AB - Psalms - 37

37:1  Do not fret because of evildoers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.

37:2  For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs.

37:3  Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and you shall be fed with the wealth of it.

37:4  Delight yourself in the Lord, and He shall grant you the desires of your heart.

37:5  Disclose Your way to the Lord, and trust in Him; and He shall bring it to pass.

37:6  And He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgment as the noonday.

37:7  Submit yourself to the Lord, and make supplication to Him; do not fret because of him that prospers in his way, at the man that does unlawful deeds.

37:8  Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; do not fret, so as not to do evil.

37:9  For evildoers shall be destroyed; but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land.

37:10  And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and you shall seek for his place, and shall not find it.

37:11  But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

37:12  The sinner will watch for the righteous, and gnash his teeth upon him.

37:13  But the Lord shall laugh at him; for He foresees that his day will come.

37:14  Sinners have drawn their swords; they have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay the upright in heart.

37:15  Let their sword enter into their own heart, and their bows be broken.

37:16  A little is better to the righteous than the abundant wealth of sinners.

37:17  For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supports the righteous.

37:18  The Lord knows the ways of the upright; and their inheritance shall be forever.

37:19  They shall not be ashamed in an evil time; and in days of famine they shall be satisfied.

37:20  For the sinners shall perish; and the enemies of the Lord at the moment of their being honored and exalted have utterly vanished like smoke.

37:21  The sinner borrows, and will not pay again; but the righteous has compassion, and gives.

37:22  For those that bless Him shall inherit the earth; and they that curse Him shall be utterly destroyed.

37:23  The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord; and He will take pleasure in his way.

37:24  When he falls, he shall not be ruined; for the Lord supports his hand.

37:25  I was once young, indeed I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.

37:26  He is merciful, and lends continually; and his seed shall be blessed.

37:27  Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell forever.

37:28  For the Lord loves judgment, and will not forsake His saints; they shall be preserved forever; the blameless shall be avenged, but the seed of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.

37:29  But the righteous shall inherit the earth, and dwell upon it forever.

37:30  The mouth of the righteous will meditate wisdom, and his tongue will speak of judgment.

37:31  The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps shall not slide.

37:32  The sinner watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.

37:33  But the Lord will not leave him in his hands, nor by any means condemn him when he is judged.

37:34  Wait on the Lord, and keep His way, and He shall exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are destroyed, you shall see it.

37:35  I saw the ungodly very highly exalting himself, and lifting himself up like the cedars of Lebanon.

37:36  Yet I passed by, and lo! He was not; and I sought him, but his place was not found.

37:37  Maintain innocence, and behold uprightness; for there is a remnant to the peaceable man.

37:38  But the transgressors shall be utterly destroyed together; the remnants of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.

37:39  But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; and He is their defender in the time of affliction.

37:40  And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them; and He shall rescue them from sinners, and save them, because they have hoped in Him.