Psalms 37:11-14 in English

¹¹ But the meek shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

¹² The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

¹³ The Lord will laugh at him; For he seeth that his day is coming.

¹⁴ The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay such as are upright in the way.

¹¹ My heart is troubled, my strength has failed me; and the light of mine eyes is not with me.

¹² My friends and my neighbours drew near before me, and stood still; and my nearest of kin stood afar off.

¹³ While they pressed hard upon me that sought my soul: and they that sought my hurt spoke vanities, and devised deceits all the day.

¹⁴ But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and was as a dumb man not opening his mouth.

¹¹ But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

¹² The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

¹³ The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

¹⁴ The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

¹¹ But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

¹² The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

¹³ The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

¹⁴ The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

¹¹ My friends and my neighbors drew near before me, and stood still; and my nearest of kin stood afar off.

¹² While they pressed hard upon me that sought my soul: and they that sought my hurt spoke vanities, and devised deceits all the day.

¹³ But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and was as a dumb man not opening his mouth.

¹⁴ And I was as a man that hears not, and who has no reproofs in his mouth.

¹¹ But the meek shall inherit the land; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

¹² The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

¹³ The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

¹⁴ The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow; to cast down the poor and needy, to slay such as be upright in the way:

¹¹ But those who are humble will live safely in their land. They will happily enjoy living peacefully and having the other good things that Yahweh gives them.

¹² Wicked people plan to harm righteous/godly people; they snarl at them MET like wild animals.

¹³ But Yahweh laughs at them because he knows that some day MTY he will judge and punish the wicked people.

¹⁴ Wicked people pull out their swords/daggers and they put strings on their bows, ready to kill people who are poor DOU and to slaughter those who live righteously.

¹¹ My friends and my neighbours drew near before me, and stood still; and my nearest of kin stood afar off.

¹² While they pressed hard upon me that sought my soul: and they that sought my hurt spoke vanities, and devised deceits all the day.

¹³ But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and was as a dumb man not opening his mouth.

¹⁴ And I was as a man that hears not, and who has no reproofs in his mouth.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

¹¹ But the gentle will have the earth for their heritage; they will take their delight in peace without measure.

¹² The sinner has evil designs against the upright, lifting up the voice of wrath against him.

¹³ He will be laughed at by the Lord, who sees that his day is coming.

¹⁴ The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.

¹¹ But the meek shall possess the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of prosperity.

¹² The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth his teeth against him.

¹³ The Lord laugheth at him; for he seeth that his day is coming.

¹⁴ The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the afflicted and needy, to slay those that are upright in the way:

¹¹ My heart is troubled, my strength hath left me, and the light of my eyes itself is not with me.

¹² My friends and my neighbours have drawn near, and stood against me. And they that were near me stood afar off:

¹³ And they that sought my soul used violence. And they that sought evils to me spoke vain things, and studied deceits all the day long.

¹⁴ But I, as a deaf man, heard not: and as a dumb man not opening his mouth.

¹¹ The humble will own the land; they will live there happily, in peace and prosperity.

¹² The wicked plot evil against those who do good, gnashing their teeth at them.

¹³ But the Lord laughs at them, for he sees their coming day of judgment.

¹⁴ The wicked draw their swords, and bend their bows to destroy the poor and needy, to kill those who live right.

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

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

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

¹⁴ The 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.

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

¹² The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth at him with his teeth.

¹³ The Lord doth laugh at him; for He seeth that his day is coming.

¹⁴ The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow; to cast down the poor and needy, to slay such as are upright in the way;

¹¹ But the meek shall inherit the earth; And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

¹² (ז) The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

¹³ The Lord shall laugh at him: For he seeth that his day is coming.

¹⁴ (ח) The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, And to slay such as be of upright conversation.

¹¹ But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves because of the abundance of peace.

¹² The wicked purposeth evil against the just, and gnasheth against him with his teeth.

¹³ The Lord will laugh at him; for he seeth that his day is coming.

¹⁴ The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cause the poor and needy to fall, and to slaughter such as are of an upright course of life.

¹¹ My heart is troubled, my strength has failed me; And the light of mine eyes is not with me.

¹² My friends and my neighbors drew near before me, and stood still; And my nearest of kin stood afar off.

¹³ While they pressed hard upon me that sought my soul: And they that sought my hurt spoke vanities, And devised deceits all the day.

¹⁴ But I, as a deaf man, heard not; And was as a dumb man not opening his mouth.

¹¹ But the meek shall inherit the land, And delight themselves in the fulness of prosperity.

¹² The wicked man plotteth against the just, And gnasheth at him with his teeth.

¹³ The Lord laugheth at him; For he seeth that his day is coming.

¹⁴ The wicked draw the sword, And bend their bow, To cast down the afflicted and the needy, And to slay the upright.

¹¹ But the humble will have the land, and the rapture of peace in abundance.

¹² The wicked plots against the righteous, snarls like a wild animal;

¹³ the Lord laughs, for he sees that his day is coming.

¹⁴ The wicked have drawn the sword, and bent the bow, to fell the poor, to slay those who walk uprightly;

¹¹ But the humble will have the land, and the rapture of peace in abundance.

¹² The wicked plots against the righteous, snarls like a wild animal;

¹³ the Lord laughs, for he sees that his day is coming.

¹⁴ The wicked have drawn the sword, and bent the bow, to fell the poor, to slay those who walk uprightly;

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

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

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

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.

¹¹ But the meek will inherit the land and will delight in great prosperity.

¹² The wicked man plots against the righteous and he grinds his teeth in rage against him.

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

¹⁴ The wicked have drawn out their swords and have bent their bows to cast down the oppressed and needy, to kill those who are upright.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

¹¹ But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

¹² The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

¹³ The LORD will laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

¹⁴ The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as are of upright deportment.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

¹¹ But mild men shall inherit the land; and shall delight in the multitude of peace.

¹² A sinner shall ambush the rightful or rightwise man; and he shall gnash with his teeth on him.

¹³ But the Lord shall scorn the sinner; for he beholdeth that his day cometh.

¹⁴ Sinners have drawn out sword; they bent their bow. To deceive a poor man and needy; to strangle rightful or right men of heart.

¹¹ But mild men shall inherit the land (or And the humble, or the meek, shall inherit the earth); and shall delight in the multitude of peace.

¹² A sinner shall ambush the rightful man; and he shall gnash with his teeth on him. (A sinner shall attack a righteous man; and he shall gnash on him with his teeth.)

¹³ But the Lord shall scorn the sinner; for he beholdeth that his day cometh.

¹⁴ Sinners have drawn out sword; they bent their bow. To deceive a poor man and needy; to strangle rightful men of heart. (The sinners have drawn out their swords; they have bent their bows. Yea, to destroy the poor and the needy; and to kill those with an upright heart.)

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

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

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

¹⁴ A 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.