Psalms 37

NEW JERUSALEM	STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH
1 [Of David] Do not get heated about the wicked or envy those who do wrong.	1 לְדָוִד ׀ אַל־תִּתְחַר בַּמְּרֵעִים אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בְּעֹשֵׂי עַוְלָה
2 Quick as the grass they wither, fading like the green of the fields.	2 כִּי כֶחָצִיר מְהֵרָה יִמָּלוּ וּכְיֶרֶק דֶּשֶׁא יִבֹּולוּן
3 Put your trust in Yahweh and do right, make your home in the land and live secure.	3 בְּטַח בַּיהוָה וַעֲשֵׂה־טֹוב שְׁכָן־אֶרֶץ וּרְעֵה אֱמוּנָה
4 Make Yahweh your joy and he will give you your heart's desires.	4 וְהִתְעַנַּג עַל־יְהוָה וְיִתֶּן־לְךָ מִשְׁאֲלֹת לִבֶּךָ
5 Commit your destiny to Yahweh, be confident in him, and he wil act,	5 גֹּול עַל־יְהוָה דַּרְכֶּךָ וּבְטַח עָלָיו וְהוּא יַעֲשֶׂה
6 making your uprightness clear as daylight, and the justice of your cause as the noon.	6 וְהֹוצִיא כָאֹור צִדְקֶךָ וּמִשְׁפָּטֶךָ כַּצָּהֳרָיִם
7 Stay quiet before Yahweh, wait longingly for him, do not get heated over someone who is making afortune, succeeding by devious means.	7 דֹּום ׀ לַיהוָה וְהִתְחֹולֵל לֹו אַל־תִּתְחַר בְּמַצְלִיחַ דַּרְכֹּו בְּאִישׁ עֹשֶׂה מְזִמֹּות
8 Refrain from anger, leave rage aside, do not get heated -- it can do no good;	8 הֶרֶף מֵאַף וַעֲזֹב חֵמָה אַל־תִּתְחַר אַךְ־לְהָרֵעַ
9 for evil-doers will be annihilated, while those who hope in Yahweh shal have the land for their own.	9 כִּי־מְרֵעִים יִכָּרֵתוּן וְקֹוֵי יְהוָה הֵמָּה יִירְשׁוּ־אָרֶץ
10 A little while and the wicked wil be no more, however wel you search for the place, the wicked wilnot be there;	10 וְעֹוד מְעַט וְאֵין רָשָׁע וְהִתְבֹּונַנְתָּ עַל־מְקֹומֹו וְאֵינֶנּוּ
11 but the poor wil have the land for their own, to enjoy untroubled peace.	11 וַעֲנָוִים יִירְשׁוּ־אָרֶץ וְהִתְעַנְּגוּ עַל־רֹב שָׁלֹום
12 The wicked plots against the upright and gnashes his teeth at him,	12 זֹמֵם רָשָׁע לַצַּדִּיק וְחֹרֵק עָלָיו שִׁנָּיו
13 but Yahweh only laughs at his efforts, knowing that his end is in sight.	13 אֲדֹנָי יִשְׂחַק־לֹו כִּי־רָאָה כִּי־יָבֹא יֹומֹו
14 Though the wicked draw his sword and bend his bow to slaughter the honest and bring down thepoor and the needy,	14 חֶרֶב ׀ פָּתְחוּ רְשָׁעִים וְדָרְכוּ קַשְׁתָּם לְהַפִּיל עָנִי וְאֶבְיֹון לִטְבֹוחַ יִשְׁרֵי־דָרֶךְ
15 his sword will pierce his own heart, and his bow wil be shattered.	15 חַרְבָּם תָּבֹוא בְלִבָּם וְקַשְּׁתֹותָם תִּשָּׁבַרְנָה
16 What little the upright possesses outweighs al the wealth of the wicked;	16 טֹוב־מְעַט לַצַּדִּיק מֵהֲמֹון רְשָׁעִים רַבִּים
17 for the weapons of the wicked shal be shattered, while Yahweh supports the upright.	17 כִּי זְרֹועֹות רְשָׁעִים תִּשָּׁבַרְנָה וְסֹומֵךְ צַדִּיקִים יְהוָה
18 The lives of the just are in Yahweh's care, their birthright wil endure for ever;	18 יֹודֵעַ יְהוָה יְמֵי תְמִימִם וְנַחֲלָתָם לְעֹולָם תִּהְיֶה
19 they wil not be put to shame when bad times come, in time of famine they wil have plenty.	19 לֹא־יֵבֹשׁוּ בְּעֵת רָעָה וּבִימֵי רְעָבֹון יִשְׂבָּעוּ
20 The wicked, enemies of Yahweh, wil be destroyed, they wil vanish like the green of the pasture, theywil vanish in smoke.	20 כִּי רְשָׁעִים ׀ יֹאבֵדוּ וְאֹיְבֵי יְהוָה כִּיקַר כָּרִים כָּלוּ בֶעָשָׁן כָּלוּ
21 The wicked borrows and wil not repay, but the upright is generous in giving;	21 לֹוֶה רָשָׁע וְלֹא יְשַׁלֵּם וְצַדִּיק חֹונֵן וְנֹותֵן
22 those he blesses will have the land for their own, and those he curses be annihilated.	22 כִּי מְבֹרָכָיו יִירְשׁוּ אָרֶץ וּמְקֻלָּלָיו יִכָּרֵתוּ
23 Yahweh guides a strong man's steps and keeps them firm; and takes pleasure in him.	23 מֵיְהוָה מִצְעֲדֵי־גֶבֶר כֹּונָנוּ וְדַרְכֹּו יֶחְפָּץ
24 When he trips he is not thrown sprawling, since Yahweh supports him by the hand.	24 כִּי־יִפֹּל לֹא־יוּטָל כִּי־יְהוָה סֹומֵךְ יָדֹו
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 נַעַר ׀ הָיִיתִי גַּם־זָקַנְתִּי וְלֹא־רָאִיתִי צַדִּיק נֶעֱזָב וְזַרְעֹו מְבַקֶּשׁ־לָחֶם
26 The upright is always compassionate, always lending, so his descendants reap a blessing.	26 כָּל־הַיֹּום חֹונֵן וּמַלְוֶה וְזַרְעֹו לִבְרָכָה
27 Turn your back on evil and do good, you wil have a home for ever,	27 סוּר מֵרָע וַעֲשֵׂה־טֹוב וּשְׁכֹן לְעֹולָם
28 for Yahweh loves justice and wil not forsake his faithful. Evil-doers wil perish eternally, thedescendants of the wicked be annihilated,	28 כִּי יְהוָה ׀ אֹהֵב מִשְׁפָּט וְלֹא־יַעֲזֹב אֶת־חֲסִידָיו לְעֹולָם נִשְׁמָרוּ וְזֶרַע רְשָׁעִים נִכְרָת
29 but the upright shal have the land for their own, there they shal live for ever.	29 צַדִּיקִים יִירְשׁוּ־אָרֶץ וְיִשְׁכְּנוּ לָעַד עָלֶיהָ
30 Wisdom comes from the lips of the upright, and his tongue speaks what is right;	30 פִּי־צַדִּיק יֶהְגֶּה חָכְמָה וּלְשֹׁונֹו תְּדַבֵּר מִשְׁפָּט
31 the law of his God is in his heart, his foot wil never slip.	31 תֹּורַת אֱלֹהָיו בְּלִבֹּו לֹא תִמְעַד אֲשֻׁרָיו
32 The wicked keeps a close eye on the upright, looking out for a chance to kill him;	32 צֹופֶה רָשָׁע לַצַּדִּיק וּמְבַקֵּשׁ לַהֲמִיתֹו
33 Yahweh will never abandon him to the clutches of the wicked, nor let him be condemned if he is tried.	33 יְהוָה לֹא־יַעַזְבֶנּוּ בְיָדֹו וְלֹא יַרְשִׁיעֶנּוּ בְּהִשָּׁפְטֹו
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 קַוֵּה אֶל־יְהוָה ׀ וּשְׁמֹר דַּרְכֹּו וִירֹומִמְךָ לָרֶשֶׁת אָרֶץ בְּהִכָּרֵת רְשָׁעִים תִּרְאֶה
35 I have seen the wicked exultant, towering like a cedar of Lebanon.	35 רָאִיתִי רָשָׁע עָרִיץ וּמִתְעָרֶה כְּאֶזְרָח רַעֲנָן
36 When next I passed he was gone, I searched for him and he was nowhere to be found.	36 וַיַּעֲבֹר וְהִנֵּה אֵינֶנּוּ וָאֲבַקְשֵׁהוּ וְלֹא נִמְצָא
37 Observe the innocent, consider the honest, for the lover of peace wil not lack children.	37 שְׁמָר־תָּם וּרְאֵה יָשָׁר כִּי־אַחֲרִית לְאִישׁ שָׁלֹום
38 But the wicked wil al be destroyed together, and their children annihilated.	38 וּפֹשְׁעִים נִשְׁמְדוּ יַחְדָּו אַחֲרִית רְשָׁעִים נִכְרָתָה
39 The upright have Yahweh for their Saviour, their refuge in times of trouble;	39 וּתְשׁוּעַת צַדִּיקִים מֵיְהוָה מָעוּזָּם בְּעֵת צָרָה
40 Yahweh helps them and rescues them, he wil rescue them from the wicked, and save them becausethey take refuge in him.	40 וַיַּעְזְרֵם יְהוָה וַיְפַלְּטֵם יְפַלְּטֵם מֵרְשָׁעִים וְיֹושִׁיעֵם כִּי־חָסוּ בֹו