Psalm 37:17–20

17 for the power of the wicked will be broken,

but the Lord upholds the righteous.

18 The blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care,

and their inheritance will endure forever.

19 In times of disaster they will not wither;

in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.

20 But the wicked will perish:

Though the Lord’s enemies are like the flowers of the field,

they will be consumed, they will go up in smoke.

17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken:

But the Lord upholdeth the righteous.

18 The Lord knoweth the days of the upright:

And their inheritance shall be for ever.

19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time:

And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

20 But the wicked shall perish,

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

They shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

17 For the strength of the wicked will be shattered,

but the Lord takes care of the godly.

18 Day by day the Lord takes care of the innocent,

and they will receive an inheritance that lasts forever.

19 They will not be disgraced in hard times;

even in famine they will have more than enough.

20 But the wicked will die.

The Lord’s enemies are like flowers in a field—

they will disappear like smoke.

17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,

But the Lord upholds the righteous.

18 The Lord knows the days of the upright,

And their inheritance shall be forever.

19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time,

And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

20 But the wicked shall perish;

And the enemies of the Lord,

Like the splendor of the meadows, shall vanish.

Into smoke they shall vanish away.

17 The power of the wicked will be broken,

but the Lord supports those who do right.

18 The Lord watches over the lives of the innocent,

and their reward will last forever.

19 They will not be ashamed when trouble comes.

They will be full in times of hunger.

20 But the wicked will die.

The Lord’s enemies will be like the flowers of the fields;

they will disappear like smoke.

17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken;

But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.

18 Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect;

And their inheritance shall be for ever.

19 They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil;

And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

20 But 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.

17 for the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Jehovah upholdeth the righteous. 18 Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever: 19 they shall not be ashamed in the time of evil, and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. 20 For 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.

17 The arms of wicked people will be broken, 

but the Lord continues to support righteous people. 

18 The Lord knows the daily ⸤struggles⸥ of innocent people. 

Their inheritance will last forever. 

19 They will not be put to shame in trying times. 

Even in times of famine they will be satisfied. 

20 But wicked people will disappear. 

The Lord’s enemies will vanish like the best part of a meadow. 

They will vanish like smoke. 

17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken,

but the Lord supports the righteous.

18 The Lord watches over the blameless all their days,

and their inheritance will last forever.

19 They will not be disgraced in times of adversity;

they will be satisfied in days of hunger.

20 But the wicked will perish;

the Lord’s enemies, like the glory of the pastures,

will fade away—

they will fade away like smoke.

17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,

but the Lord upholds the righteous.

18 The Lord knows the days of the blameless,

and their heritage will abide forever;

19 they are not put to shame in evil times;

in the days of famine they have abundance.

20 But the wicked perish,

and the enemies of the Lord are like the glory of the pastures;

they vanish—like smoke they vanish away.

17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,

but Yahweh supports the righteous.

18 Yahweh knows the days of the blameless,

and their inheritance will be forever.

19 They will not be put to shame in distressing times,

and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.

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.

17 The power of those who are evil will be broken.

But the Lord takes good care of those who do what is right.

18 Every day the Lord watches over those who are without blame.

What he has given them will last forever.

19 When trouble comes to them, they will have what they need.

When there is little food in the land, they will still have plenty.

20 But sinful people will die.

The Lord’s enemies will be like flowers in the field.

They will disappear like smoke.

17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken,

But the Lord sustains the righteous.

18 The Lord knows the days of the blameless,

And their inheritance will be forever.

19 They will not be ashamed in the time of evil,

And in the days of famine they will have abundance.

20 But the wicked will perish;

And the enemies of the Lord will be like the glory of the pastures,

They vanish—like smoke they vanish away.