Thematic Bible

Psalm 37:1

Burn not with vexation because of evil-doers, Be not envious of the workers of perversity;

Psalm 37:2

For, like grass, soon shall they wither, and, like green herbage, shall they fade.

Psalm 37:3

Trust in Yahweh, and do good, Dwell in the land, and feed on fidelity;

Psalm 37:4

Yea, rest thy delight on Yahweh, that he may give thee the requests of thy heart.

Psalm 37:5

Roll on Yahweh thy way, Trust also in him, and, he, will effectually work:

Psalm 37:6

So will he bring forth, as the light, thy righteousness, and thy vindication as the noonday.

Psalm 37:7

Be resigned to Yahweh, yea wait with longing for him; Burn not with vexation at him who prospereth in his way, - at the man who doeth wickedness.

Psalm 37:8

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath, Burn not with vexation - it would be only to do evil;

Psalm 37:9

For, evil doers, shall be cut off, but, as for them who wait for Yahweh, they, shall inherit the earth.

Psalm 37:10

Yet a little, therefore, and the lawless one shall not be, Yea thou shalt look about, over his place - and he shall have vanished!

Psalm 37:11

But, the patient oppressed-ones, shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves over the abundance of prosperity.

Psalm 37:12

Plotting is the lawless one, against the just, and gnashing upon him with his teeth.

Psalm 37:13

My Lord, shall laugh at him, for he seeth, that his day, will come.

Psalm 37:14

A sword, have the lawless, drawn out, and have trodden their bow, - To bring down the oppressed and the needy, To slaughter the upright in life:

Psalm 37:15

Their sword, shall enter into their own heart, and, their bow, shall be broken.

Psalm 37:16

Better the little of the righteous man, than the abundance of the lawless who are mighty;

Psalm 37:17

For, the arms of the lawless, shall be broken, But Yahweh is upholding the righteous.

Psalm 37:18

Yahweh knoweth the days of the blameless, that, their inheritance, unto times age-abiding, shall continue.

Psalm 37:19

They shall not be ashamed in the time of calamity, and, in the days of famine, shall they be filled.

Psalm 37:20

For, the lawless, shall perish, and, the foes of Yahweh, be like the glory of the meadows, They have vanished! In smoke, have they vanished!

Psalm 37:21

A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth;

Psalm 37:22

For, such as are blessed of him, shall inherit the earth, But, the cursed of him, shall be cut off.

Psalm 37:23

From Yahweh, are the steps of a man made firm, When, with his way, he is well pleased:

Psalm 37:24

Though he fall, he shall not be hurled headlong, For, Yahweh, is holding his hand.

Psalm 37:25

Young, have I been, moreover am old, - Yet have I not seen, A righteous man forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread:

Psalm 37:26

All day long, is he showing favour and lending, his seed, therefore, shall have a blessing.

Psalm 37:27

Turn from evil, and do good, and so settle down, unto times age-abiding.

Psalm 37:28

For, Yahweh, loveth justice, and will not forsake his men of lovingkindness, Unto times age-abiding, have the perverse been destroyed, - and the seed of the lawless, been cut off.

Psalm 37:29

The righteous, shall inherit the earth, that they may settle down, to futurity, thereupon.

Psalm 37:30

The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice:

Psalm 37:31

The law of his God, is in his heart, his steps shall not swerve.

Psalm 37:32

The lawless man, lieth in wait, for the just, and seeketh to put him to death:

Psalm 37:33

Yahweh, will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him, when he is judged.
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Psalm 37:34

Wait for Yahweh, and observe thou his path, that he may exalt thee, to inherit the earth, On the cutting off of the lawless, shalt thou look.

Psalm 37:35

I have seen a lawless man, a tyrant, and spreading himself out, like a cedar in Lebanon;

Psalm 37:36

Then I passed by, and lo! he had vanished! Yea I sought him, but he could not be found.

Psalm 37:37

Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is a hereafter for the man of peace;

Psalm 37:38

But, transgressors, are to be destroyed together, the hereafter of lawless men, is to be cut off.

Psalm 37:39

But, the deliverance of the righteous, is from Yahweh, their refuge in a time of distress.

Psalm 37:40

Thus hath Yahweh helped them, thus hath he delivered them, - He will deliver them from the lawless, and will save them, because they have sought refuge in him.