Psalms Chapter 37
| 1 | Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. | 2 | For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. | 3 | Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. | 4 | Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. | 5 | Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. | 6 | And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. | 7 | Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. | 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. | 16 | A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked. | 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. | 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. | 28 | For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. | 29 | The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. | 30 | The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment. | 31 | The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. | 32 | The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. | 33 | The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged. | 34 | Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. | 35 | I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. | 36 | Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. | 37 | Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace. | 38 | But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off. | 39 | But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble. | 40 | And the LORD shall help them and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him. |