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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Psalms 37
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PSALM 37
1 To David. [The psalm of David.] Do not thou pursue [or follow] wicked men; neither love thou men doing wickedness.
2For they shall wax dry swiftly as hay; and they shall fall down soon as the worts of herbs.
3Hope thou in the Lord, and do thou goodness; and inhabit thou the land, and thou shalt be fed with his riches.
4Delight thou in the Lord; and he shall give to thee the askings of thine heart.
5Show thy way to the Lord; and hope in him, and he shall do.
6And he shall lead out thy rightfulness [or rightwiseness] as light, and thy doom as midday;
7be thou subject to the Lord, and pray thou him. Do not thou pursue [or follow] him, that hath prosperity in his way; nor a man doing unright-fulness.
8Cease thou of ire, and forsake strong vengeance; do not thou pursue [or follow], that thou do wickedly.
9For they, that do wickedly, shall be destroyed; but they that suffer the Lord, shall inherit the land.
10And yet a little, and a sinner shall not be; and thou shalt seek his place, and thou shalt not find it.
11But mild men shall inherit the land; and shall delight in the multitude of peace.
12A sinner shall ambush the rightful [or rightwise] man; and he shall gnash with his teeth on him.
13But the Lord shall scorn the sinner; for he beholdeth that his day cometh.
14Sinners have drawn out sword; they bent their bow. To deceive a poor man and needy; to strangle rightful [or right] men of heart.
15Their sword enter into the heart of themselves; and their bow be broken.
16Better is a little thing to a just [or rightwise] man; than many riches of sinners.
17For the arms of sinners shall be all-broken; but the Lord confirmeth just [or rightwise] men.
18The Lord knoweth the days of [the] unwemmed; and their heritage shall be without end.
19They shall not be shamed in the evil time, and they shall be [ful] filled in the days of hunger;
20for sinners shall perish. Forsooth anon as the enemies of the Lord be honoured, and enhanced; they failing shall fail as smoke.
21A sinner shall borrow, and shall not pay back; but a just [or rightwise] man hath mercy, and shall give.
22For they that bless the Lord shall inherit the land; but they that curse him shall perish.
23The goings of a man shall be dressed with the Lord; and he shall delight in his way.
24When he falleth, he shall not be hurtled or hurled down; for the Lord undersetteth his hand.
25I was younger, and soothly I waxed eld; and I saw not a just [or rightwise] man forsaken, neither his seed seeking bread.
26All day he hath mercy, and lendeth; and his seed shall be in blessing.
27Bow thou away from evil, and do good; and dwell thou into the world of world.
28For the Lord loveth doom, and shall not forsake his saints; they shall be kept without end. Unjust men shall be punished; and the seed of wicked men shall perish.
29But just [or rightwise] men shall inherit the land; and shall inhabit thereon into the world of world.
30The mouth of a just [or rightwise] man shall bethink wisdom; and his tongue shall speak doom.
31The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps shall not be deceived.
32A sinner beholdeth a just [or right-wise] man; and seeketh to slay him.
33But the Lord shall not forsake him in his hands; neither he shall condemn him, when it shall be deemed against him.
34Abide thou the Lord, and keep thou his way, and he shall enhance thee, that by heritage thou take the land; when sinners shall perish, thou shalt see.
35I saw the wicked man enhanced above; and raised up as the cedars of Lebanon.
36And I passed by, and lo! he was not there; I sought him, and his place was not found.
37Keep thou innocence, and see equity; for those [or they] be relics or remnants to a peaceable man.
38Forsooth unjust men shall perish; the remnants or relics of wicked men shall perish altogether.
39But the health of just [or rightwise] men is of the Lord; and he is their defender in the time of tribulation.
40And the Lord shall help them, and shall make them free, and he shall deliver them from sinners; and he shall save them, for they hoped in him.
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