Psalms - Chapter 37 | Good News Translation

  • 1. Don't be worried on account of the wicked; don't be jealous of those who do wrong.
  • 2. They will soon disappear like grass that dries up; they will die like plants that wither.
  • 3. Trust in the LORD and do good; live in the land and be safe.
  • 4. Seek your happiness in the LORD, and he will give you your heart's desire.
  • 5. Give yourself to the LORD; trust in him, and he will help you;
  • 6. he will make your righteousness shine like the noonday sun.
  • 7. Be patient and wait for the LORD to act; don't be worried about those who prosper or those who succeed in their evil plans.
  • 8. Don't give in to worry or anger; it only leads to trouble.
  • 9. Those who trust in the LORD will possess the land, but the wicked will be driven out.
  • 10. Soon the wicked will disappear; you may look for them, but you won't find them;
  • 11. but the humble will possess the land and enjoy prosperity and peace.
  • 12. The wicked plot against good people and glare at them with hate.
  • 13. But the Lord laughs at wicked people, because he knows they will soon be destroyed.
  • 14. The wicked draw their swords and bend their bows to kill the poor and needy, to slaughter those who do what is right;
  • 15. but they will be killed by their own swords, and their bows will be smashed.
  • 16. The little that a good person owns is worth more than the wealth of all the wicked,
  • 17. because the LORD will take away the strength of the wicked, but protect those who are good.
  • 18. The LORD takes care of those who obey him, and the land will be theirs forever.
  • 19. They will not suffer when times are bad; they will have enough in time of famine.
  • 20. But the wicked will die; the enemies of the LORD will vanish like wild flowers; they will disappear like smoke.
  • 21. The wicked borrow and never pay back, but good people are generous with their gifts.
  • 22. Those who are blessed by the LORD will possess the land, but those who are cursed by him will be driven out.
  • 23. The LORD guides us in the way we should go and protects those who please him.
  • 24. If they fall, they will not stay down, because the LORD will help them up.
  • 25. I am old now; I have lived a long time, but I have never seen good people abandoned by the LORD or their children begging for food.
  • 26. At all times they give freely and lend to others, and their children are a blessing.
  • 27. Turn away from evil and do good, and your descendants will always live in the land;
  • 28. for the LORD loves what is right and does not abandon his faithful people. He protects them forever, but the descendants of the wicked will be driven out.
  • 29. The righteous will possess the land and live in it forever.
  • 30. The words of good people are wise, and they are always fair.
  • 31. They keep the law of their God in their hearts and never depart from it.
  • 32. Wicked people watch good people and try to kill them;
  • 33. but the LORD will not abandon them to their enemy's power or let them be condemned when they are on trial.
  • 34. Put your hope in the LORD and obey his commands; he will honor you by giving you the land, and you will see the wicked driven out.
  • 35. I once knew someone wicked who was a tyrant; he towered over everyone like a cedar of Lebanon;
  • 36. but later I passed by, and he wasn't there; I looked for him, but couldn't find him.
  • 37. Notice good people, observe the righteous; peaceful people have descendants,
  • 38. but sinners are completely destroyed, and their descendants are wiped out.
  • 39. The LORD saves the righteous and protects them in times of trouble.
  • 40. He helps them and rescues them; he saves them from the wicked, because they go to him for protection.
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