NHEBME - Psalms - 37

37:1  ALEPH Do not fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.

37:2  For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb.

37:3  Trust in the Lord, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.

37:4  Also delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

37:5  Commit your way to the Lord. Trust also in him, and he will do this:

37:6  he will make your righteousness go forth as the light, and your justice as the noon day sun.

37:7  Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him. Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.

37:8  Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Do not fret, it leads only to evildoing.

37:9  For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.

37:10  For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn't there.

37:11  But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

37:12  The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.

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

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

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

37:16  Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.

37:17  For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous.

37:18  The Lord knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.

37:19  They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

37:20  But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of the Lord shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish- vanish like smoke.

37:21  The wicked borrow, and do not pay back, but the righteous give generously.

37:22  For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.

37:23  A man's goings are established by the Lord. He delights in his way.

37:24  Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for the Lord holds him up with his hand.

37:25  I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.

37:26  All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His seed is blessed.

37:27  Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.

37:28  For the Lord loves justice, and doesn't forsake his holy ones. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.

37:29  The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.

37:30  The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.

37:31  The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.

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

37:33  The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

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

37:35  I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

37:36  But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.

37:37  Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.

37:38  As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off.

37:39  But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

37:40  The Lord helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, Because they have taken refuge in him.