Psalm 37:title–20

A Psalm of David.

Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, and be not envious of them that work unrighteousness; for they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and fade as the green herb. Confide in Jehovah, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on faithfulness; and delight thyself in Jehovah, and he will give thee the desires of thy heart. Commit thy way unto Jehovah, and rely upon him: he will bring it to pass; and he will bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

⁷Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him that prospereth in his way, because of the man that bringeth mischievous devices to pass. ⁸Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; fret not thyself: it would be only to do evil. ⁹For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait on Jehovah, they shall possess the land. ¹⁰For yet a little while, and the wicked is not; and thou considerest his place, but he is not. ¹¹But the meek shall possess the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of prosperity. ¹²The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth his teeth against him. ¹³The Lord laugheth 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 afflicted and needy, to slay those that are upright in the way: ¹⁵their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. ¹⁶The little that the righteous hath is better 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 ashamed in the time of evil, and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. ²⁰For the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume, like smoke shall they consume away.