Psalms 37 (36:1) A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.

Brenton⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ ^(36:1) A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity. ² ^(36:2) For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs. ³ ^(36:3) Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and thou shalt be fed with the wealth of it. ⁴ ^(36:4) Delight thyself in the Lord; and he shall grant thee the requests of thine heart. ⁵ ^(36:5) Disclose thy way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring it to pass. ⁶ ^(36:6) And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noon-day. ⁷ ^(36:7) 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. ⁸ ^(36:8) Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself so as to do evil. ⁹ ^(36:9) For evil-doers shall be destroyed: but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land. ¹⁰ ^(36:10) And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and thou shalt seek for his place, and shalt not find it. ¹¹ ^(36:11) But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. ¹² ^(36:12) The sinner will watch for the righteous, and gnash his teeth upon him. ¹³ ^(36:13) But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foresees that his day will come. ¹⁴ ^(36:14) 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. ¹⁵ ^(36:15) Let their sword enter into their own heart, and their bows be broken. ¹⁶ ^(36:16) A little is better to the righteous than abundant wealth of sinners. ¹⁷ ^(36:17) For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supports the righteous. ¹⁸ ^(36:18) The Lord knows the ways of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever. ¹⁹ ^(36:19) They shall not be ashamed in an evil time; and in days of famine they shall be satisfied. ²⁰ ^(36:20) 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. ²¹ ^(36:21) The sinner borrows, and will not pay again: but the righteous has compassion, and gives. ²² ^(36:22) For they that bless him shall inherit the earth; and they that curse him shall be utterly destroyed. ²³ ^(36:23) The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord: and he will take pleasure in his way. ²⁴ ^(36:24) When he falls, he shall not be ruined: for the Lord supports his hand. ²⁵ ^(36:25) I was once young, indeed I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread. ²⁶ ^(36:26) He is merciful, and lends continually; and his seed shall be blessed. ²⁷ ^(36:27) Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever. ²⁸ ^(36:28) 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. ²⁹ ^(36:29) But the righteous shall inherit the earth, and dwell upon it for ever. ³⁰ ^(36:30) The mouth of the righteous will meditate wisdom, and his tongue will speak of judgment. ³¹ ^(36:31) The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps shall not slide. ³² ^(36:32) The sinner watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him. ³³ ^(36:33) But the Lord will not leave him in his hands, nor by any means condemn him when he is judged. ³⁴ ^(36:34) 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. ³⁵ ^(36:35) I saw the ungodly very highly exalting himself, and lifting himself up like the cedars of Libanus. ³⁶ ^(36:36) Yet I passed by, and lo! he was not: and I sought him, but his place was not found. ³⁷ ^(36:37) Maintain innocence, and behold uprightness: for there is a remnant to the peaceable man. ³⁸ ^(36:38) But the transgressors shall be utterly destroyed together: the remnants of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed. ³⁹ ^(36:39) But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; and he is their defender in the time of affliction. ⁴⁰ ^(36:40) 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.