Psalm 37

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Psalm 37

Security of Those Who Trust in the Lord , and Insecurity of the Wicked.

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^(A)Do not fret because of evildoers,
Be not ^(B)envious toward wrongdoers.

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For they will ^(C)wither quickly like the grass
And ^(D)fade like the green herb.

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^(E)Trust in the Lord and do good;
^(F)Dwell in the land and ^(a)^(G)cultivate faithfulness.

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^(H)Delight yourself in the Lord;
And He will ^(I)give you the desires of your heart.

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^(J)Commit your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him, and He will do it.

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He will bring forth ^(K)your righteousness as the light
And your judgment ^(L)as the noonday.

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^(b)Rest in the Lord and ^(M)wait ^(c)patiently for Him;
^(N)Do not fret because of him who ^(O)prospers in his way,
Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.

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Cease from anger and ^(P)forsake wrath;
Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing.

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For ^(Q)evildoers will be cut off,
But those who wait for the Lord, they will ^(R)inherit the land.

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Yet ^(S)a little while and the wicked man will be no more;
And you will look carefully for ^(T)his place and he will not be there.

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But ^(U)the humble will inherit the land
And will delight themselves in ^(V)abundant prosperity.

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The wicked ^(W)plots against the righteous
And ^(X)gnashes at him with his teeth.

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The Lord ^(Y)laughs at him,
For He sees ^(Z)his day is coming.

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The wicked have drawn the sword and ^(AA)bent their bow
To cast down the ^(AB)afflicted and the needy,
To ^(AC)slay those who are upright in conduct.

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Their sword will enter their own heart,
And their ^(AD)bows will be broken.

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^(AE)Better is the little of the righteous
Than the abundance of many wicked.

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For the ^(AF)arms of the wicked will be broken,
But the Lord ^(AG)sustains the righteous.

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The Lord ^(AH)knows the days of the ^(d)blameless,
And their ^(AI)inheritance will be forever.

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They will not be ashamed in the time of evil,
And ^(AJ)in the days of famine they will have abundance.

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But the ^(AK)wicked will perish;
And the enemies of the Lord will be like the ^(e)glory of the pastures,
They vanish—^(AL)like smoke they vanish away.

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The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
But the righteous ^(AM)is gracious and gives.

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For ^(AN)those blessed by Him will ^(AO)inherit the land,
But those ^(AP)cursed by Him will be cut off.

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^(AQ)The steps of a man are established by the Lord,
And He ^(AR)delights in his way.

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When ^(AS)he falls, he will not be hurled headlong,
Because ^(AT)the Lord is the One ^(f)who holds his hand.

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I have been young and now I am old,
Yet ^(AU)I have not seen the righteous forsaken
Or ^(AV)his ^(g)descendants begging bread.

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All day long ^(AW)he is gracious and lends,
And ^(AX)his ^(h)descendants are a blessing.

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^(AY)Depart from evil and do good,
⁽ⁱ⁾So you will abide ^(AZ)forever.

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For the Lord ^(BA)loves ^(j)justice
And ^(BB)does not forsake His godly ones;
They are ^(BC)preserved forever,
But the ^(k)^(BD)descendants of the wicked will be cut off.

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The righteous will ^(BE)inherit the land
And ^(BF)dwell in it forever.

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The mouth of the righteous ^(BG)utters wisdom,
And his tongue ^(BH)speaks justice.

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The ^(BI)law of his God is in his heart;
His ^(BJ)steps do not slip.

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The ^(BK)wicked spies upon the righteous
And ^(BL)seeks to kill him.

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The Lord will ^(BM)not leave him in his hand
Or ^(BN)let him be condemned when he is judged.

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^(BO)Wait for the Lord and keep His way,
And He will exalt you to inherit the land;
When the ^(BP)wicked are cut off, you will see it.

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I have ^(BQ)seen a wicked, violent man
Spreading himself like a ^(BR)luxuriant ^(l)tree in its native soil.

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Then ^(m)he passed away, and lo, he ^(BS)was no more;
I sought for him, but he could not be found.

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Mark the ⁽ⁿ⁾^(BT)blameless man, and behold the ^(BU)upright;
For the man of peace will have a ^(o)^(BV)posterity.

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But transgressors will be altogether ^(BW)destroyed;
The ^(p)posterity of the wicked will be ^(BX)cut off.

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But the ^(BY)salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
He is their strength ^(BZ)in time of trouble.

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^(CA)The Lord helps them and delivers them;
He ^(CB)delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
Because they ^(CC)take refuge in Him.

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 37:3: ['Or ', feed securely, ' or ', feed on His faithfulness]

b. Psalm 37:7: ['Or ', Be still]

c. Psalm 37:7: ['Or ', longingly]

d. Psalm 37:18: ['Lit ', complete, '; or ', perfect]

e. Psalm 37:20: ['I.e. flowers']

f. Psalm 37:24: ['Or ', who sustains him with His hand]

g. Psalm 37:25: ['Lit ', seed]

h. Psalm 37:26: ['Lit ', seed]

i. Psalm 37:27: ['Or ', And dwell forever]

j. Psalm 37:28: ['Lit ', judgment]

k. Psalm 37:28: ['Lit ', seed]

l. Psalm 37:35: ['Lit ', native, '; Heb obscure']

m. Psalm 37:36: ['Ancient versions read ', I passed by]

n. Psalm 37:37: ['Lit ', complete, '; or ', perfect]

o. Psalm 37:37: ['Lit ', an end]

p. Psalm 37:38: ['Lit ', end]

Cross references:

A. Psalm 37:1: Proverbs 23:17; Proverbs 24:19

B. Psalm 37:1: Psalm 73:3; Proverbs 3:31

C. Psalm 37:2: Job 14:2; Psalm 90:6; Psalm 92:7; James 1:11

D. Psalm 37:2: Psalm 129:6

E. Psalm 37:3: Psalm 62:8

F. Psalm 37:3: Deuteronomy 30:20

G. Psalm 37:3: Isaiah 40:11; Ezekiel 34:13; Ezekiel 34:14

H. Psalm 37:4: Job 22:26; Psalm 94:19; Isaiah 58:14

I. Psalm 37:4: Psalm 21:2; Psalm 145:19; Matthew 7:7; Matthew 7:8

J. Psalm 37:5: Psalm 55:22; Proverbs 16:3; 1 Peter 5:7

K. Psalm 37:6: Psalm 97:11; Isaiah 58:8; Isaiah 58:10; Micah 7:9

L. Psalm 37:6: Job 11:17

M. Psalm 37:7: Psalm 40:1; Psalm 62:5; Lamentations 3:26

N. Psalm 37:7: Psalm 37:1; Psalm 37:8

O. Psalm 37:7: Jeremiah 12:1

P. Psalm 37:8: Ephesians 4:31; Colossians 3:8

Q. Psalm 37:9: Psalm 37:2; Psalm 37:22

R. Psalm 37:9: Psalm 25:13; Proverbs 2:21; Isaiah 57:13; Isaiah 60:21; Matthew 5:5

S. Psalm 37:10: Job 24:24

T. Psalm 37:10: Job 7:10; Psalm 37:35; Psalm 37:36

U. Psalm 37:11: Matthew 5:5

V. Psalm 37:11: Psalm 72:7

W. Psalm 37:12: Psalm 31:13; Psalm 31:20

X. Psalm 37:12: Psalm 35:16

Y. Psalm 37:13: Psalm 2:4

Z. Psalm 37:13: 1 Samuel 26:10; Job 18:20

AA. Psalm 37:14: Psalm 11:2; Lamentations 2:4

AB. Psalm 37:14: Psalm 35:10; Psalm 86:1

AC. Psalm 37:14: Psalm 11:2

AD. Psalm 37:15: 1 Samuel 2:4; Psalm 46:9

AE. Psalm 37:16: Proverbs 15:16; Proverbs 16:8

AF. Psalm 37:17: Job 38:15; Psalm 10:15; Ezekiel 30:21

AG. Psalm 37:17: Psalm 71:6; Psalm 145:14

AH. Psalm 37:18: Psalm 1:6; Psalm 31:7

AI. Psalm 37:18: Psalm 37:27; Psalm 37:29

AJ. Psalm 37:19: Job 5:20; Psalm 33:19

AK. Psalm 37:20: Psalm 73:27

AL. Psalm 37:20: Psalm 68:2; Psalm 102:3

AM. Psalm 37:21: Psalm 112:5; Psalm 112:9

AN. Psalm 37:22: Proverbs 3:33

AO. Psalm 37:22: Psalm 37:9

AP. Psalm 37:22: Job 5:3

AQ. Psalm 37:23: 1 Samuel 2:9; Psalm 40:2; Psalm 66:9; Psalm 119:5

AR. Psalm 37:23: Psalm 147:11

AS. Psalm 37:24: Psalm 145:14; Proverbs 24:16; Micah 7:8

AT. Psalm 37:24: Psalm 147:6

AU. Psalm 37:25: Psalm 37:28; Isaiah 41:17; Hebrews 13:5

AV. Psalm 37:25: Psalm 109:10

AW. Psalm 37:26: Deuteronomy 15:8; Psalm 37:21

AX. Psalm 37:26: Psalm 147:13

AY. Psalm 37:27: Psalm 34:14

AZ. Psalm 37:27: Psalm 37:18; Psalm 102:28

BA. Psalm 37:28: Psalm 11:7; Psalm 33:5

BB. Psalm 37:28: Psalm 37:25

BC. Psalm 37:28: Psalm 31:23

BD. Psalm 37:28: Psalm 21:10; Psalm 37:9; Proverbs 2:22; Isaiah 14:20

BE. Psalm 37:29: Psalm 37:9; Proverbs 2:21

BF. Psalm 37:29: Psalm 37:18

BG. Psalm 37:30: Psalm 49:3; Proverbs 10:13

BH. Psalm 37:30: Psalm 101:1; Psalm 119:13

BI. Psalm 37:31: Deuteronomy 6:6; Psalm 40:8; Psalm 119:11; Isaiah 51:7; Jeremiah 31:33

BJ. Psalm 37:31: Psalm 26:1; Psalm 37:23

BK. Psalm 37:32: Psalm 10:8; Psalm 17:11

BL. Psalm 37:32: Psalm 37:14

BM. Psalm 37:33: Psalm 31:8; 2 Peter 2:9

BN. Psalm 37:33: Psalm 34:22; Psalm 109:31

BO. Psalm 37:34: Psalm 27:14; Psalm 37:9

BP. Psalm 37:34: Psalm 52:5; Psalm 52:6; Psalm 91:8

BQ. Psalm 37:35: Job 5:3; Jeremiah 12:2

BR. Psalm 37:35: Job 8:16

BS. Psalm 37:36: Job 20:5; Psalm 37:10

BT. Psalm 37:37: Psalm 37:18

BU. Psalm 37:37: Psalm 7:10

BV. Psalm 37:37: Isaiah 57:1; Isaiah 57:2

BW. Psalm 37:38: Psalm 1:4-6; Psalm 37:20; Psalm 37:28

BX. Psalm 37:38: Psalm 37:9; Psalm 73:17

BY. Psalm 37:39: Psalm 3:8; Psalm 62:1

BZ. Psalm 37:39: Psalm 9:9; Psalm 37:19

CA. Psalm 37:40: Psalm 54:4

CB. Psalm 37:40: Psalm 22:4; Isaiah 31:5; Daniel 3:17; Daniel 6:23

CC. Psalm 37:40: 1 Chronicles 5:20; Psalm 34:22