Thematic Bible
Psalm 37:1 (show verse)
Do not fret because of evildoers; do not be envious of doers of wickedness.
Psalm 37:2 (show verse)
For like the grass they will dry up quickly, and like green vegetation they will wither.
Psalm 37:3 (show verse)
Trust Yahweh and do good. Abide [in the] land and feed on faithfulness.
Psalm 37:4 (show verse)
Take pleasure in Yahweh as well, and he will give to you the requests of your heart.
Psalm 37:5 (show verse)
{Commit to} Yahweh your way; Trust also on him and he will act.
Psalm 37:6 (show verse)
Then he will bring forth your righteousness like the light, and your justice like the noonday.
Psalm 37:7 (show verse)
Be quiet before Yahweh and wait for him. Do not fret about one who succeeds [in] his way, about a man making plots.
Psalm 37:8 (show verse)
Refrain from anger and forsake wrath. Do not fret; [it] only brings evil.
Psalm 37:9 (show verse)
For evildoers will be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh-- they will possess [the] land.
Psalm 37:10 (show verse)
And yet a little [while] and the wicked will not be, and you will look carefully upon his place, but he will not be.
Psalm 37:11 (show verse)
But [the] afflicted will possess [the] land, and they will take pleasure in an abundance of peace.
Psalm 37:12 (show verse)
[The] wicked plans [evil] against the righteous, and gnashes at him [with] his teeth.
Psalm 37:13 (show verse)
[The] Lord laughs at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
Psalm 37:14 (show verse)
[The] wicked have drawn [the] sword and have bent their bow to throw down [the] poor and [the] needy, to kill [those] upright in [their] way.
Psalm 37:15 (show verse)
Their sword will enter into their [own] heart, and their bows shall be broken.
Psalm 37:16 (show verse)
[The] little belonging to the righteous [is] better than [the] wealth of many wicked.
Psalm 37:17 (show verse)
For [the] arms of [the] wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh supports [the] righteous.
Psalm 37:18 (show verse)
Yahweh knows [the] days of [the] blameless, and their inheritance will be forever.
Psalm 37:19 (show verse)
They will not be put to shame in distressing times, and in [the] days of famine they will be satisfied.
Psalm 37:20 (show verse)
But [the] wicked will perish, and the enemies of Yahweh [will be] like [the] splendor of [the] pastures. They vanish; in smoke they vanish.
Psalm 37:21 (show verse)
[The] wicked borrows and does not repay, but [the] righteous [is] gracious and gives.
Psalm 37:22 (show verse)
For those blessed [by] him shall possess [the] land, but those cursed [by] him shall be cut off.
Psalm 37:23 (show verse)
[The] steps of a man are established by Yahweh, and he takes pleasure in his way.
Psalm 37:24 (show verse)
Though he fall, he will not be cast headlong, for Yahweh supports [him with] his hand.
Psalm 37:25 (show verse)
I was a youth, but I am [now] old; yet I have not seen [the] righteous forsaken or his children {begging for} bread.
Psalm 37:26 (show verse)
All the day he [is] gracious and lends, and his children [are] a blessing.
Psalm 37:27 (show verse)
Turn aside from evil and do good and [so] abide forever.
Psalm 37:28 (show verse)
For Yahweh loves justice and will not forsake his faithful ones. They are protected forever. But [the] children of [the] wicked will be cut off.
Psalm 37:29 (show verse)
[The] righteous will possess [the] land and abide in it forever.
Psalm 37:30 (show verse)
[The] mouth of [the] righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
Psalm 37:31 (show verse)
The law of his God [is] in his heart. His steps will not slip.
Psalm 37:32 (show verse)
[The] wicked watches for the righteous and seeks to kill him.
Psalm 37:33 (show verse)
Yahweh will not abandon him into his hand, and he will not let him be condemned when he is judged.
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Psalm 37:34 (show verse)
Wait for Yahweh and keep his way, and he will exalt you to possess [the] land. When [the] wicked are cut off, you will see [it].
Psalm 37:35 (show verse)
I have seen [the] wicked acting violently and spreading himself out like a luxuriant native tree.
Psalm 37:36 (show verse)
Then he passed on and behold, he was not. And I sought him, but he could not be found.
Psalm 37:37 (show verse)
Observe [the] blameless and look at [the] upright, for [there is] a future for a man of peace.
Psalm 37:38 (show verse)
But transgressors shall be destroyed altogether. [The] future of [the] wicked shall be cut off.
Psalm 37:39 (show verse)
And [the] salvation of [the] righteous [is] from Yahweh, their refuge in [the] time of trouble.
Psalm 37:40 (show verse)
And Yahweh helps them and he rescues them. He rescues them from [the] wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.