Psalms 37

¹By David. Don’t fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.

²For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb.

³Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.

⁴Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

⁵Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:

⁶he will make your righteousness shine out like light, and your justice as the noon day sun.

⁷Rest 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.

⁸Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret; it leads only to evildoing.

⁹For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land.

¹⁰For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn’t there.

¹¹But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

¹²The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.

¹³The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.

¹⁴The 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.

¹⁵Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken.

¹⁶Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.

¹⁷For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous.

¹⁸Yahweh knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.

¹⁹They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

²⁰But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Yahweh shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish— vanish like smoke.

²¹The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously.

²²For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.

²³A man’s steps are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way.

²⁴Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for Yahweh holds him up with his hand.

²⁵I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.

²⁶All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His offspring is blessed.

²⁷Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.

²⁸For Yahweh loves justice, and doesn’t forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.

²⁹The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.

³⁰The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.

³¹The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.

³²The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to kill him.

³³Yahweh will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

³⁴Wait 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.

³⁵I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

³⁶But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.

³⁷Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.

³⁸As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off.

³⁹But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

⁴⁰Yahweh helps them and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked and saves them, because they have taken refuge in him.