| 37.1 |
Don’t fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness. |
| 37.2 |
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb. |
| 37.3 |
Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture. |
| 37.4 |
Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart. |
| 37.5 |
Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this: |
| 37.6 |
he will make your righteousness go out as the light, and your justice as the noon day sun. |
| 37.7 |
Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen. |
| 37.8 |
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret, it leads only to evildoing. |
| 37.9 |
For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land. |
| 37.10 |
For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn’t there. |
| 37.11 |
But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. |
| 37.12 |
The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth. |
| 37.13 |
The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming. |
| 37.14 |
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright on the path. |
| 37.15 |
Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken. |
| 37.16 |
Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked. |
| 37.17 |
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous. |
| 37.18 |
Yahweh knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever. |
| 37.19 |
They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied. |
| 37.20 |
But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Yahweh shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish— vanish like smoke. |
| 37.21 |
The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously. |
| 37.22 |
For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off. |
| 37.23 |
A man’s goings are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way. |
| 37.24 |
Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for Yahweh holds him up with his hand. |
| 37.25 |
I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread. |
| 37.26 |
All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His seed is blessed. |
| 37.27 |
Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever. |
| 37.28 |
For Yahweh loves justice, and doesn’t forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off. |
| 37.29 |
The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever. |
| 37.30 |
The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice. |
| 37.31 |
The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide. |
| 37.32 |
The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him. |
| 37.33 |
Yahweh will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged. |
| 37.34 |
Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it. |
| 37.35 |
I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil. |
| 37.36 |
But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found. |
| 37.37 |
Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace. |
| 37.38 |
As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off. |
| 37.39 |
But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble. |
| 37.40 |
Yahweh helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, Because they have taken refuge in him. |
