transgressors will all be destroyed;
the posterity of the wicked will be cut off.
39Adonai is the one who saves the righteous;
he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
40Adonai helps them and rescues them,
rescues them from the wicked and saves them;
because they take refuge in him.
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