Psalms 37
New International Version - Psalms 37 << | >> 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150 37:1 Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong; 37:2 for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away. 37:3 Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. 37:4 Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. 37:5 Commit your way to the Lord ; trust in him and he will do this: 37:6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. 37:7 Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. 37:8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret-it leads only to evil. 37:9 For evil men will be cut off, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land. 37:10 A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found. 37:11 But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy great peace. 37:12 The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them; 37:13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming. 37:14 The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright. 37:15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. 37:16 Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked; 37:17 for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous. 37:18 The days of the blameless are known to the Lord , and their inheritance will endure forever. 37:19 In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty. 37:20 But the wicked will perish: The Lord 's enemies will be like the beauty of the fields, they will vanish-vanish like smoke. 37:21 The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously; 37:22 those the Lord blesses will inherit the land, but those he curses will be cut off. 37:23 If the Lord delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm; 37:24 though he stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand. 37:25 I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. 37:26 They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be blessed. 37:27 Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever. 37:28 For the Lord loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. They will be protected forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off; 37:29 the righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever. 37:30 The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks what is just. 37:31 The law of his God is in his heart; his feet do not slip. 37:32 The wicked lie in wait for the righteous, seeking their very lives; 37:33 but the Lord will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned when brought to trial. 37:34 Wait for the Lord and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, you will see it. 37:35 I have seen a wicked and ruthless man flourishing like a green tree in its native soil, 37:36 but he soon passed away and was no more; though I looked for him, he could not be found. 37:37 Consider the blameless, observe the upright; there is a future for the man of peace. 37:38 But all sinners will be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off. 37:39 The salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord ; he is their stronghold in time of trouble. 37:40 The Lord helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.