37:1 Of David. Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong;
37:2 for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.
37:3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.
37:5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this:
37:6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
37:7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
37:8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret–it leads only to evil.
37:9 For evil men will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
37:10 A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
37:11 But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy great peace.
37:12 The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them;
37:13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming.
37:14 The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.
37:15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
37:16 Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked;
37:17 for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
37:18 The days of the blameless are known to the LORD, and their inheritance will endure forever.
37:19 In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.
37:20 But the wicked will perish: The LORD’S enemies will be like the beauty of the fields, they will vanish–vanish like smoke.
37:21 The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously;
37:22 those the LORD blesses will inherit the land, but those he curses will be cut off.
37:23 If the LORD delights in a man’s way, he makes his steps firm;
37:24 though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.
37:25 I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.
37:26 They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be blessed.
37:27 Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever.
37:28 For the LORD loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. They will be protected forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off;
37:29 the righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
37:30 The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks what is just.
37:31 The law of his God is in his heart; his feet do not slip.
37:32 The wicked lie in wait for the righteous, seeking their very lives;
37:33 but the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned when brought to trial.
37:34 Wait for the LORD and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
37:35 I have seen a wicked and ruthless man flourishing like a green tree in its native soil,
37:36 but he soon passed away and was no more; though I looked for him, he could not be found.
37:37 Consider the blameless, observe the upright; there is a future for the man of peace.
37:38 But all sinners will be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.
37:39 The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD; he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
37:40 The LORD helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
37:1 Do not be incensed because of evildoers; / Do not be envious of wrongdoers.
37:2 For they soon wither like grass / And fade away like green herbage.
37:3 Trust in Jehovah, and do good; / Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
37:4 Delight yourself in Jehovah, / And He will give you the requests of your heart.
37:5 Commit your way to Jehovah, / And trust in Him; and He will act.
37:6 And He will cause your righteousness to go forth like light, / And your justness like noonday.
37:7 Be still before Jehovah, and wait for Him; / Do not be incensed because of him who enjoys prosperity on his way, / Because of the man who performs his evil schemes.
37:8 Cease from anger and forsake wrath; / Do not be incensed; it leads only to evil.
37:9 For the evildoers will be cut off; / But those who wait on Jehovah, / They will inherit the land.
37:10 And in a little while longer there will be no wicked man; / Indeed, you will look diligently for his place, and he will not be there.
37:11 But the lowly will inherit the land / And delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
37:12 The wicked man makes evil schemes against the righteous man / And gnashes his teeth at him.
37:13 The Lord will laugh at him, / For He sees that his day will come.
37:14 The wicked have drawn out the sword / And bent their bow, / To cast the poor and the needy down, / To slaughter those who are upright in their way.
37:15 Their sword will enter their own heart, / And their bows will be broken.
37:16 Better is the little that the righteous man has / Than the abundance of many wicked.
37:17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken, / But Jehovah upholds the righteous.
37:18 Jehovah knows the days of the perfect, / And their inheritance will be forever.
37:19 They will not be put to shame in a time of evil, / And in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
37:20 But the wicked will perish, / And the enemies of Jehovah will be like the glory of the pastures: / They are consumed; in smoke they are consumed.
37:21 The wicked borrow but do not repay, / But the righteous is gracious and gives.
37:22 For those blessed by Him will inherit the land, / But those cursed by Him will be cut off.
37:23 A man s steps are established by Jehovah, / And He delights in his way.
37:24 If he falls, he is not utterly cast down; / For Jehovah upholds him by the hand.
37:25 I was once a young man; now I am old. / Yet I have not seen the righteous man forsaken, / Nor his seed seeking bread.
37:26 He is always gracious and lends, / And his seed becomes a blessing.
37:27 Turn away from evil and do good, / And abide forever.
37:28 For Jehovah loves justice / And does not abandon His faithful ones; / They are kept forever; / But the seed of the wicked is cut off.
37:29 The righteous will inherit the land, / And they will abide in it forever.
37:30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, / And his tongue speaks justice.
37:31 The law of his God is in his heart; / His steps do not slip.
37:32 The wicked man watches for the righteous man / And seeks to slay him.
37:33 Jehovah does not leave him in his hand, / Nor let him be condemned when he is judged.
37:34 Wait for Jehovah, / And keep His way; / And He will exalt you to inherit the land; / When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
37:35 I have seen the wicked man terrorizing, / And spreading himself like a luxuriant native tree.
37:36 Then someone passes by, and behold, he is not there; / I search for him, and he is not found.
37:37 Observe the perfect man, and watch the upright man; / For there is a future for the man of peace.
37:38 But the transgressors will be altogether destroyed; / The future of the wicked will be cut off.
37:39 And the salvation of the righteous is from Jehovah; / He is their stronghold in a time of distress.
37:40 And Jehovah helps them and rescues them; / He rescues them from the wicked, / And saves them, for they take refuge in Him.