Psalms 37

2For like grass, they shall quickly wither: and like the tender herb, they shall quickly fall.

3Trust in the Lord and exercise kindness; dwell in the land and thou shalt be fed with the riches thereof.

4Indulge thyself with delight in the Lord, and He will give thee the desires of thy heart.

5Lay open thy way before the Lord, and trust in Him; and he will accomplish—

6He will indeed bring forth thy righteousness like light, and thy judgment, as the noon day.

7Submit thyself to the Lord, and supplicate Him; fret not at the man who prospereth in his way—at the man who committeth iniquity.

8Cease from anger and forsake wrath—be not fretted so as to do evil;

9for they who do evil shall be cut off: but they who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.

10Yet a little while, and the sinner shall be no more; though thou mayst seek his place, thou shalt not find it.

12The sinner may watch the righteous, and gnash his teeth at him;

13but the Lord will laugh him to scorn, for He foreseeth that his day will come.

14The sinners drew the sword—they bent their bow, to overthrow the afflicted and needy—to slay the upright in heart.

15Let their sword pierce their own heart; and their bows be broken to shivers.

16Better is the little which a righteous man hath, than the abundant wealth of sinners.

17For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supporteth the righteous.

18The Lord knoweth the ways of the spotless; and their inheritance shall last forever.

19In time of troubles they shall not be shamed, and in days of famine they shall be plentifully fed.

20Because the sinners shall perish. Therefore when the enemies of the Lord were exalted and glorified—they were flitting away like smoke, and vanishing.

21The sinner borroweth and will not repay; but the righteous sheweth mercy and giveth.

22Hence they who bless Him shall inherit the land; but they who curse Him shall be rooted out.

23The steps of a man will be directed by the Lord, when He taketh delight in his way.

24When he happeneth to fall, he shall not fall with violence; for the Lord is a stay to his hand.

25I have been young and am now old, yet I have never seen the righteous utterly forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

26All the day long he is merciful and lendeth, and his seed shall be entitled to a blessing.

27Depart from evil and do good and dwell for evermore.

28Because the Lord loveth judgment and will not forsake His saints; they shall be preserved forever. The spotless shall be avenged, when the seed of the wicked shall be utterly cut off;

29the righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein forever.

30The mouth of the righteous will speak wisdom, and his tongue will talk of justice.

31The law of his God is in his heart, and his footsteps shall not slide.

32The sinner watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to kill him;

33but the Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor suffer him to condemn him when he is judged.

34Wait on the Lord and keep His way: and He will exalt thee to inherit the land. When sinners are cut off, thou shalt see it.

35I have seen the wicked highly exalted, towering aloft like the cedars of Lebanon.

36Again I passed by, and lo! he was gone. Though I sought him, his place could not be found.

37Preserve innocence and eye rectitude; for there is a remnant for the man of peace.

38But transgressors shall be cut off together—the remnants of the wicked shall be rooted out.

39The safety of the righteous is from the Lord; and He is their protector in time of trouble.

40The Lord will help them and deliver them; He will rescue them from sinners, and save them: because in Him they have put their trust.