Psalms - Chapter 37 | English Standard Version

  • 1. Of David. Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers!
  • 2. For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb.
  • 3. Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
  • 4. Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
  • 5. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.
  • 6. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.
  • 7. Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!
  • 8. Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
  • 9. For the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land.
  • 10. In just a little while, the wicked will be no more; though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.
  • 11. But the meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.
  • 12. The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him,
  • 13. but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming.
  • 14. The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose way is upright;
  • 15. their sword shall enter their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
  • 16. Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked.
  • 17. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
  • 18. The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will remain forever;
  • 19. they are not put to shame in evil times; in the days of famine they have abundance.
  • 20. But the wicked will perish; the enemies of the LORD are like the glory of the pastures; they vanish--like smoke they vanish away.
  • 21. The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives;
  • 22. for those blessed by the LORD shall inherit the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.
  • 23. The steps of a man are established by the LORD, when he delights in his way;
  • 24. though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the LORD upholds his hand.
  • 25. I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread.
  • 26. He is ever lending generously, and his children become a blessing.
  • 27. Turn away from evil and do good; so shall you dwell forever.
  • 28. For the LORD loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
  • 29. The righteous shall inherit the land and dwell upon it forever.
  • 30. The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
  • 31. The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not slip.
  • 32. The wicked watches for the righteous and seeks to put him to death.
  • 33. The LORD will not abandon him to his power or let him be condemned when he is brought to trial.
  • 34. Wait for the LORD and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on when the wicked are cut off.
  • 35. I have seen a wicked, ruthless man, spreading himself like a green laurel tree.
  • 36. But he passed away, and behold, he was no more; though I sought him, he could not be found.
  • 37. Mark the blameless and behold the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
  • 38. But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed; the future of the wicked shall be cut off.
  • 39. The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; he is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
  • 40. The LORD helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
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