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Psalm 37

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1 Don't be upset because of evil people. Don't be jealous of those who do wrong,

2 because like the grass, they will soon dry up. Like green plants, they will soon die away.

3 Trust the Lord and do good. Live in the land and feed on truth.

4 Enjoy serving the Lord, and he will give you what you want.

5 Depend on the Lord; trust him, and he will take care of you.

6 Then your goodness will shine like the sun, and your fairness like the noonday sun.

7 Wait and trust the Lord. Don't be upset when others get rich or when someone else's plans succeed.

8 Don't get angry. Don't be upset; it only leads to trouble.

9 Evil people will be sent away, but those who trust the Lord will inherit the land.

10 In a little while the wicked will be no more. You may look for them, but they will be gone.

11 People who are not proud will inherit the land and will enjoy complete peace.

12 The wicked make evil plans against good people. They grind their teeth at them in anger.

13 But the Lord laughs at the wicked, because he sees that their day is coming.

14 The wicked draw their swords and bend their bows to kill the poor and helpless, to kill those who are honest.

15 But their swords will stab their own hearts, and their bows will break.

16 It is better to have little and be right than to have much and be wrong.

17 The power of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord supports those who do right.

18 The Lord watches over the lives of the innocent, and their reward will last forever.

19 They will not be ashamed when trouble comes. They will be full in times of hunger.

20 But the wicked will die. flowers of the fields; they will disappear like smoke.

21 The wicked borrow and don't pay back, but those who do right give freely to others.

22 Those whom the Lord blesses will inherit the land, but those he curses will be sent away.

23 When a person's steps follow the Lord, God is pleased with his ways.

24 If he stumbles, he will not fall, because the Lord holds his hand.

25 I was young, and now I am old, but I have never seen good people left helpless or their children begging for food.

26 Good people always lend freely to others, and their children are a blessing.

27 Stop doing evil and do good, so you will live forever.

28 The Lord loves justice and will not leave those who worship him. He will always protect them, but the children of the wicked will die.

29 Good people will inherit the land and will live in it forever.

30 A good person speaks with wisdom, and he says what is fair.

31 The teachings of his God are in his heart, so he does not fail to keep them.

32 The wicked watch for good people so that they may kill them.

33 But the Lord will not take away his protection or let good people be judged guilty.

34 Wait for the Lord's help and follow him. He will honor you and give you the land, and you will see the wicked sent away.

35 I saw a wicked and cruel man who looked strong like a healthy tree in good soil.

36 But he died and was gone; I looked for him, but he couldn't be found.

37 Think of the innocent person, and watch the honest one. The man who has peace will have children to live after him.

38 But sinners will be destroyed; in the end the wicked will die.

39 The Lord saves good people; he is their strength in times of trouble.

40 The Lord helps them and saves them; he saves them from the wicked, because they trust in him for protection. A psalm of David to remember.

The Complete Jewish Bible CJB

1 By David: Don't be upset by evildoers or envious of those who do wrong,

2 for soon they will wither like grass and fade like the green in the fields.

3 Trust in ADONAI, and do good; settle in the land, and feed on faithfulness.

4 Then you will delight yourself in ADONAI, and he will give you your heart's desire.

5 Commit your way to ADONAI; trust in him, and he will act.

6 He will make your vindication shine forth like light, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.

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 Stop being angry, put aside rage, and don't be upset - it leads to evil.

9 For evildoers will be cut off, but those hoping in ADONAI will inherit the land.

10 Soon the wicked will be no more; you will look for his place, and he won't be there.

11 But the meek will inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.

12 The wicked plots against the righteous and grinds his teeth at him;

13 but Adonai laughs at the wicked, knowing his day will come.

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 But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

16 Better the little that the righteous has than the wealth of all the wicked.

17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but ADONAI upholds the righteous.

18 ADONAI knows what the wholehearted suffer, but their inheritance lasts forever.

19 They will not be distressed when times are hard; when famine comes, they will have plenty.

20 For the wicked will perish; ADONAI's enemies will be like sheep fat, ending up as smoke, finished.

21 The wicked borrows and doesn't repay, but the righteous is generous and gives.

22 For those blessed by [ADONAI] will inherit the land, but those cursed by him will be cut off.

23 ADONAI directs a person's steps, and he delights in his way.

24 He may stumble, but he won't fall headlong, for ADONAI holds him by the hand.

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 All day long he is generous and lends, and his descendants are blessed.

27 If you turn from evil and do good, you will live safely forever.

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 will inherit the land and live in it forever.

30 The mouth of the righteous articulates wisdom, his tongue speaks justice.

31 The Torah of his God is in his heart; his footsteps do not falter.

32 The wicked keeps his eye on the righteous, seeking a chance to kill him.

33 But ADONAI will not leave him in his power or let him be condemned when judged.

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 a wicked man wielding great power, flourishing like a shade tree in its native soil.

36 But I passed by again, and he was no longer there; I looked for him, but he could not be found.

37 Observe the pure person, consider the upright; for the peaceful person will have posterity.

38 But transgressors will all be destroyed; the posterity of the wicked will be cut off.

39 ADONAI is the one who saves the righteous; he is their stronghold in time of trouble.

40 ADONAI helps them and rescues them, rescues them from the wicked and saves them; because they take refuge in him.