Psalms 37:1 ←
Don’t fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.
Psalms 37:2 ←
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb.
Psalms 37:3 ←
Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
Psalms 37:4 ←
Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalms 37:5 ←
Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:
Psalms 37:6 ←
he will make your righteousness shine out like light, and your justice as the noon day sun.
Psalms 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.
Psalms 37:8 ←
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret; it leads only to evildoing.
Psalms 37:9 ←
For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land.
Psalms 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.
Psalms 37:11 ←
But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Psalms 37:12 ←
The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.
Psalms 37:13 ←
The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
Psalms 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 on the path.
Psalms 37:15 ←
Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken.
Psalms 37:16 ←
Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.
Psalms 37:17 ←
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous.
Psalms 37:18 ←
Yahweh knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.
Psalms 37:19 ←
They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
Psalms 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.
Psalms 37:21 ←
The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously.
Psalms 37:22 ←
For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.
Psalms 37:23 ←
A man’s steps are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way.
Psalms 37:24 ←
Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for Yahweh holds him up with his hand.
Psalms 37:25 ←
I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.
Psalms 37:26 ←
All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His offspring is blessed.
Psalms 37:27 ←
Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.
Psalms 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.
Psalms 37:29 ←
The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.
Psalms 37:30 ←
The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.
Psalms 37:31 ←
The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.
Psalms 37:32 ←
The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to kill him.
Psalms 37:33 ←
Yahweh will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
Psalms 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.
Psalms 37:35 ←
I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
Psalms 37:36 ←
But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Psalms 37:37 ←
Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
Psalms 37:38 ←
As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off.
Psalms 37:39 ←
But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
Psalms 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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