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