Psalm 37:1–20

¹Do ^anot fret because of evildoers,

Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.

²For they shall soon be cut down ^blike the grass,

And wither as the green herb.

³Trust in the Lord, and do good;

Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.

^4cDelight yourself also in the Lord,

And He shall give you the desires of your ^dheart.

^5eCommit ¹your way to the Lord,

Trust also in Him,

And He shall bring it to pass.

^6fHe shall bring forth your righteousness as the light,

And your justice as the noonday.

⁷Rest in the Lord, ^gand wait patiently for Him;

Do not fret because of him who ^hprospers in his way,

Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.

⁸ⁱCease from anger, and forsake wrath;

^jDo not fret—it only causes harm.

⁹For evildoers shall be ²cut off;

But those who wait on the Lord,

They shall ^kinherit the earth.

¹⁰For ^lyet a little while and the wicked shall be no more;

Indeed, ^myou will look carefully for his place,

But it shall be no more.

¹¹ⁿBut the meek shall inherit the earth,

And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

¹²The wicked plots against the just,

^oAnd gnashes at him with his teeth.

^13pThe Lord laughs at him,

For He sees that ^qhis day is coming.

¹⁴The wicked have drawn the sword

And have bent their bow,

To cast down the poor and needy,

To slay those who are of upright conduct.

¹⁵Their sword shall enter their own heart,

And their bows shall be broken.

^16rA little that a righteous man has

Is better than the riches of many wicked.

¹⁷For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,

But the Lord upholds the righteous.

¹⁸The Lord knows the days of the upright,

And their inheritance shall be forever.

¹⁹They shall not be ashamed in the evil time,

And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

²⁰But the wicked shall perish;

And the enemies of the Lord,

Like the splendor of the meadows, shall vanish.

Into smoke they shall vanish away.