Psalm

37 Do not show yourself heated up because of the evildoers.+

Do not be envious of those doing unrighteousness.+

 2 For like grass they will speedily wither,+

And like green new grass they will fade away.+

 3 Trust in Jehovah and do good;+

Reside in the earth, and deal with faithfulness.+

 4 Also take exquisite delight in Jehovah,+

And he will give you the requests of your heart.+

 5 Roll upon Jehovah your way,+

And rely upon him,+ and he himself will act.+

 6 And he will certainly bring forth your righteousness as the light itself,+

And your justice as the midday.+

 7 Keep silent before Jehovah+

And wait longingly for him.+

Do not show yourself heated up at anyone making his way successful,+

At the man carrying out [his] ideas.+

 8 Let anger alone and leave rage;+

Do not show yourself heated up only to do evil.+

 9 For evildoers themselves will be cut off,+

But those hoping in Jehovah are the ones that will possess the earth.+

10 And just a little while longer, and the wicked one will be no more;+

And you will certainly give attention to his place, and he will not be.+

11 But the meek ones themselves will possess the earth,+

And they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.+

12 The wicked one is plotting against the righteous one,+

And at him he is grinding his teeth.+

13 Jehovah* himself will laugh at him,+

For he certainly sees that his day will come.+

14 The wicked ones have drawn a sword itself and have bent their bow,+

To cause the afflicted and poor one to fall,+

To slaughter those who are upright in [their] way.+

15 Their own sword will enter into their heart,+

And their own bows will be broken.+

16 Better is the little of the righteous one+

Than the abundance of the many wicked ones.+

17 For the very arms of the wicked ones will be broken,+

But Jehovah will be supporting the righteous ones.+

18 Jehovah is aware of the days of the faultless ones,+

And their very inheritance will continue even to time indefinite.+

19 They will not be ashamed in the time of calamity,+

And in the days of famine they will be satisfied.+

20 For the wicked themselves will perish,+

And the enemies of Jehovah will be like the preciousness of pastures;

They must come to their end.+ In smoke they must come to their end.+

21 The wicked one is borrowing and does not pay back,+

But the righteous one is showing favor and is making gifts.+

22 For those being blessed by him will themselves possess the earth,+

But those upon whom evil is called by him will be cut off.+

23 By Jehovah the very steps of an able-bodied man have been made ready,+

And in his way He takes delight.+

24 Although he may fall, he will not be hurled down,+

For Jehovah is supporting his hand.+

25 A young man I used to be, I have also grown old,+

And yet I have not seen anyone righteous left entirely,+

Nor his offspring* looking for bread.+

26 All day long he is showing favor and lending,+

And so his offspring are in line for a blessing.+

27 Turn away from what is bad and do what is good,+

And so reside to time indefinite.+

28 For Jehovah is a lover of justice,+

And he will not leave his loyal ones.+

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To* time indefinite they will certainly be guarded;+

But as for the offspring of the wicked ones, they will indeed be cut off.+

29 The righteous themselves will possess the earth,+

And they will reside forever upon it.+

30 The mouth of the righteous is the one that utters wisdom in an undertone,+

And his is the tongue that speaks justly.+

31 The law of his God is in his heart;+

His steps will not wobble.+

32 The wicked one is keeping on the watch for the righteous+

And is seeking to put him to death.+

33 As for Jehovah, he will not leave him to the hand of that one,+

And he will not pronounce him wicked when he is being judged.+

34 Hope in Jehovah and keep his way,+

And he will exalt you to take possession of the earth.+

When the wicked ones are cut off, you will see [it].+

35 I have seen the wicked a tyrant+

And spreading himself* as a luxuriant [tree] in native soil.+

36 And yet he proceeded to pass away,* and there he was not;+

And I kept seeking him, and he was not found.+

37 Watch the blameless one and keep the upright one in sight,+

For the future of [that] man will be peaceful.+

38 But the transgressors themselves will certainly be annihilated together;+

The future of wicked people will indeed be cut off.+

39 And* the salvation of the righteous ones is from Jehovah;+

He is their fortress in the time of distress.+

40 And Jehovah will help them and provide them with escape.+

He will provide them with escape from wicked people and save them,+

Because they have taken refuge in him.+