Psalms 37

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.	1 [Of David] Do not get heated about the wicked or envy those who do wrong.
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.	2 Quick as the grass they wither, fading like the green of the fields.
3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.	3 Put your trust in Yahweh and do right, make your home in the land and live secure.
4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.	4 Make Yahweh your joy and he will give you your heart's desires.
5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.	5 Commit your destiny to Yahweh, be confident in him, and he wil act,
6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.	6 making your uprightness clear as daylight, and the justice of your cause as the noon.
7 Rest in 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.	7 Stay quiet before Yahweh, wait longingly for him, do not get heated over someone who is making afortune, succeeding by devious means.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.	8 Refrain from anger, leave rage aside, do not get heated -- it can do no good;
9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.	9 for evil-doers will be annihilated, while those who hope in Yahweh shal have the land for their own.
10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.	10 A little while and the wicked wil be no more, however wel you search for the place, the wicked wilnot be there;
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.	11 but the poor wil have the land for their own, to enjoy untroubled peace.
12 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.	12 The wicked plots against the upright and gnashes his teeth at him,
13 The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.	13 but Yahweh only laughs at his efforts, knowing that his end is in sight.
14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.	14 Though the wicked draw his sword and bend his bow to slaughter the honest and bring down thepoor and the needy,
15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.	15 his sword will pierce his own heart, and his bow wil be shattered.
16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.	16 What little the upright possesses outweighs al the wealth of the wicked;
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.	17 for the weapons of the wicked shal be shattered, while Yahweh supports the upright.
18 The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.	18 The lives of the just are in Yahweh's care, their birthright wil endure for ever;
19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.	19 they wil not be put to shame when bad times come, in time of famine they wil have plenty.
20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.	20 The wicked, enemies of Yahweh, wil be destroyed, they wil vanish like the green of the pasture, theywil vanish in smoke.
21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.	21 The wicked borrows and wil not repay, but the upright is generous in giving;
22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.	22 those he blesses will have the land for their own, and those he curses be annihilated.
23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.	23 Yahweh guides a strong man's steps and keeps them firm; and takes pleasure in him.
24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.	24 When he trips he is not thrown sprawling, since Yahweh supports him by the hand.
25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.	25 Now I am old, but ever since my youth I never saw an upright person abandoned, or the descendantsof the upright forced to beg their bread.
26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.	26 The upright is always compassionate, always lending, so his descendants reap a blessing.
27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.	27 Turn your back on evil and do good, you wil have a home for ever,
28 For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.	28 for Yahweh loves justice and wil not forsake his faithful. Evil-doers wil perish eternally, thedescendants of the wicked be annihilated,
29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.	29 but the upright shal have the land for their own, there they shal live for ever.
30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.	30 Wisdom comes from the lips of the upright, and his tongue speaks what is right;
31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.	31 the law of his God is in his heart, his foot wil never slip.
32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.	32 The wicked keeps a close eye on the upright, looking out for a chance to kill him;
33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.	33 Yahweh will never abandon him to the clutches of the wicked, nor let him be condemned if he is tried.
34 Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.	34 Put your hope in Yahweh, keep to his path, he wil raise you up to make the land your own; you willook on while the wicked are annihilated.
35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.	35 I have seen the wicked exultant, towering like a cedar of Lebanon.
36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.	36 When next I passed he was gone, I searched for him and he was nowhere to be found.
37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.	37 Observe the innocent, consider the honest, for the lover of peace wil not lack children.
38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.	38 But the wicked wil al be destroyed together, and their children annihilated.
39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.	39 The upright have Yahweh for their Saviour, their refuge in times of trouble;
40 And the LORD shall help them and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.	40 Yahweh helps them and rescues them, he wil rescue them from the wicked, and save them becausethey take refuge in him.