Psalm Chapter 37 Back NextPsalm 37 By
David.
{37:1} Don't fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.
{37:2} For they shall soon be cut down like the
grass, and wither like the green
herb.
{37:3} Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
{37:4} Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your
heart.
{37:5} Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:
{37:6} he will make your righteousness go forth as the light, and your justice as the noon day sun.
{37:7} 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.
{37:8} Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don't fret, it leads only to evildoing.
{37:9} For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land.
{37:10} For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn't there.
{37:11} But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
{37:12} The wicked plots against the just, and
gnashes at him with his teeth.
{37:13} The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
{37:14} 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 in the way.
{37:15} Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken.
{37:16} Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.
{37:17} For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous.
{37:18} Yahweh knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.
{37:19} They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of
famine they shall be satisfied.
{37:20} But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Yahweh shall be like the beauty of the
fields. They will vanish-- vanish like smoke.
{37:21} The wicked
borrow, and don't pay back, but the righteous give generously.
{37:22} For such as are
blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.
{37:23} A man's goings are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way.
{37:24} Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for Yahweh holds him up with his hand.
{37:25} I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for
bread.
{37:26} All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His seed is blessed.
{37:27} Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.
{37:28} For Yahweh loves justice, and doesn't forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
{37:29} The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.
{37:30} The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.
{37:31} The
law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.
{37:32} The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.
{37:33} Yahweh will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
{37:34} 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.
{37:35} I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a
green tree in its native soil.
{37:36} But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.
{37:37}
Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
{37:38} As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off.
{37:39} But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
{37:40} Yahweh helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, Because they have taken refuge in him.
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