37:1 Do not fret because of evildoers, Be not envious toward wrongdoers. |
37:2 For they will wither quickly like the grass And fade like the green herb. |
37:3 Trust in the LORD and do good; Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. |
37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart. |
37:5 Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, and He will do it. |
37:6 He will bring forth your righteousness as the light And your judgment as the noonday. |
37:7 Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes. |
37:8 Cease from anger and forsake wrath; Do not fret; {it leads} only to evildoing. |
37:9 For evildoers will be cut off, But those who wait for the LORD, they will inherit the land. |
37:10 Yet a little while and the wicked man will be no more; And you will look carefully for his place and he will not be {there.} |
37:11 But the humble will inherit the land And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity. |
37:12 The wicked plots against the righteous And gnashes at him with his teeth. |
37:13 The Lord laughs at him, For He sees his day is coming. |
37:14 The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow To cast down the afflicted and the needy, To slay those who are upright in conduct. |
37:15 Their sword will enter their own heart, And their bows will be broken. |
37:16 Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked. |
37:17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken, But the LORD sustains the righteous. |
37:18 The LORD knows the days of the blameless, And their inheritance will be forever. |
37:19 They will not be ashamed in the time of evil, And in the days of famine they will have abundance. |
37:20 But the wicked will perish; And the enemies of the LORD will be like the glory of the pastures, They vanish--like smoke they vanish away. |
37:21 The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous is gracious and gives. |
37:22 For those blessed by Him will inherit the land, But those cursed by Him will be cut off. |
37:23 The steps of a man are established by the LORD, And He delights in his way. |
37:24 When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong, Because the LORD is the One who holds his hand. |
37:25 I have been young and now I am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken Or his descendants begging bread. |
37:26 All day long he is gracious and lends, And his descendants are a blessing. |
37:27 Depart from evil and do good, So you will abide forever. |
37:28 For the LORD loves justice And does not forsake His godly ones; They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked will be cut off. |
37:29 The righteous will inherit the land And dwell in it forever. |
37:30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And his tongue speaks justice. |
37:31 The law of his God is in his heart; His steps do not slip. |
37:32 The wicked spies upon the righteous And seeks to kill him. |
37:33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand Or let him be condemned when he is judged. |
37:34 Wait for the LORD and keep His way, And He will exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are cut off, you will see it. |
37:35 I have seen a wicked, violent man Spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its native soil. |
37:36 Then he passed away, and lo, he was no more; I sought for him, but he could not be found. |
37:37 Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright; For the man of peace will have a posterity. |
37:38 But transgressors will be altogether destroyed; The posterity of the wicked will be cut off. |
37:39 But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their strength in time of trouble. |
37:40 The LORD helps them and delivers them; He delivers them from the wicked and saves them, Because they take refuge in Him. |