Psalms 37

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