Psalms 37

1[{A Psalm} of David.] Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.● 2For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.● 3Trust in the LORD, and do good; {so} shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. {verily: Heb. in truth, or, stableness}● 4Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.● 5Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring {it} to pass. {Commit...: Heb. Roll thy way upon}● 6And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.● 7Rest 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. {Rest in: Heb. Be silent to}● 8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.● 9For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.● 10For yet a little while, and the wicked {shall} not {be}: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it {shall} not {be}.● 11But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.● 12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. {plotteth: or, practiseth}● 13The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.● 14The 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. {such...: Heb. the upright of way}● 15Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.● 16A little that a righteous man hath {is} better than the riches of many wicked.● 17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.● 18The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.● 19They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.● 20But 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. {the fat: Heb. the preciousness}● 21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.● 22For {such as be} blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and {they that be} cursed of him shall be cut off.● 23The steps of a {good} man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. {ordered: or, established}● 24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth {him with} his hand.● 25I have been young, and {now} am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.● 26{He is} ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed {is} blessed. {ever: Heb. all the day}● 27Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.● 28For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.● 29The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.● 30The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.● 31The law of his God {is} in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. {steps: or, goings}● 32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.● 33The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.● 34Wait 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}.● 35I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. {a green...: or, a green tree that groweth in his own soil}● 36Yet he passed away, and, lo, he {was} not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.● 37Mark the perfect {man}, and behold the upright: for the end of {that} man {is} peace.● 38But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.● 39But the salvation of the righteous {is} of the LORD: {he is} their strength in the time of trouble.● 40And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.●