Psalms 37:1-26

¹By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,

²For as grass speedily they are cut off, And as the greenness of the tender grass do fade.

³Trust in Jehovah, and do good, Dwell in the land, and enjoy faithfulness,

⁴And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.

⁵Roll on Jehovah thy way, And trust upon Him, and He worketh,

⁶And hath brought out as light thy righteousness, And thy judgment as noon-day.

⁷Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.

⁸Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil.

⁹For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.

¹⁰And yet a little, and the wicked is not, And thou hast considered his place, and it is not.

¹¹And the humble do possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.

¹²The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing against him his teeth.

¹³The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh.

¹⁴A sword have the wicked opened, And they have trodden their bow, To cause to fall the poor and needy, To slaughter the upright of the way.

¹⁵Their sword doth enter into their own heart, And their bows are shivered.

¹⁶Better is the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.

¹⁷For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.

¹⁸Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is — to the age.

¹⁹They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And in days of famine they are satisfied.

²⁰But the wicked perish, and the enemies of Jehovah, As the preciousness of lambs, Have been consumed, In smoke they have been consumed.

²¹The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.

²²For His blessed ones do possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.

²³From Jehovah are the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth.

²⁴When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand.

²⁵Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.

²⁶All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed is for a blessing.