Psalm 37

Psalm XXXVII.

A Psalm of David.

^aFret not thyself because of evildoers,

Neither ^bbe thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

²For they shall soon ^cbe cut down ^dlike the grass,

And wither as the green herb.

^3eTrust in the Lord, and do good;

So shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily ^eethou shalt be fed.

^4fDelight thyself also in the Lord;

And ^ghe shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

^5hCommit thy way unto the Lord;

^eTrust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

⁶And ⁱhe shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light,

And thy judgment as ^jthe noonday.

⁷Rest in the Lord, and ^kwait patiently for him:

^aFret not thyself because of him ^lwho prospereth in his way,

Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

^8mCease from anger, and forsake wrath:

^aFret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

^9mmFor evildoers shall be cut off:

But those that wait upon the Lord, they shall ⁿinherit the earth.

¹⁰For ^oyet a little while, and the wicked shall not be:

Yea, thou shalt diligently consider ^phis place, and it shall not be.

¹¹But ^qthe meek shall ⁿinherit the earth;

And shall ^fdelight themselves in the abundance of peace.

¹²The wicked plotteth against the just,

And ^rgnasheth upon him with his teeth.

^13sThe Lord shall laugh at him:

For he seeth that ^this day is coming.

¹⁴The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have ^ubent their bow,

To cast down ^wthe poor and needy,

And to slay such as be of upright conversation.

¹⁵Their sword shall enter into their own heart,

And ^xtheir bows shall be broken.

^16yA little that a righteous man hath

Is better than ^zthe riches of many wicked.

¹⁷For ^athe arms of the wicked shall be broken:

But the Lord ^bupholdeth the righteous.

¹⁸The Lord ^cknoweth the days of the upright:

And ^dtheir inheritance shall be for ever.

¹⁹They shall not be ashamed in the evil time:

And ^ein the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

²⁰But the wicked shall perish,

And the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs:

They shall consume; ^finto smoke shall they consume away.

²¹The wicked ^gborroweth, and payeth not again:

But the righteous ^hsheweth mercy, and ^hgiveth.

²²ⁱFor such as be blessed of him ^jshall inherit the earth;

And they that be cursed of him ^jshall be cut off.

^23kThe steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord:

And he delighteth in his way.

^24lThough he fall, he shall not be ^mutterly cast down:

For the Lord ^bupholdeth him with his hand.

²⁵I have been young, and now am old;

Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken,

Nor ^mmhis seed ⁿbegging bread.

^26oHe is ever merciful, and lendeth;

And his seed is blessed.

^27pDepart from evil, and do good;

And ^qdwell for evermore.

²⁸For the Lord ^rloveth judgment,

And forsaketh not his ^ssaints;

They are preserved for ever:

But ^tthe seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

²⁹The righteous ^jshall inherit the land,

And ^qdwell therein for ever.

³⁰The mouth of the righteous ^uspeaketh wisdom,

And his ^utongue talketh of judgment.

^31xThe law of his God is in his heart;

None of his steps shall ^yslide.

³²The wicked ^zwatcheth the righteous,

And seeketh to slay him.

³³The Lord will not leave him in his hand,

Nor ^acondemn him when he is judged.

^34bWait on the Lord, and keep his way,

And he shall exalt thee ^cto inherit the land:

^dWhen the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

^35eI have seen the wicked ^fin great power,

And spreading himself like ^ga green bay tree.

³⁶Yet ^hhe passed away, and lo, ⁱhe was not:

Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

³⁷Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright:

For the end of that man is ^kpeace.

³⁸But the transgressors shall be destroyed together:

^lThe end of the wicked shall be cut off.

³⁹But ^mthe salvation of the righteous is of the Lord:

He is their strength ⁿin the time of trouble.

⁴⁰And the Lord shall help them, and ^odeliver them:

He shall deliver them from the wicked,

And save them, because they ^ptrust in him.