Psalms 37 Of David. Do not fret because of evildoers; do not be envious of doers of wickedness.

VIN⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Of David. Do not fret because of evildoers; do not be envious of doers of wickedness. ² For like the grass they will dry up quickly, and like green vegetation they will wither. ³ Trust in the LORD, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture. ⁴ Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. ⁵ Commit your way to the LORD. Trust also in him, and he will do this: ⁶ He will cause your righteousness to shine like a light, your just cause like the noonday sun. ⁷ Surrender to the LORD and wait patiently for him. Do not be preoccupied with an evildoer who succeeds in his way when he carries out his schemes. ⁸ Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Do not fret, it leads only to evildoing. ⁹ For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land. ¹⁰ For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn’t there. ¹¹ But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight in abundance of peace. ¹² The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth his teeth against him. ¹³ the Lord laughs at him, for He sees that his day is coming. ¹⁴ The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who walk uprightly. ¹⁵ But their sword will pierce their own heart, and their bows will be broken! ¹⁶ Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked. ¹⁷ For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous. ¹⁸ The days of the upright are numbered by the Lord, and their heritage will be for ever. ¹⁹ In time of troubles they shall not be shamed, and in days of famine they shall be plentifully fed. ²⁰ But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Yahweh shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish— vanish like smoke. ²¹ The wicked borrow, and do not pay back, but the righteous give generously. ²² For those blessed by God will inherit the land, but those cursed by him will be cut off. ²³ The LORD ordereth a good man's going, and hath pleasure in his way. ²⁴ Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for the LORD holds him up with his hand. ²⁵ I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread. ²⁶ He is always generous and lends freely. His descendants are a blessing. ²⁷ Depart from evil, and do good, and you will live in the land forever. ²⁸ For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake his faithful ones. They are protected forever. But the children of the wicked will be cut off. ²⁹ The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever. ³⁰ The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh what is just. ³¹ The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not slide. ³² The wicked looketh out for the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. ³³ the LORD will not leave him in his hand or let him be condemned when he is judged. ³⁴ Wait for the LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it. ³⁵ I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading like a green tree in its native soil: ³⁶ yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not; and I looked for him, but he could not be found. ³⁷ Observe the blameless, and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace. ³⁸ Sinners will be destroyed together; the future of the wicked will be cut off. ³⁹ The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble. ⁴⁰ the LORD helps them and delivers them. He delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take put their trust in Him.