Psalm 37

Verse 1

For evil-doers fret thou not Thyself unquietly; Nor do thou envy bear to those That work iniquity.

Verse 2

For, even like unto the grass, Soon be cut down shall they; And, like the green and tender herb, They wither shall away.

Verse 3

Set thou thy trust upon the Lord, And be thou doing good; And so thou in the land shalt dwell, And verily have food.

Verse 4

Delight thyself in God; he'll give Thine heart's desire to thee.

Verse 5

Thy way to God commit, him trust, It bring to pass shall he.

Verse 6

And, like unto the light, he shall Thy righteousness display; And he thy judgment shall bring forth, Like noon-tide of the day.

Verse 7

Rest in the Lord, and patiently Wait for him: do not fret For him who, prospering in his way, Success in sin doth get.

Verse 8

Let anger cease within thy heart, And wrath forsake thou too: Fret not thyself in any wise, That evil thou should'st do.

Verse 9

For those that evil-doers are Shall be cut off and fall: But those that wait upon the Lord The earth inherit shall.

Verse 10

For yet a little while, and then The wicked shall not be; His place thou shalt consider well, But it thou shalt not see.

Verse 11

But by inheritance the earth The meek ones shall possess: They also shall delight themselves In an abundant peace.

Verse 12

The wicked gnashes with his teeth, And plots the just to slay;

Verse 13

The Lord shall laugh at him, because At hand he sees his day.

Verse 14

The wicked have drawn out the sword, And bent their bow, to slay The poor and needy, and to kill Men of an upright way.

Verse 15

But their own sword, which they have drawn, Shall enter their own heart; Their bows which they have bent shall break, And into pieces part.

Verse 16

A little that a just man hath Is more and better far Than is the wealth of many such As vile and wicked are.

Verse 17

For sinners' arms shall broken be; The Lord the just sustains.

Verse 18

The Lord doth know the just man's ways; Their heritage remains.

Verse 19

They shall not be ashamed when they The evil time do see; And when the days of famine are They satisfied shall be.

Verse 20

But wicked men, Jehovah's foes, As fat of lambs, decay; They shall consume, yea, into smoke They shall consume away.

Verse 21

The wicked borrows, but the same Again he doth not pay; Whereas the righteous mercy shows, And gives his own away.

Verse 22

For such as blessèd be of him The earth inherit shall; And they that cursèd are of him Shall be destroyèd all.

Verse 23

A good man's footsteps by the Lord Are orderèd aright; And in the way wherein he walks He greatly doth delight.

Verse 24

Although he fall, yet shall he not Be cast down utterly; Because the Lord with his own hand Upholds him mightily.

Verse 25

I have been young, and now am old, Yet have I never seen The just man left, nor that his seed For bread have beggars been.

Verse 26

He's ever merciful, and lends: His seed is blest therefore.

Verse 27

Depart from evil, and do good, And dwell for evermore.

Verse 28

For God loves judgment, and his saints Leaves not in any case; They are kept ever: but cut off Shall be the sinner's race.

Verse 29

The just inherit shall the land, And ever in it dwell;

Verse 30

The just man's mouth doth wisdom speak; His tongue doth judgment tell.

Verse 31

His God's law is within his heart; His steps slide not away.

Verse 32

The wicked man doth watch the just, And seeketh him to slay.

Verse 33

Yet him the Lord will not forsake, Nor leave him in his hands: The righteous will he not condemn, When he in judgment stands.

Verse 34

Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, And thee exalt shall he Earth to inherit; when cut off The wicked thou shalt see.

Verse 35

I saw the wicked great in power Spread like a green bay-tree:

Verse 36

He passed, yea, was not: him I sought, But found he could not be.

Verse 37

Mark thou the perfect, and behold The man of uprightness; Because that surely of this man The latter end is peace.

Verse 38

But those men that transgressors are Shall be destroyed together; The latter end of wicked men Shall be cut off for ever.

Verse 39

But the salvation of the just Is from the Lord above; He in the time of their distress Their stay and strength doth prove.

Verse 40

The Lord shall help and rescue them; He shall them free and save From wicked men; because in him Their confidence they have.