Psalm 37:8–15

8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;

do not fret—it leads only to evil.

9 For those who are evil will be destroyed,

but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.

10 A little while, and the wicked will be no more;

though you look for them, they will not be found.

11 But the meek will inherit the land

and enjoy peace and prosperity.

12 The wicked plot against the righteous

and gnash their teeth at them;

13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked,

for he knows their day is coming.

14 The wicked draw the sword

and bend the bow

to bring down the poor and needy,

to slay those whose ways are upright.

15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts,

and their bows will be broken.

8 Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath!

Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.

9 For the evildoers shall be cut off,

but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.

10 In just a little while, the wicked will be no more;

though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.

11 But the meek shall inherit the land

and delight themselves in abundant peace.

12 The wicked plots against the righteous

and gnashes his teeth at him,

13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked,

for he sees that his day is coming.

14 The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows

to bring down the poor and needy,

to slay those whose way is upright;

15 their sword shall enter their own heart,

and their bows shall be broken.

8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath:

Fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

9 For evildoers shall be cut off:

But those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be:

Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

11 But the meek shall inherit the earth;

And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

12 The wicked plotteth against the just,

And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

13 The Lord shall laugh at him:

For he seeth that his day is coming.

14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow,

To cast down the poor and needy,

And to slay such as be of upright conversation.

15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart,

And their bows shall be broken.

8 Stop being angry!

Turn from your rage!

Do not lose your temper—

it only leads to harm.

9 For the wicked will be destroyed,

but those who trust in the Lord will possess the land.

10 Soon the wicked will disappear.

Though you look for them, they will be gone.

11 The lowly will possess the land

and will live in peace and prosperity.

12 The wicked plot against the godly;

they snarl at them in defiance.

13 But the Lord just laughs,

for he sees their day of judgment coming.

14 The wicked draw their swords

and string their bows

to kill the poor and the oppressed,

to slaughter those who do right.

15 But their swords will stab their own hearts,

and their bows will be broken.

8 Don’t get angry.

Don’t be upset; it only leads to trouble.

9 Evil people will be sent away,

but those who trust the Lord will inherit the land.

10 In a little while the wicked will be no more.

You may look for them, but they will be gone.

11 People who are not proud will inherit the land

and will enjoy complete peace.

12 The wicked make evil plans against good people.

They grind their teeth at them in anger.

13 But the Lord laughs at the wicked,

because he sees that their day is coming.

14 The wicked draw their swords

and bend their bows

to kill the poor and helpless,

to kill those who are honest.

15 But their swords will stab their own hearts,

and their bows will break.

8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath:

Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing.

9 For evil-doers shall be cut off;

But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.

10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be:

Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.

11 But the meek shall inherit the land,

And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

12 The wicked plotteth against the just,

And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

13 The Lord will laugh at him;

For he seeth that his day is coming.

14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow,

To cast down the poor and needy,

To slay such as are upright in the way.

15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart,

And their bows shall be broken.

8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; fret not thyself: it would be only to do evil. 9 For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait on Jehovah, they shall possess the land. 10 For yet a little while, and the wicked is not; and thou considerest his place, but he is not. 11 But the meek shall possess the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of prosperity. 12 The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth his teeth against him. 13 The Lord laugheth at him; for he seeth that his day is coming. 14 The 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: 15 their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

8 Let go of anger, and leave rage behind. 

Do not be preoccupied. 

It only leads to evil. 

9 Evildoers will be cut off ⸤from their inheritance⸥, 

but those who wait with hope for the Lord will inherit the land. 

10 In a little while a wicked person will vanish. 

Then you can carefully examine where he was, 

but there will be no trace of him. 

11 Oppressed people will inherit the land 

and will enjoy unlimited peace. 

12 The wicked person plots against a righteous one 

and grits his teeth at him. 

13 The Lord laughs at him 

because he has seen that his time is coming. 

14 Wicked people pull out their swords and bend their bows 

to kill oppressed and needy people, 

to slaughter those who are decent. 

15 ⸤But⸥ their own swords will pierce their hearts, 

and their bows will be broken. 

8 Refrain from anger and give up your rage;

do not be agitated—it can only bring harm.

9 For evildoers will be destroyed,

but those who put their hope in the Lord

will inherit the land.

10 A little while, and the wicked person will be no more;

though you look for him, he will not be there.

11 But the humble will inherit the land

and will enjoy abundant prosperity.

12 The wicked person schemes against the righteous

and gnashes his teeth at him.

13 The Lord laughs at him

because He sees that his day is coming.

14 The wicked have drawn the sword and strung the bow

to bring down the afflicted and needy

and to slaughter those whose way is upright.

15 Their swords will enter their own hearts,

and their bows will be broken.

8 Refrain from anger and forsake wrath.

Do not fret—it leads only to evil.

9 For the wicked shall be cut off,

but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.

10 Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more;

though you look diligently for their place, they will not be there.

11 But the meek shall inherit the land

and delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

12 The wicked plot against the righteous

and gnash their teeth at them,

13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked,

for he sees that their day is coming.

14 The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows

to bring down the poor and needy,

to kill those who walk uprightly;

15 their sword shall enter their own heart,

and their bows shall be broken.

8 Refrain from anger and forsake wrath.

Do not fret; it only brings evil.

9 For evildoers will be cut off,

but those who wait for Yahweh—

they will possess the land.

10 And yet a little while and the wicked will not be,

and you will look carefully upon his place, but he will not be.

11 But the afflicted will possess the land,

and they will take pleasure in an abundance of peace.

12 The wicked plans evil against the righteous,

and gnashes at him with his teeth.

13 The Lord laughs at him,

for he sees that his day is coming.

14 The wicked have drawn the sword and have bent their bow

to throw down the poor and the needy,

to kill those upright in their way.

15 Their sword will enter into their own heart,

and their bows shall be broken.

8 Keep from being angry. Turn away from anger.

Don’t be upset. That only leads to evil.

9 Sinful people will be cut off from the land.

But it will be given to those who put their hope in the Lord.

10 In a little while, there won’t be any more sinners.

Even if you look for them, you won’t be able to find them.

11 But those who are free of pride will be given the land.

They will enjoy great peace.

12 Sinful people make plans to harm those who do what is right.

They grind their teeth at them.

13 But the Lord laughs at those who do evil.

He knows the day is coming when he will judge them.

14 Sinners pull out their swords.

They bend their bows.

They want to kill poor and needy people.

They plan to murder those who lead honest lives.

15 But they will be killed with their own swords.

Their own bows will be broken.

8 Cease from anger and forsake wrath;

Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing.

9 For evildoers will be cut off,

But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land.

10 Yet a little while and the wicked man will be no more;

And you will look carefully for his place and he will not be there.

11 But the humble will inherit the land

And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

12 The wicked plots against the righteous

And gnashes at him with his teeth.

13 The Lord laughs at him,

For He sees his day is coming.

14 The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow

To cast down the afflicted and the needy,

To slay those who are upright in conduct.

15 Their sword will enter their own heart,

And their bows will be broken.