Psalms 37
1 David’s. [An Alphabetical Psalm.] Burn not with vexation because of evil-doers, Be not envious of the workers of perversity;
A Psalme of David. Fret not thy selfe because of the wicked men, neither be enuious for the euill doers.
2 For, like grass, soon shall they wither, and, like green herbage, shall they fade.
For they shall soone bee cut downe like grasse, and shall wither as the greene herbe.
3 Trust in Yahweh, and do good, Dwell in the land, and feed on fidelity;
Trust thou in the Lord and do good: dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed assuredly.
4 Yea, rest thy delight on Yahweh, that he may give thee the requests of thy heart.
And delite thy selfe in the Lord, and hee shall giue thee thine hearts desire.
5 Roll on Yahweh thy way, Trust also in him, and, he, will effectually work:
Commit thy way vnto the Lord, and trust in him, and he shall bring it to passe.
6 So will he bring forth, as the light, thy righteousness, and thy vindication as the noonday.
And he shall bring foorth thy righteousnes as the light, and thy iudgement as the noone day.
7 Be resigned to Yahweh, yea wait with longing for him; Burn not with vexation at him who prospereth in his way, —at the man who doeth wickedness.
Waite patiently vpon the Lord and hope in him: fret not thy selfe for him which prospereth in his way: nor for the man that bringeth his enterprises to passe.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath, Burn not with vexation—[it would be] only to do evil;
Cease from anger, and leaue off wrath: fret not thy selfe also to doe euill.
9 For, evil doers, shall be cut off, but, as for them who wait for Yahweh, they, shall inherit the earth.
For euill doers shalbe cut off, and they that wait vpon the Lord, they shall inherite the land.
10 Yet a little, therefore, and the lawless one shall not be, Yea thou shalt look about, over his place—and he shall have vanished!
Therefore yet a litle while, and the wicked shall not appeare, and thou shalt looke after his place, and he shall not be found.
11 But, the patient oppressed-ones, shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves over the abundance of prosperity.
But meeke men shall possesse the earth, and shall haue their delite in the multitude of peace.
12 Plotting is the lawless one, against the just, and gnashing upon him with his teeth.
The wicked practiseth against the iust, and gnasheth his teeth against him.
13 My Lord, shall laugh at him, for he seeth, that his day, will come.
But the Lord shall laugh him to scorne: for he seeth, that his day is comming.
14 A sword, have the lawless, drawn out, and have trodden their bow, —To bring down the oppressed and the needy, To slaughter the upright in life:
The wicked haue drawen their sworde, and haue bent their bowe, to cast downe the poore and needie, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation.
15 Their sword, shall enter into their own heart, and, their bow, shall be broken.
But their sword shall enter into their owne heart, and their bowes shalbe broken.
16 Better the little of the righteous man, than the abundance of the lawless who are mighty;
A small thing vnto the iust man is better, then great riches to the wicked and mightie.
17 For, the arms of the lawless, shall be broken, But Yahweh is upholding the righteous.
For the armes of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord vpholdeth the iust men.
18 Yahweh knoweth the days of the blameless, that, their inheritance, unto times age-abiding, shall continue.
The Lord knoweth the dayes of vpright men, and their inheritance shall bee perpetuall.
19 They shall not be ashamed in the time of calamity, and, in the days of famine, shall they be filled.
They shall not be confounded in the perilous time, and in the daies of famine they shall haue ynough.
20 For, the lawless, shall perish, and, the foes of Yahweh, be like the glory of the meadows, They have vanished! In smoke, have they vanished!
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be consumed as the fatte of lambes: euen with the smoke shall they consume away.
21 A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth;
The wicked boroweth and payeth not againe. but the righteous is mercifull, and giueth.
22 For, such as are blessed of him, shall inherit the earth, But, the cursed of him, shall be cut off.
For such as be blessed of God, shall inherite the lande, and they that be cursed of him, shalbe cut off.
23 From Yahweh, are the steps of a man made firm, When, with his way, he is well pleased:
The pathes of man are directed by the Lord: for he loueth his way.
24 Though he fall, he shall not be hurled headlong, For, Yahweh, is holding his hand.
Though he fall, hee shall not be cast off: for the Lord putteth vnder his hand.
25 Young, have I been, moreover am old, —Yet have I not seen, A righteous man forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread:
I haue beene yong, and am olde: yet I sawe neuer the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begging bread.
26 All day long, is he showing favour and lending, his seed, therefore, shall have a blessing.
But hee is euer mercifull and lendeth, and his seede enioyeth the blessing.
27 Turn from evil, and do good, and so settle down, unto times age-abiding.
Flee from euill and doe good, and dwell for euer.
28 For, Yahweh, loveth justice, and will not forsake his men of lovingkindness, Unto times age-abiding, have the perverse been destroyed, —and the seed of the lawless, been cut off.
For the Lord loueth iudgement, and forsaketh not his Saintes: they shall be preserued for euermore: but the seede of the wicked shall be cut off.
29 The righteous, shall inherit the earth, that they may settle down, to futurity, thereupon.
The righteous men shall inherit the lande, and dwell therein for euer.
30 The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice:
The mouth of the righteous will speake of wisedome, and his tongue will talke of iudgement.
31 The law of his God, is in his heart, his steps shall not swerve.
For the Lawe of his God is in his heart, and his steppes shall not slide.
32 The lawless man, lieth in wait, for the just, and seeketh to put him to death:
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
33 Yahweh, will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him, when he is judged.
But the Lord wil not leaue him in his hand, nor condemne him, when he is iudged.
34 Wait for Yahweh, and observe thou his path, that he may exalt thee, to inherit the earth, On the cutting off of the lawless, shalt thou look.
Waite thou on the Lord, and keepe his way, and he shall exalt thee, that thou shalt inherite the lande: when the wicked men shall perish, thou shalt see.
35 I have seen a lawless man, a tyrant, and spreading himself out, like a cedar in Lebanon;
I haue seene the wicked strong, and spreading himselfe like a greene bay tree.
36 Then I passed by, and lo! he had vanished! Yea I sought him, but he could not be found.
Yet he passed away, and loe, he was gone, and I sought him, but he could not be founde.
37 Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is a hereafter for the man of peace;
Marke the vpright man, and beholde the iust: for the end of that man is peace.
38 But, transgressors, are to be destroyed together, the hereafter of lawless men, is to be cut off.
But the transgressours shall be destroyed together, and the ende of the wicked shall bee cut off.
39 But, the deliverance of the righteous, is from Yahweh, their refuge in a time of distress.
But the saluation of the righteous men shalbe of the Lord: he shalbe their strength in the time of trouble.
40 Thus hath Yahweh helped them, thus hath he delivered them, —He will deliver them from the lawless, and will save them, because they have sought refuge in him.
For the Lord shall helpe them, and deliuer them: he shall deliuer them from the wicked, and shall saue them, because they trust in him.
