Thematic Bible
Psalm 37:1 (show verse)
Aleph Do not be angry with the evildoers, neither be thou envious of the workers of iniquity.
Psalm 37:2 (show verse)
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass and wither as the green herb.
Psalm 37:3 (show verse)
Beth Wait in the LORD and do good; live in the land and uphold the truth.
Psalm 37:4 (show verse)
In the same manner delight thyself in the LORD, and he shall give thee the desires of thy heart.
Psalm 37:5 (show verse)
Gimel Turn thy way unto the LORD and wait in him, and he shall bring it to pass.
Psalm 37:6 (show verse)
And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light and thy uprightness as the noonday.
Psalm 37:7 (show verse)
Daleth Be silent before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not be angry with him who prospers in his way, with the man who brings wicked devices to pass.
Psalm 37:8 (show verse)
He Cease from anger and forsake wrath: let not thy wrath in any wise cause you to become evil.
Psalm 37:9 (show verse)
For evildoers shall be cut off; but those that wait for the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
Psalm 37:10 (show verse)
Vau For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be; thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
Psalm 37:11 (show verse)
But the meek shall inherit the earth and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Psalm 37:12 (show verse)
Zain The wicked plots against the just and gnashes upon him with his teeth.
Psalm 37:13 (show verse)
The Lord shall laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
Psalm 37:14 (show verse)
He The wicked have drawn out the sword and have bent their bow to cast down the poor and needy and to slay such as are of upright conversation.
Psalm 37:15 (show verse)
Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bow shall be broken.
Psalm 37:16 (show verse)
Tet A little that a righteous man has is better than the many riches of the sinners.
Psalm 37:17 (show verse)
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
Psalm 37:18 (show verse)
Jod The LORD knows the days of the perfect, and their inheritance shall be for ever.
Psalm 37:19 (show verse)
They shall not be ashamed in the evil time, and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
Psalm 37:20 (show verse)
Caph But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD as the fattest of rams shall be consumed; as smoke they shall fade away.
Psalm 37:21 (show verse)
Lamed The wicked borrows and does not repay: but the righteous shows mercy and gives.
Psalm 37:22 (show verse)
For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the earth, and those that are cursed of him shall be cut off.
Psalm 37:23 (show verse)
Mem The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, and he delights in his way.
Psalm 37:24 (show verse)
Though he falls, he shall not be utterly cast down, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.
Psalm 37:25 (show verse)
Nun I have been young and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
Psalm 37:26 (show verse)
He is ever merciful and lends, and his seed is a blessing.
Psalm 37:27 (show verse)
Samech Depart from evil, and do good, and thou shalt live for evermore.
Psalm 37:28 (show verse)
For the LORD loves uprightness and does not forsake his merciful ones; they are preserved for ever, but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
Psalm 37:29 (show verse)
Ain The righteous shall inherit the earth and live upon it for ever.
Psalm 37:30 (show verse)
Pe The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue brings forth judgment.
Psalm 37:31 (show verse)
The law of his God is in his heart; therefore none of his steps shall slide.
Psalm 37:32 (show verse)
Tzaddi The wicked watches the righteous and seeks to slay him.
Psalm 37:33 (show verse)
The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
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Psalm 37:34 (show verse)
Koph Wait on the LORD and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the earth; when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
Psalm 37:35 (show verse)
Resh I have seen the wicked in great power and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
Psalm 37:36 (show verse)
Yet he passed away, and, behold, he was not: I sought him, but he could not be found.
Psalm 37:37 (show verse)
Schin Mark the perfect, and behold the upright, for the end of each one of them is peace.
Psalm 37:38 (show verse)
But the rebels were destroyed all together; the wicked were cut off in the end.
Psalm 37:39 (show verse)
Tau But the salvation of the righteous is the LORD; he is their strength in the time of trouble.
Psalm 37:40 (show verse)
And the LORD helped them and delivers them; he shall deliver them from the wicked and save them because they wait in him.