Psalm 37:20–27

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.

21 The wicked borrow and do not repay,

but the righteous give generously;

22 those the Lord blesses will inherit the land,

but those he curses will be destroyed.

23 The Lord makes firm the steps

of the one who delights in him;

24 though he may stumble, he will not fall,

for the Lord upholds him with his hand.

25 I was young and now I am old,

yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken

or their children begging bread.

26 They are always generous and lend freely;

their children will be a blessing.

27 Turn from evil and do good;

then you will dwell in the land forever.

20 But the wicked will perish;

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

they vanish—like smoke they vanish away.

21 The wicked borrows but does not pay back,

but the righteous is generous and gives;

22 for those blessed by the Lord shall inherit the land,

but those cursed by him shall be cut off.

23 The steps of a man are established by the Lord,

when he delights in his way;

24 though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong,

for the Lord upholds his hand.

25 I have been young, and now am old,

yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken

or his children begging for bread.

26 He is ever lending generously,

and his children become a blessing.

27 Turn away from evil and do good;

so shall you dwell forever.

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.

21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again:

But the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth;

And they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

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

And he delighteth in his way.

24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down:

For the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.

25 I have been young, and now am old;

Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken,

Nor his seed begging bread.

26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth;

And his seed is blessed.

27 Depart from evil, and do good;

And dwell for evermore.

20 But the wicked will die.

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

they will disappear like smoke.

21 The wicked borrow and never repay,

but the godly are generous givers.

22 Those the Lord blesses will possess the land,

but those he curses will die.

23 The Lord directs the steps of the godly.

He delights in every detail of their lives.

24 Though they stumble, they will never fall,

for the Lord holds them by the hand.

25 Once I was young, and now I am old.

Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned

or their children begging for bread.

26 The godly always give generous loans to others,

and their children are a blessing.

27 Turn from evil and do good,

and you will live in the land forever.

20 But the wicked will die.

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

they will disappear like smoke.

21 The wicked borrow and don’t pay back,

but those who do right give freely to others.

22 Those whom the Lord blesses will inherit the land,

but those he curses will be sent away.

23 When people’s steps follow the Lord,

God is pleased with their ways.

24 If they stumble, they will not fall,

because the Lord holds their hand.

25 I was young, and now I am old,

but I have never seen good people left helpless

or their children begging for food.

26 Good people always lend freely to others,

and their children are a blessing.

27 Stop doing evil and do good,

so you will live forever.

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.

21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again;

But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.

22 For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land;

And they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.

23 A man’s goings are established of Jehovah;

And he delighteth in his way.

24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;

For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand.

25 I have been young, and now am old;

Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken,

Nor his seed begging bread.

26 All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth;

And his seed is blessed.

27 Depart from evil, and do good;

And dwell for evermore.

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.

21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; but the righteous is gracious and giveth: 22 for those blessed of him shall possess the land, and they that are cursed of him shall be cut off. 23 The steps of a man are established by Jehovah, and he delighteth in his way: 24 though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for Jehovah upholdeth his hand. 25 I have been young, and now am old, and I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread: 26 all the day he is gracious and lendeth, and his seed shall be a blessing. 27 Depart from evil, and do good, and dwell for evermore;

20 But wicked people will disappear. 

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

They will vanish like smoke. 

21 A wicked person borrows, but he does not repay. 

A righteous person is generous and giving. 

22 Those who are blessed by him will inherit the land. 

Those who are cursed by him will be cut off. 

23 A person’s steps are directed by the Lord, 

and the Lord delights in his way. 

24 When he falls, he will not be thrown down headfirst 

because the Lord holds on to his hand. 

25 I have been young, and now I am old, 

but I have never seen a righteous person abandoned 

or his descendants begging for food. 

26 He is always generous and lends freely. 

His descendants are a blessing. 

27 Avoid evil, do good, and live forever. 

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.

21 The wicked man borrows and does not repay,

but the righteous one is gracious and giving.

22 Those who are blessed by Him will inherit the land,

but those cursed by Him will be destroyed.

23 A man’s steps are established by the Lord,

and He takes pleasure in his way.

24 Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed,

because the Lord holds his hand.

25 I have been young and now I am old,

yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned

or his children begging for bread.

26 He is always generous, always lending,

and his children are a blessing.

27 Turn away from evil and do what is good,

and dwell there forever.

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.

21 The wicked borrow and do not pay back,

but the righteous are generous and keep giving;

22 surely those blessed by the Lord shall inherit the land,

but those cursed by him shall be cut off.

23 Our steps are made firm by the Lord

when he delights in our way;

24 though we stumble, we shall not fall headlong,

for the Lord holds us by the hand.

25 I have been young and now am old,

yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken

or their children begging bread.

26 They are ever giving liberally and lending,

and their children become a blessing.

27 Depart from evil, and do good;

so you shall abide forever.

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.

21 The wicked borrows and does not repay,

but the righteous is gracious and gives.

22 For those blessed by him shall possess the land,

but those cursed by him shall be cut off.

23 The steps of a man are established by Yahweh,

and he takes pleasure in his way.

24 Though he fall, he will not be cast headlong,

for Yahweh supports him with his hand.

25 I was a youth, but I am now old;

yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken

or his children begging for bread.

26 All the day he is gracious and lends,

and his children are a blessing.

27 Turn aside from evil and do good

and so abide forever.

20 But sinful people will die.

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

They will disappear like smoke.

21 Sinful people borrow and don’t pay back.

But those who are godly give freely to others.

22 The Lord will give the land to those he blesses.

But he will cut off those he puts a curse on.

23 If the Lord is pleased with the way a man lives,

he makes his steps secure.

24 Even if the man trips, he won’t fall.

The Lord’s hand takes good care of him.

25 I once was young, and now I’m old.

But I’ve never seen godly people deserted.

I’ve never seen their children begging for bread.

26 The godly are always giving and lending freely.

Their children will be blessed.

27 Turn away from evil and do good.

Then you will live in the land forever.

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.

21 The wicked borrows and does not pay back,

But the righteous is gracious and gives.

22 For those blessed by Him will inherit the land,

But those cursed by Him will be cut off.

23 The steps of a man are established by the Lord,

And He delights in his way.

24 When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong,

Because the Lord is the One who holds his hand.

25 I have been young and now I am old,

Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken

Or his descendants begging bread.

26 All day long he is gracious and lends,

And his descendants are a blessing.

27 Depart from evil and do good,

So you will abide forever.