Psalms Chapter 37
37:1 | [A Psalm] of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. |
37:2 | For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. |
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37:4 | Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. |
37:5 | Commit thy way unto the LORD; ![]() |
37:6 | And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. |
37:7 | Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. |
37:8 | Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to ![]() ![]() |
37:9 | For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the ![]() |
37:10 | For yet a little while, and the wicked [shall] not [be]: ![]() |
37:11 | But the meek shall inherit the ![]() |
37:12 | The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. |
37:13 | The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his ![]() |
37:14 | The wicked have drawn out the ![]() |
37:15 | Their ![]() |
37:16 | A little that a righteous man hath [is] better than the riches of many wicked. |
37:17 | For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous. |
37:18 | The LORD knoweth the ![]() |
37:19 | They shall not be ashamed in the ![]() ![]() ![]() |
37:20 | But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD [shall be] as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away. |
37:21 | The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth. |
37:22 | For [such as be] blessed of him shall inherit the ![]() |
37:23 | The steps of a [good] man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. |
37:24 | Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth [him with] his hand. |
37:25 | I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging ![]() |
37:26 | [He is] ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed [is] blessed. |
37:27 | Depart from ![]() ![]() |
37:28 | For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. |
37:29 | The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. |
37:30 | The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment. |
37:31 | The law of his God [is] in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. |
37:32 | The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. |
37:33 | The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged. |
37:34 | Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt ![]() |
37:35 | I have seen the wicked in great ![]() |
37:36 | Yet he passed away, and, lo, he [was] not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. |
37:37 | Mark the perfect [man], and behold the upright: for the end of [that] man [is] peace. |
37:38 | But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off. |
37:39 | But the salvation of the righteous [is] of the LORD: [he is] their strength in the ![]() |
37:40 | And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and ![]() ![]() |