[A Psalm] of David.

37:1 Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.

37:2 For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs.

37:3 Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and thou shalt be fed with the wealth of it.

37:4 Delight [thyself] in the Lord; and he shall grant thee the requests of thine heart.

37:5 Disclose thy way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.

37:6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noon-day.

37:7 Submit thyself to the Lord, and supplicate him: fret not thyself because of him that prospers in his way, at the man that does unlawful deeds.

37:8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself so as to do evil.

37:9 For evil-doers shall be destroyed: but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land.

37:10 And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and thou shalt seek for his place, and shalt not find [it].

37:11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight [themselves] in the abundance of peace.

37:12 The sinner will watch for the righteous, and gnash his teeth upon him.

37:13 But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foresees that his day will come.

37:14 Sinners have drawn their swords, they have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy one, [and] to slay the upright in heart.

37:15 Let their sword enter into their [own] heart, and their bows be broken.

37:16 A little is better to the righteous than abundant wealth of sinners.

37:17 For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supports the righteous.

37:18 The Lord knows the ways of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever.

37:19 They shall not be ashamed in an evil time; and in days of famine they shall be satisfied.

37:20 For the sinners shall perish; and the enemies of the Lord at the moment of their being honoured and exalted have utterly vanished like smoke.

37:21 The sinner borrows, and will not pay again: but the righteous has compassion, and gives.

37:22 For they that bless him shall inherit the earth; and they that curse him shall be utterly destroyed.

37:23 The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord: and he will take pleasure in his way.

37:24 When he falls, he shall not be ruined: for the Lord supports his hand.

37:25 I was [once] young, indeed I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.

37:26 He is merciful, and lends continually; and his seed shall be blessed.

37:27 Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever.

37:28 For the Lord loves judgment, and will not forsake his saints; they shall be preserved for ever: the blameless shall be avenged, but the seed of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.

37:29 But the righteous shall inherit the earth, and dwell upon it for ever.

37:30 The mouth of the righteous will meditate wisdom, and his tongue will speak of judgment.

37:31 The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps shall not slide.

37:32 The sinner watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.

37:33 But the Lord will not leave him in his hands, nor by any means condemn him when he is judged.

37:34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are destroyed, thou shalt see [it].

37:35 I saw the ungodly very highly exalting himself, and lifting himself up like the cedars of Libanus.

37:36 Yet I passed by, and lo! he was not: and I sought him, but his place was not found.

37:37 Maintain innocence, and behold uprightness: for there is a remnant to the peaceable man.

37:38 But the transgressors shall be utterly destroyed together: the remnants of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.

37:39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; and he is their defender in the time of affliction.

37:40 And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: and he shall rescue them from sinners, and save them, because they have hoped in him.

A [Psalm] of David.

37:1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

37:2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

37:3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

37:4 Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

37:5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

37:6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

37:7 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.

37:8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

37:9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

37:10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

37:11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

37:12 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

37:13 The LORD shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

37:14 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.

37:15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

37:16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

37:17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

37:18 The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

37:19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

37:20 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.

37:21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

37:22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

37:23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.

37:24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

37:25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

37:26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

37:27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

37:28 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.

37:29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

37:30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

37:31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

37:32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

37:33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

37:34 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.

37:35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

37:36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

37:37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

37:38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

37:39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

37:40 And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.