Psalm 37–39

Psalm 37

A Psalm of David.

^1aFret 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.

^5†hCommit 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.

^7†Rest 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.

Psalm 38

A Psalm of David, ^*to bring to remembrance.

¹O ^aLord, rebuke me not in thy wrath:

Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

²For ^bthine arrows stick fast in me,

And ^cthy hand presseth me sore.

³There is ^dno soundness in my flesh because of thine anger;

Neither is there any ^†rest in ^emy bones because of my sin.

⁴For ^fmine iniquities are gone over mine head:

As an heavy burden they are too ^gheavy for me.

⁵My ^hwounds stink and are corrupt

Because of my foolishness.

⁶I am ^†troubled; I am ⁱbowed down greatly;

^kI go ⁱmourning all the day long.

⁷For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease:

And there is ^dno soundness in my flesh.

⁸I am feeble and ^lsore broken:

I have ^mroared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

⁹Lord, all my desire is before thee;

And ⁿmy groaning is not hid from thee.

¹⁰My heart panteth, my strength faileth me:

As for ^othe light of mine eyes, it also ^†is gone from me.

^11pMy lovers and my friends ^qstand aloof from my ^†sore;

And ^||my ^rkinsmen ^sstand afar off.

¹²They also that seek after my life ^tlay snares for me:

And they that seek my hurt ^tspeak ^umischievous things,

And imagine ^xdeceits all the day long.

¹³But ^yI, as a deaf man, heard not;

And I was ^zas a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

^14yThus I was as a man that heareth not,

And in whose mouth are no ^areproofs.

¹⁵For ^||in thee, O Lord, do I hope:

Thou wilt ^||hear, O Lord my God.

¹⁶For I said, Hear me, ^blest otherwise they should rejoice over me:

When ^cmy foot slippeth, they ^dmagnify themselves against me.

¹⁷For I am ^eready ^†to halt,

And my sorrow is continually before me.

¹⁸For ^fI will declare mine iniquity;

^gI will be sorry for my sin.

¹⁹But mine enemies ^†are ^hlively, and they are strong:

And they that hate me ⁱwrongfully are multiplied.

²⁰They also that ^krender evil for good ^lare mine adversaries;

^mBecause I follow the thing that good is.

²¹Forsake me not, O Lord:

O my God, ⁿbe not far from me.

²²Make haste ^†to help me,

O Lord ^omy salvation.

Psalm 39

To the chief Musician, even to ^*Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.

¹I said, I will ^atake heed to my ways,

That ^bI sin not with my tongue:

I will keep ^†cmy mouth with a bridle,

While the wicked is before me.

^2dI was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even ^ddfrom good;

And my sorrow was ^†stirred.

^3eMy heart was hot within me,

While I was ^fmusing the fire burned:

Then spake I with my tongue,

⁴Lord, ^gMake me to know mine end,

And the measure of my days, what it is;

That I may know ^||how ^hfrail I am.

⁵Behold, thou hast made my days as an ⁱhandbreadth;

And ^kmine ^lage is as nothing before thee:

^mVerily every man ^†at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

⁶Surely every man walketh in ^†a vain shew:

^mSurely they ⁿare disquieted in vain:

^oHe heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

⁷And now, Lord, what wait I for?

^pMy hope is in thee.

⁸Deliver me from all my transgressions:

^qMake me not the reproach of the foolish.

^9rI was dumb, I opened not my mouth;

^sBecause thou didst it.

^10tRemove thy stroke away from me:

I am consumed by the ^†blow of thine hand.

¹¹When thou with ^urebukes dost correct man for iniquity,

^wThou makest ^†his beauty to consume away ^xlike a moth:

^ySurely every man is vanity. Selah.

^12yyHear my prayer, O Lord,

And give ear unto my cry;

^zHold not thy peace at my tears:

For I am a ^astranger with thee,

And ^aa sojourner, ^bas all my fathers were.

¹³O ^cspare me, that I may ^drecover strength,

^eBefore I go hence, and be no more.