Psalms 37

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1 Of David. Do not be provoked by evildoers; do not envy those who do wrong.	1 David. ALEPH. Noli aemulari in malignantibus neque zelaveris facientes iniquitatem,
2 Like grass they wither quickly; like green plants they wilt away.	2 quoniam tamquam fenum velociter arescent et quemadmodum herba virens decident.
3 Trust in the LORD and do good that you may dwell in the land and live secure.	3 BETH. Spera in Domino et fac bonitatem, et inhabitabis terram et pasceris in fide.
4 Find your delight in the LORD who will give you your heart's desire.	4 Delectare in Domino, et dabit tibi petitiones cordis tui.
5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust that God will act	5 GHIMEL. Committe Domino viam tuam et spera in eo, et ipse faciet;
6 And make your integrity shine like the dawn, your vindication like noonday.	6 et educet quasi lumen iustitiam tuam et iudicium tuum tamquam meridiem.
7 Be still before the LORD; wait for God. Do not be provoked by the prosperous, nor by malicious schemers.	7 DALETH. Quiesce in Domino et exspecta eum; noli aemulari in eo, qui prosperatur in via sua, in homine, qui molitur insidias.
8 Give up your anger, abandon your wrath; do not be provoked; it brings only harm.	8 HE. Desine ab ira et derelinque furorem, noli aemulari, quod vertit ad malum,
9 Those who do evil will be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD will possess the land.	9 quoniam qui malignantur, exterminabuntur, sustinentes autem Dominum ipsi hereditabunt terram.
10 Wait a little, and the wicked will be no more; look for them and they will not be there.	10 VAU. Et adhuc pusillum et non erit peccator, et quaeres locum eius et non invenies.
11 But the poor will possess the land, will delight in great prosperity.	11 Mansueti autem hereditabunt terram et delectabuntur in multitudine pacis.
12 The wicked plot against the just and grind their teeth at them;	12 ZAIN. Insidiabitur peccator iusto et stridebit super eum dentibus suis.
13 But the LORD laughs at them, knowing their day is coming.	13 Dominus autem irridebit eum, quoniam prospicit quod veniet dies eius.
14 The wicked draw their swords; they string their bows To fell the poor and oppressed, to slaughter those whose way is honest.	14 HETH. Gladium evaginaverunt peccatores, intenderunt arcum suum, ut deiciant pauperem et inopem, ut trucident recte ambulantes in via.
15 Their swords will pierce their own hearts; their bows will be broken.	15 Gladius eorum intrabit in corda ipsorum, et arcus eorum confringetur.
16 Better the poverty of the just than the great wealth of the wicked.	16 TETH. Melius est modicum iusto super divitias peccatorum multas,
17 The arms of the wicked will be broken; the LORD will sustain the just.	17 quoniam brachia peccatorum conterentur, confirmat autem iustos Dominus.
18 The LORD watches over the days of the blameless; their heritage lasts forever.	18 IOD. Novit Dominus dies immaculatorum, et hereditas eorum in aeternum erit.
19 They will not be disgraced when times are hard; in days of famine they will have plenty.	19 Non confundentur in tempore malo et in diebus famis saturabuntur.
20 The wicked perish, the enemies of the LORD; Like the beauty of meadows they vanish; like smoke they disappear.	20 CAPH. Quia peccatores peribunt, inimici vero Domini ut decor camporum deficient, quemadmodum fumus deficient.
21 The wicked borrow but do not repay; the just are generous in giving.	21 LAMED. Mutuatur peccator et non solvet, iustus autem miseretur et tribuet.
22 For those blessed by the Lord will possess the land, but those accursed will be cut off.	22 Quia benedicti eius hereditabunt terram, maledicti autem eius exterminabuntur.
23 Those whose steps are guided by the LORD; whose way God approves,	23 MEM. A Domino gressus hominis confirmantur, et viam eius volet.
24 May stumble, but they will never fall, for the LORD holds their hand.	24 Cum ceciderit, non collidetur, quia Dominus sustentat manum eius.
25 Neither in my youth, nor now in old age have I ever seen the just abandoned or their children begging bread.	25 NUN. Iunior fui et senui et non vidi iustum derelictum nec semen eius quaerens panem.
26 The just always lend generously, and their children become a blessing.	26 Tota die miseretur et commodat, et semen illius in benedictione erit.
27 Turn from evil and do good, that you may inhabit the land forever.	27 SAMECH. Declina a malo et fac bonum, et inhabitabis in saeculum saeculi,
28 For the LORD loves justice and does not abandon the faithful. When the unjust are destroyed, and the children of the wicked cut off,	28 quia Dominus amat iudicium et non derelinquet sanctos suos. AIN. Iniusti in aeternum disperibunt, et semen impiorum exterminabitur.
29 The just will possess the land and live in it forever.	29 Iusti autem hereditabunt terram et inhabitabunt in saeculum saeculi super eam.
30 The mouths of the just utter wisdom; their tongues speak what is right.	30 PHE. Os iusti meditabitur sapientiam, et lingua eius loquetur iudicium;
31 God's teaching is in their hearts; their steps do not falter.	31 lex Dei eius in corde ipsius, et non vacillabunt gressus eius.
32 The wicked spy on the just and seek to kill them.	32 SADE. Considerat peccator iustum et quaerit mortificare eum;
33 But the LORD does not leave the just in their power, nor let them be condemned when tried.	33 Dominus autem non derelinquet eum in manibus eius nec damnabit eum, cum iudicabitur illi.
34 Wait eagerly for the LORD, and keep to the way; God will raise you to possess the land; you will gloat when the wicked are cut off.	34 COPH. Exspecta Dominum et custodi viam eius, et exaltabit te, ut hereditate capias terram; cum exterminabuntur peccatores, videbis.
35 I have seen ruthless scoundrels, strong as flourishing cedars.	35 RES. Vidi impium superexaltatum et elevatum sicut cedrum virentem;
36 When I passed by again, they were gone; though I searched, they could not be found.	36 et transivi, et ecce non erat, et quaesivi eum, et non est inventus.
37 Observe the honest, mark the upright; those at peace with God have a future.	37 SIN. Observa innocentiam et vide aequitatem, quoniam est posteritas homini pacifico.
38 But all sinners will be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.	38 Iniusti autem disperibunt simul, posteritas impiorum exterminabitur.
39 The salvation of the just is from the LORD, their refuge in time of distress.	39 TAU. Salus autem iustorum a Domino, et protector eorum in tempore tribulationis.
40 The LORD helps and rescues them, rescues and saves them from the wicked, because in God they take refuge.	40 Et adiuvabit eos Dominus et liberabit eos et eruet eos a peccatoribus et salvabit eos, quia speraverunt in eo.