Psalms 37:1-16

¹A Psalme of David. Fret not thy selfe because of the wicked men, neither be enuious for the euill doers.

²For they shall soone bee cut downe like grasse, and shall wither as the greene herbe.

³Trust thou in the Lord and do good: dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed assuredly.

⁴And delite thy selfe in the Lord, and hee shall giue thee thine hearts desire.

⁵Commit thy way vnto the Lord, and trust in him, and he shall bring it to passe.

⁶And he shall bring foorth thy righteousnes as the light, and thy iudgement as the noone day.

⁷Waite patiently vpon the Lord and hope in him: fret not thy selfe for him which prospereth in his way: nor for the man that bringeth his enterprises to passe.

⁸Cease from anger, and leaue off wrath: fret not thy selfe also to doe euill.

⁹For euill doers shalbe cut off, and they that wait vpon the Lord, they shall inherite the land.

¹⁰Therefore yet a litle while, and the wicked shall not appeare, and thou shalt looke after his place, and he shall not be found.

¹¹But meeke men shall possesse the earth, and shall haue their delite in the multitude of peace.

¹²The wicked practiseth against the iust, and gnasheth his teeth against him.

¹³But the Lord shall laugh him to scorne: for he seeth, that his day is comming.

¹⁴The wicked haue drawen their sworde, and haue bent their bowe, to cast downe the poore and needie, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation.

¹⁵But their sword shall enter into their owne heart, and their bowes shalbe broken.

¹⁶A small thing vnto the iust man is better, then great riches to the wicked and mightie.