Psalm 37

Of David Do not be upset about evildoers; do not be envious of the doers of unrighteousness. 2 For like the grass they will quickly wither, and like a green plant they will fade. \* 3 Trust in God and do good; inhabit the land and feed faithfulness. 4 And delight yourself in God, and he will give to you the desires of your heart. \* 5 Roll your way upon God, and trust in him, and he, he will act 6 and he will bring out your righteousness like the light, and your justice like the noonday. \* 7 Be silent to God and tremble for him. Do not be angry because of the {one} making his way prosper, because of a man doing schemes. \* 8 Let go of nose and abandon wrath; do not be angry; only to cause evil. 9 For evildoers will be cut off, but the ones waiting for God, they, they will inherit the land. 10 And yet a little and there are no wicked; then you will look carefully at his place, but he is not. \* 11 But the meek will inherit the land and will delight themselves over an abundance of peace. 12 The wicked is plotting against the righteous and is gnashing his teeth against him. 13 The Lord laughs at him, for he sees that his day is coming. \* 14 The wicked have opened a sword and have trodden their bow to bring down the poor and the needy, to slaughter the upright of way. 15 Their sword will come into their heart, and their bows will be broken. \* 16 Better {is} the little of the righteous than the abundance of many wicked. 17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but God is supporting the righteous. \* 18 God is knowing the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will be forever. 19 They will not have shame in a time of evil, and in the days of famine they will have enough. \* 20 For the wicked will perish, and the enemies of God {will be} like the precious of pastures; they vanish, in smoke they vanish. 21 The wicked is borrowing and does not repay, but the righteous is showing grace and giving. \* 22 For those blessed by him will inherit the land, but those cursed by him will be cut off. 23 From God the steps of a man are established, and he delights in his way. 24 Though he falls, he will not be hurled down, for God is supporting his hand. \* 25 I was a youth, and I am old, and I have not seen the righteous abandoned or his seed seeking bread. 26 All the day he is showing grace and lending, and his seed {are} for a blessing. 27 Turn away from evil and do good, and dwell forever. \* 28 For God is loving justice, and he will not abandon his faithful. Forever they are preserved, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off. 29 The righteous will inherit the land and will dwell forever upon it. 30 The mouth of the righteous murmurs wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice. \* 31 The law of his God {is} in his heart; his steps will not slip. 32 The wicked is watching the righteous and is seeking to kill him. 33 God will not abandon him into his hand, and will not condemn him when he is judged. \* 34 Wait for God and keep his way, and he will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see {it.} \* 35 I have seen a wicked, violent {one}, and spreading himself out like a green native {tree.} 36 And he passed away, and behold, he was not, and I sought him, and he was not found. \* 37 Watch the blameless and see the upright, for {there is} a future for the man of peace. 38 But the transgressors are destroyed together; the future of the wicked is cut off. \* 39 And the salvation of the righteous {is} from God, their fortress in the time of distress. 40 And God helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they have taken refuge in him. \*