Psalms 37
1 Of David. Do not fret because of those who do evil, or envy those who practice injustice.
2 For they will soon dry up like grass and wither like green plants.
3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.
6 He will make your righteousness shine like the light, and your justice like the noonday sun.
7 Be still before the LORD and wait for him; do not fret over one who succeeds in his way, over a man who carries out schemes.
8 Let go of anger and abandon wrath; do not fret, for it only leads to doing evil.
9 For those who do evil will be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD will inherit the land.
10 A little while longer, and the wicked will be no more; you will look for his place, but he will not be there.
11 But the humble will inherit the land and delight in abundant peace.
12 The wicked plots against the righteous and grinds his teeth at him.
13 The Lord laughs at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
14 The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to slaughter those who walk uprightly.
15 Their sword will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
16 A little that the righteous have is worth more than the wealth of many wicked people.
17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD sustains the righteous.
18 The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.
19 They will not be put to shame in hard times; in days of famine they will be satisfied.
20 But the wicked will perish, and the enemies of the LORD are like the splendor of the pastures: they vanish, they vanish like smoke.
21 The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous show compassion and give.
22 For those he blesses will inherit the land, and those he curses will be cut off.
23 The LORD makes a man's steps firm, and he takes pleasure in that man's way.
24 Though he falls, he will not remain down, for the LORD holds his hand.
25 I was young, and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous abandoned or their offspring begging for bread.
26 All day long he shows compassion and lends, and his offspring are a blessing.
27 Turn away from evil, do good, and dwell forever.
28 For the LORD loves justice and does not abandon those who are faithful to him. They are kept forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
29 The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
30 The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue speaks what is just.
31 The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.
32 The wicked watches the righteous and seeks a way to kill him.
33 The LORD will not leave him in the wicked man's hands or let him be condemned in judgment.
34 Wait for the LORD and keep to his way, and he will raise you up to inherit the land; you will see when the wicked are cut off.
35 I saw a violent wicked man, spreading out like a native, thriving tree.
36 But he passed away, and there he was no more; I looked for him, but he could not be found.
37 Watch the blameless and look at the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
38 But transgressors will be destroyed together; the future of the wicked will be cut off.
39 The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD; he is their stronghold in times of distress.
40 The LORD helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
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