Psalms 37

NEW JERUSALEM	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 [Of David] Do not get heated about the wicked or envy those who do wrong.	1 A psalm for David himself. Be not emulous of evildoers; nor envy them that work iniquity.
2 Quick as the grass they wither, fading like the green of the fields.	2 For they shall shortly wither away as grass, and as the green herbs shall quickly fall.
3 Put your trust in Yahweh and do right, make your home in the land and live secure.	3 Trust in the Lord, and do good, and dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed with its riches.
4 Make Yahweh your joy and he will give you your heart's desires.	4 Delight in the Lord, and he will give thee the requests of thy heart.
5 Commit your destiny to Yahweh, be confident in him, and he wil act,	5 Commit thy way to the Lord, and trust in him, and he will do it.
6 making your uprightness clear as daylight, and the justice of your cause as the noon.	6 And he will bring forth thy justice as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
7 Stay quiet before Yahweh, wait longingly for him, do not get heated over someone who is making afortune, succeeding by devious means.	7 Be subject to the Lord and pray to him Envy not the man who prospereth in his way; the man who doth unjust things.
8 Refrain from anger, leave rage aside, do not get heated -- it can do no good;	8 Cease from anger, and leave rage; have no emulation to do evil.
9 for evil-doers will be annihilated, while those who hope in Yahweh shal have the land for their own.	9 For the evildoers shall be cut off : but they that wait upon the Lord shall inherit the land.
10 A little while and the wicked wil be no more, however wel you search for the place, the wicked wilnot be there;	10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be : and thou shalt seek his place, and shalt not find it.
11 but the poor wil have the land for their own, to enjoy untroubled peace.	11 But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight in abundance of peace.
12 The wicked plots against the upright and gnashes his teeth at him,	12 The sinner shall watch the just man : and shall gnash upon him with his teeth.
13 but Yahweh only laughs at his efforts, knowing that his end is in sight.	13 But the Lord shall laugh at him : for he foreseeth that his day shall come.
14 Though the wicked draw his sword and bend his bow to slaughter the honest and bring down thepoor and the needy,	14 The wicked have drawn out the sword : they have bent their bow. To cast down the poor and needy, to kill the upright of heart.
15 his sword will pierce his own heart, and his bow wil be shattered.	15 Let their sword enter into their own hearts, and let their bow be broken.
16 What little the upright possesses outweighs al the wealth of the wicked;	16 Better is a little to the just, than the great riches of the wicked.
17 for the weapons of the wicked shal be shattered, while Yahweh supports the upright.	17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken in pieces; but the Lord strengtheneth the just.
18 The lives of the just are in Yahweh's care, their birthright wil endure for ever;	18 The Lord knoweth the days of undefiled; and their inheritance shall be for ever.
19 they wil not be put to shame when bad times come, in time of famine they wil have plenty.	19 They shall not be confounded in the evil time; and in the days of famine they shall be filled :
20 The wicked, enemies of Yahweh, wil be destroyed, they wil vanish like the green of the pasture, theywil vanish in smoke.	20 because the wicked shall perish. And the enemies of the Lord, presently after they shall be honoured and exalted, shall come to nothing and vanish like smoke.
21 The wicked borrows and wil not repay, but the upright is generous in giving;	21 The sinner shall borrow, and not pay again; but the just sheweth mercy and shall give.
22 those he blesses will have the land for their own, and those he curses be annihilated.	22 For such as bless him shall inherit the land : but such as curse him shall perish.
23 Yahweh guides a strong man's steps and keeps them firm; and takes pleasure in him.	23 With the Lord shall the steps of a man be directed, and he shall like well his way.
24 When he trips he is not thrown sprawling, since Yahweh supports him by the hand.	24 When he shall fall he shall not be bruised, for the Lord putteth his hand under him.
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.	25 I have been young, and now am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.
26 The upright is always compassionate, always lending, so his descendants reap a blessing.	26 He sheweth mercy, and lendeth all the day long; and his seed shall be in blessing.
27 Turn your back on evil and do good, you wil have a home for ever,	27 Decline from evil and do good, and dwell for ever and ever.
28 for Yahweh loves justice and wil not forsake his faithful. Evil-doers wil perish eternally, thedescendants of the wicked be annihilated,	28 For the Lord loveth judgment, and will not forsake his saints : they shall be preserved for ever. The unjust shall be punished, and the seed of the wicked shall perish.
29 but the upright shal have the land for their own, there they shal live for ever.	29 But the just shall inherit the land, and shall dwell therein for evermore.
30 Wisdom comes from the lips of the upright, and his tongue speaks what is right;	30 The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom : and his tongue shall speak judgment.
31 the law of his God is in his heart, his foot wil never slip.	31 The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be supplanted.
32 The wicked keeps a close eye on the upright, looking out for a chance to kill him;	32 The wicked watcheth the just man, and seeketh to put him to death,
33 Yahweh will never abandon him to the clutches of the wicked, nor let him be condemned if he is tried.	33 But the Lord will not leave in his hands; nor condemn him when he shall be judged.
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.	34 Expect the Lord and keep his way : and he will exalt thee to inherit the land : when the sinners shall perish thou shalt see.
35 I have seen the wicked exultant, towering like a cedar of Lebanon.	35 I have seen the wicked highly exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Libanus.
36 When next I passed he was gone, I searched for him and he was nowhere to be found.	36 And I passed by, and lo, he was not : and I sought him and his place was not found.
37 Observe the innocent, consider the honest, for the lover of peace wil not lack children.	37 Keep innocence, and behold justice : for there are remnants for the peaceable man.
38 But the wicked wil al be destroyed together, and their children annihilated.	38 But the unjust shall be destroyed together : the remnants of the wicked shall perish.
39 The upright have Yahweh for their Saviour, their refuge in times of trouble;	39 But the salvation of the just is from the Lord, and he is their protector in the time of trouble.
40 Yahweh helps them and rescues them, he wil rescue them from the wicked, and save them becausethey take refuge in him.	40 And the Lord will help them and deliver them : and he will rescue them from the wicked, and save them, because they have hoped in him.