Psalm 37
JPS Tanakh 1917
1[A Psalm] of David.

א

Fret not thyself because of evil-doers,
Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.
2For they shall soon wither like the grass,
And fade as the green herb.

ב

3Trust in the LORD, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and cherish faithfulness.
4So shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD;
And He shall give thee the petitions of thy heart.

ג

5Commit thy way unto the LORD;
Trust also in Him, and He will bring it to pass.
6And He will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light,
And thy right as the noonday.

ד

7Resign thyself unto 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.

ה

8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath;
Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing.
9For evil-doers shall be cut off;
But those that wait for the LORD, they shall inherit the land.

ו

10And yet a little while, and the wicked is no more;
Yea, thou shalt look well at his place, and he is not.
11But the humble shall inherit the land,
And delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

ז

12The wicked plotteth against the righteous, And gnasheth at him with his teeth.
13The Lord doth laugh at him;
For He seeth that his day is coming.

ח

14The wicked have drawn out the sword,
and have bent their bow;
To cast down the poor and needy,
To slay such as are upright in the way;
15Their sword shall enter into their own heart,
And their bows shall be broken.

ט

16Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked.
17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken;
But the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

י

18The LORD knoweth the days of them that are wholehearted;
And their inheritance shall be for ever.
19They shall not be ashamed in the time of evil;
And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

כ

20For the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs—
They shall pass away in smoke, they shall pass away.

ל

21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not;
But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.
22For such as are blessed of Him shall inherit the land;
And they that are cursed of Him shall be cut off.

מ

23It is of the LORD that a man’s goings are established;
And He delighted in his way.
24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;
For the LORD upholdeth his hand.

נ

25I have been young, and now am old;
Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread.
26All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth;
And his seed is blessed.

ס

27Depart from evil, and do good;
And dwell for evermore.
28For the LORD loveth justice, 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.

פ

30The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom,
And his tongue speaketh justice.
31The law of his God is in his heart;
None of his steps slide.

צ

32The wicked watcheth the righteous,
And seeketh to slay him.
33The LORD will not leave him in his hand,
Nor suffer him to be condemned when he is judged.

ק

34Wait for the LORD, and keep His way, And He will exalt thee to inherit the land;
When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

ר

35I have seen the wicked in great power,
And spreading himself like a leafy tree in its native soil.
36But one passed by, and, lo, he was not;
Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

ש

37Mark the man of integrity, and behold the upright;
For there is a future for the man of peace.
38But transgressors shall be destroyed together;
The future of the wicked shall be cut off.

ת

39But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD;
He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
40And the LORD helpeth them, and delivereth them;
He delivereth them from the wicked, and saveth them,
Because they have taken refuge in Him.
JPS Tanakh 1917: THE HOLY SCRIPTURES ACCORDING TO THE MASORETIC TEXT. A NEW TRANSLATION. Jewish Publication Society. 1917.

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