LEB - Psalms - 37

37:1  Do not fret because of evildoers; do not be envious of doers of wickedness.

37:2  For like the grass they will dry up quickly, and like green vegetation they will wither.

37:3  Trust Yahweh and do good. Abide in the land and feed on faithfulness.

37:4  Take pleasure in Yahweh as well, and he will give to you the requests of your heart.

37:5  ⌞Commit to⌟ Yahweh your way; Trust also on him and he will act.

37:6  Then he will bring forth your righteousness like the light, and your justice like the noonday.

37:7  Be quiet before Yahweh and wait for him. Do not fret about one who succeeds in his way, about a man making plots.

37:8  Refrain from anger and forsake wrath. Do not fret; it only brings evil.

37:9  For evildoers will be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh— they will possess the land.

37:10  And yet a little while and the wicked will not be, and you will look carefully upon his place, but he will not be.

37:11  But the afflicted will possess the land, and they will take pleasure in an abundance of peace.

37:12  The wicked plans evil against the righteous, and gnashes at him with his teeth.

37:13  The Lord laughs at him, for he sees that his day is coming.

37:14  The wicked have drawn the sword and have bent their bow to throw down the poor and the needy, to kill those upright in their way.

37:15  Their sword will enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

37:16  The little belonging to the righteous is better than the wealth of many wicked.

37:17  For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh supports the righteous.

37:18  Yahweh knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will be forever.

37:19  They will not be put to shame in distressing times, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.

37:20  But the wicked will perish, and the enemies of Yahweh will be like the splendor of the pastures. They vanish; in smoke they vanish.

37:21  The wicked borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is gracious and gives.

37:22  For those blessed by him shall possess the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.

37:23  The steps of a man are established by Yahweh, and he takes pleasure in his way.

37:24  Though he fall, he will not be cast headlong, for Yahweh supports him with his hand.

37:25  I was a youth, but I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children ⌞begging for⌟ bread.

37:26  All the day he is gracious and lends, and his children are a blessing.

37:27  Turn aside from evil and do good and so abide forever.

37:28  For Yahweh loves justice and will not forsake his faithful ones. They are protected forever. But the children of the wicked will be cut off.

37:29  The righteous will possess the land and abide in it forever.

37:30  The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

37:31  The law of his God is in his heart. His steps will not slip.

37:32  The wicked watches for the righteous and seeks to kill him.

37:33  Yahweh will not abandon him into his hand, and he will not let him be condemned when he is judged.

37:34  Wait for Yahweh and keep his way, and he will exalt you to possess the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

37:35  I have seen the wicked acting violently and spreading himself out like a luxuriant native tree.

37:36  Then he passed on and behold, he was not. And I sought him, but he could not be found.

37:37  Observe the blameless and look at the upright, for there is a future for a man of peace.

37:38  But transgressors shall be destroyed altogether. The future of the wicked shall be cut off.

37:39  And the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh, their refuge in the time of trouble.

37:40  And Yahweh helps them and he rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.