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Psalms 37

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1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
1 By David: Don't be upset by evildoers or envious of those who do wrong,
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
2 for soon they will wither like grass and fade like the green in the fields.
3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
3 Trust in ADONAI, and do good; settle in the land, and feed on faithfulness.
4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
4 Then you will delight yourself in ADONAI, and he will give you your heart's desire.
5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
5 Commit your way to ADONAI; trust in him, and he will act.
6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
6 He will make your vindication shine forth like light, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
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.
7 Be still before ADONAI; wait patiently till he comes. Don't be upset by those whose way succeeds because of their wicked plans.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
8 Stop being angry, put aside rage, and don't be upset - it leads to evil.
9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
9 For evildoers will be cut off, but those hoping in ADONAI will inherit the land.
10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
10 Soon the wicked will be no more; you will look for his place, and he won't be there.
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
11 But the meek will inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.
12 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
12 The wicked plots against the righteous and grinds his teeth at him;
13 The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
13 but Adonai laughs at the wicked, knowing his day will come.
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.
14 The wicked have unsheathed their swords, they have strung their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to slaughter those whose way is upright.
15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
16 Better the little that the righteous has than the wealth of all the wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but ADONAI upholds the righteous.
18 The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
18 ADONAI knows what the wholehearted suffer, but their inheritance lasts forever.
19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
19 They will not be distressed when times are hard; when famine comes, they will have plenty.
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.
20 For the wicked will perish; ADONAI's enemies will be like sheep fat, ending up as smoke, finished.
21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
21 The wicked borrows and doesn't repay, but the righteous is generous and gives.
22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
22 For those blessed by [ADONAI] will inherit the land, but those cursed by him will be cut off.
23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
23 ADONAI directs a person's steps, and he delights in his way.
24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.
24 He may stumble, but he won't fall headlong, for ADONAI holds him by the hand.
25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
25 I have been young; now I am old; yet not once have I seen the righteous abandoned or his descendants begging for bread.
26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
26 All day long he is generous and lends, and his descendants are blessed.
27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
27 If you turn from evil and do good, you will live safely forever.
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.
28 For ADONAI loves justice and will not abandon his faithful; they are preserved forever. But the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.
29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
29 The righteous will inherit the land and live in it forever.
30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
30 The mouth of the righteous articulates wisdom, his tongue speaks justice.
31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
31 The Torah of his God is in his heart; his footsteps do not falter.
32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
32 The wicked keeps his eye on the righteous, seeking a chance to kill him.
33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
33 But ADONAI will not leave him in his power or let him be condemned when 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.
34 Put your hope in ADONAI, keep to 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 the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
35 I have seen a wicked man wielding great power, flourishing like a shade tree in its native soil.
36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
36 But I passed by again, and he was no longer there; I looked for him, but he could not be found.
37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
37 Observe the pure person, consider the upright; for the peaceful person will have posterity.
38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
38 But transgressors will all be destroyed; the posterity of the wicked will be cut off.
39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
39 ADONAI is the one who saves the righteous; he is their stronghold in 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.
40 ADONAI helps them and rescues them, rescues them from the wicked and saves them; because they take refuge in him.
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Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.