Psa37 - HOLY BIBLE

Psalms – Chapter 37

¹Of David.

Aleph

Do not be provoked by evildoers;

do not envy those who do wrong.

²Like grass they wither quickly;

like green plants they wilt away.

Beth

³Trust in the LORD and do good

that you may dwell in the land and live secure.

⁴Find your delight in the LORD

who will give you your heart’s desire.

Gimel

⁵Commit your way to the LORD;

trust in him and he will act

⁶And make your righteousness shine like the dawn,

your justice like noonday.

Daleth

⁷Be still before the LORD;

wait for him.

Do not be provoked by the prosperous,

nor by malicious schemers.

He

⁸Refrain from anger; abandon wrath;

do not be provoked; it brings only harm.

⁹Those who do evil will be cut off,

but those who wait for the LORD will inherit the earth.

Waw

¹⁰Wait a little, and the wicked will be no more;

look for them and they will not be there.

¹¹But the poor will inherit the earth,

will delight in great prosperity.

Zayin

¹²The wicked plot against the righteous

and gnash their teeth at them;

¹³But my Lord laughs at them,

because he sees that their day is coming.

Heth

¹⁴The wicked unsheath their swords;

they string their bows

To fell the poor and oppressed,

to slaughter those whose way is upright.

¹⁵Their swords will pierce their own hearts;

their bows will be broken.

Teth

¹⁶Better the meagerness of the righteous one

than the plenty of the wicked.

¹⁷The arms of the wicked will be broken,

while the LORD will sustain the righteous.

Yodh

¹⁸The LORD knows the days of the blameless;

their heritage lasts forever.

¹⁹They will not be ashamed when times are bad;

in days of famine they will be satisfied.

Kaph

²⁰The wicked perish,

enemies of the LORD;

They shall be consumed like fattened lambs;

like smoke they disappear.

Lamedh

²¹The wicked one borrows but does not repay;

the righteous one is generous and gives.

²²For those blessed by the Lord will inherit the earth,

but those accursed will be cut off.

Mem

²³The valiant one whose steps are guided by the LORD,

who will delight in his way,

²⁴May stumble, but he will never fall,

for the LORD holds his hand.

Nun

²⁵Neither in my youth, nor now in old age

have I seen the righteous one abandoned

or his offspring begging for bread.

²⁶All day long he is gracious and lends,

and his offspring become a blessing.

Samekh

²⁷Turn from evil and do good,

that you may be settled forever.

²⁸For the LORD loves justice

and does not abandon the faithful.

Ayin

When the unjust are destroyed,

and the offspring of the wicked cut off,

²⁹The righteous will inherit the earth

and dwell in it forever.

Pe

³⁰The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom;

his tongue speaks what is right.

³¹God’s teaching is in his heart;

his steps do not falter.

Sadhe

³²The wicked spies on the righteous

and seeks to kill him.

³³But the LORD does not abandon him in his power,

nor let him be condemned when tried.

Qoph

³⁴Wait eagerly for the LORD,

and keep his way;

He will raise you up to inherit the earth;

you will see when the wicked are cut off.

Resh

³⁵I have seen a ruthless scoundrel,

spreading out like a green cedar.

³⁶When I passed by again, he was gone;

though I searched, he could not be found.

Shin

³⁷Observe the person of integrity and mark the upright;

Because there is a future for a man of peace.

³⁸Sinners will be destroyed together;

the future of the wicked will be cut off.

Taw

³⁹The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD,

their refuge in a time of distress.

⁴⁰The LORD helps and rescues them,

rescues and saves them from the wicked,

because they take refuge in him.

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