Psalm 37 

¹Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness. ²For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb. ³Trust in Jehovah, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on his faithfulness. ⁴Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart. ⁵Commit thy way unto Jehovah; Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass. ⁶And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, And thy justice as the noon-day. ⁷Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. ⁸Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing. ⁹For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land. ¹⁰For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be. ¹¹But the meek shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. ¹²The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth. ¹³The Lord will laugh at him; For he seeth that his day is coming. ¹⁴The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay such as are upright in the way. ¹⁵Their sword shall enter into their own heart, And their bows shall be broken. ¹⁶Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked. ¹⁷For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous. ¹⁸Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; And their inheritance shall be for ever. ¹⁹They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil; And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. ²⁰But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: They shall consume; In smoke shall they consume away. ²¹The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth. ²²For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land; And they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.

²³A man's goings are established of Jehovah; And he delighteth in his way. ²⁴Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand. ²⁵I have been young, and now am old; Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread. ²⁶All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; And his seed is blessed. ²⁷Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore. ²⁸For Jehovah loveth justice, And forsaketh not his saints; They are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. ²⁹The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell therein for ever. ³⁰The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom, And his tongue speaketh justice. ³¹The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide. ³²The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him. ³³Jehovah will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged. ³⁴Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. ³⁵I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil. ³⁶But one passed by, and, lo, he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. ³⁷Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; For there is a happy end to the man of peace. ³⁸As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together; The end of the wicked shall be cut off. ³⁹But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah; He is their stronghold in the time of trouble. ⁴⁰And Jehovah helpeth them, and rescueth them; He rescueth them from the wicked, and saveth them, Because they have taken refuge in him.

¹O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. ²For thine arrows stick fast in me, And thy hand presseth me sore. ³There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; Neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin. ⁴For mine iniquities are gone over my head: As a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. ⁵My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, Because of my foolishness. ⁶I am pained and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. ⁷For my loins are filled with burning; And there is no soundness in my flesh. ⁸I am faint and sore bruised: I have groaned by reason of the disquietness of my heart. ⁹Lord, all my desire is before thee; And my groaning is not hid from thee. ¹⁰My heart throbbeth, my strength faileth me: As for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. ¹¹My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off. ¹²They also that seek after my life lay snares for me; And they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, And meditate deceits all the day long. ¹³But I, as a deaf man, hear not; And I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. ¹⁴Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no reproofs. ¹⁵For in thee, O Jehovah, do I hope: Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God. ¹⁶For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me. ¹⁷For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me. ¹⁸For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin. ¹⁹But mine enemies are lively, and are strong; And they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied. ²⁰They also that render evil for good Are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good. ²¹Forsake me not, O Jehovah: O my God, be not far from me. ²²Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation.