Psalms 37:2-17

²because they will soon disappear, like grass withers in the hot sun and dries up. Just like some green plants come up but die during the hot summer, evil people will soon die also.

³Trust in Yahweh, and do what is good; if you do that, you will live safely in the land that he has given you, and you will live peacefully MET.

⁴Be delighted with all that Yahweh does for you; if you do that, he will give you the things that you desire most.

⁵Commit to Yahweh all the things that you plan to do; trust in him, and he will do whatever is needed to help you.

⁶He will show as clearly as the sunlight that you ◄are innocent/have done nothing that is wrong►; he will show as clearly as the sun at noontime SIM that all the things that you have decided are just.

⁷Be quiet in Yahweh's presence, and wait patiently for him to do what you want him to do. Do not be bothered/upset when what evil men do is successful, when they are able to do the wicked things that they plan.

⁸Do not be angry about what wicked people do. Do not want to punish them yourself. Do not be envious of such people because you will only harm yourself if you try to envy them.

⁹Some day Yahweh will get rid of wicked people, but those who trust in Yahweh will live safely in the land that he has given to them.

¹⁰Soon the wicked will disappear. If you look for them,they will be gone.

¹¹But 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.

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

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

¹⁴Wicked 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.

¹⁵But they will be killed by their own swords/daggers, and their bows will be broken.

¹⁶It is good to be righteous/godly even if you do not have many possessions, but it is bad to be wicked, even if you are very wealthy,

¹⁷because Yahweh will completely take away the strength of wicked people, but he will ◄sustain/take care of► people who live righteously.