Psaume 37:8

8 Réprime la colère, et laisse l'emportement; ne t'irrite point pour mal faire.

Psaume 37:8 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 37:8

Cease from anger
Either at these wicked men who are so prosperous, or at God, who for the present suffers it; see ( Jonah 4:9 ) ( Proverbs 19:3 ) ;

and forsake wrath;
which is anger wrought up to a greater degree; and the rather to be shunned and avoided, as being very disagreeable to the character of a good man;

fret not thyself in any wise to do evil;
evil may be done by fretting at the prosperity of wicked men, or by imitating them, doing as they do, in hope of being prosperous as they are; from which the psalmist dissuades by reasons following.

Psaume 37:8 In-Context

6 Il fera ressortir ta justice comme la lumière, et ton droit comme le plein midi.
7 Demeure tranquille en regardant à l'Éternel, et t'attends à lui; ne t'irrite pas contre celui qui vient à bout de ses desseins.
8 Réprime la colère, et laisse l'emportement; ne t'irrite point pour mal faire.
9 Car ceux qui font le mal seront retranchés, mais ceux qui s'attendent à l'Éternel posséderont la terre.
10 Encore un peu de temps et le méchant ne sera plus; tu considéreras sa place, et il ne sera plus.

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The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.