Psalms 37

KING JAMES BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.	1 A Psalm of David, in commemoration of the Sabbath.
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.	2 O Lord, do not rebuke me in your fury, nor chastise me in your wrath.
3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.	3 For your arrows have been driven into me, and your hand has been confirmed over me.
4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.	4 There is no health in my flesh before the face of your wrath. There is no peace for my bones before the face of my sins.
5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.	5 For my iniquities have walked over my head, and they have been like a heavy burden weighing upon me.
6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.	6 My sores have putrefied and been corrupted before the face of my foolishness.
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 I have become miserable, and I have been bent down, even to the end. I have walked with contrition all day long.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.	8 For my loins have been filled with illusions, and there is no health in my flesh.
9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.	9 I have been afflicted and greatly humbled. I bellowed from the groaning of my heart.
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 O Lord, all my desire is before you, and my groaning before you has not been hidden.
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.	11 My heart has been disturbed. My strength has abandoned me, and the light of my eyes has abandoned me, and it is not with me.
12 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.	12 My friends and my neighbors have drawn near and stood against me. And those who were next to me stood far apart. And those who sought my soul used violence.
13 The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.	13 And those who sought evil accusations against me were speaking emptiness. And they practiced deceitfulness all day long.
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 But, like someone deaf, I did not hear. And I was like someone mute, not opening his mouth.
15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.	15 And I became like a man who does not hear, and who has no reproofs in his mouth.
16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.	16 For in you, Lord, I have hoped. You will listen to me, O Lord my God.
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.	17 For I said, “Lest at any time, my enemies might rejoice over me,” and, “While my feet are being shaken, they have spoken great things against me.”
18 The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.	18 For I have been prepared for scourges, and my sorrow is ever before me.
19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.	19 For I will announce my iniquity, and I will think about my sin.
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 But my enemies live, and they have been stronger than me. And those who have wrongfully hated me have been multiplied.
21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.	21 Those who render evil for good have dragged me down, because I followed goodness.
22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.	22 Do not forsake me, O Lord my God. Do not depart from me.
23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.	23 Be attentive to my help, O Lord, the God of my salvation.
24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.
25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
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.
29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
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.
35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time 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.