Psalms 37 : 1 (LXXEN)
- Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.
Psalms 37 : 2 (LXXEN)
For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs.
Psalms 37 : 3 (LXXEN)
Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and thou shalt be fed with the wealth of it.
Psalms 37 : 4 (LXXEN)
Delight thyself in the Lord; and he shall grant thee the requests of thine heart.
Psalms 37 : 5 (LXXEN)
Disclose thy way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
Psalms 37 : 6 (LXXEN)
And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgement as the noon-day.
Psalms 37 : 7 (LXXEN)
Submit thyself to the Lord, and supplicate him: fret not thyself because of him that prospers in his way, at the man that does unlawful deeds.
Psalms 37 : 8 (LXXEN)
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself so as to do evil.
Psalms 37 : 9 (LXXEN)
For evil-doers shall be destroyed: but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land.
Psalms 37 : 10 (LXXEN)
And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and thou shalt seek for his place, and shalt not find it.
Psalms 37 : 11 (LXXEN)
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Psalms 37 : 12 (LXXEN)
The sinner will watch for the righteous, and gnash his teeth upon him.
Psalms 37 : 13 (LXXEN)
But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foresees that his day will come.
Psalms 37 : 14 (LXXEN)
Sinners have drawn their swords, they have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy one, and to slay the upright in heart.
Psalms 37 : 15 (LXXEN)
Let their sword enter into their own heart, and their bows be broken.
Psalms 37 : 16 (LXXEN)
A little is better to the righteous than abundant wealth of sinners.
Psalms 37 : 17 (LXXEN)
For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supports the righteous.
Psalms 37 : 18 (LXXEN)
The Lord knows the ways of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever.
Psalms 37 : 19 (LXXEN)
They shall not be ashamed in an evil time; and in days of famine they shall be satisfied.
Psalms 37 : 20 (LXXEN)
For the sinners shall perish; and the enemies of the Lord at the moment of their being honoured and exalted have utterly vanished like smoke.
Psalms 37 : 21 (LXXEN)
The sinner borrows, and will not pay again: but the righteous has compassion, and gives.
Psalms 37 : 22 (LXXEN)
For they that bless him shall inherit the earth; and they that curse him shall be utterly destroyed.
Psalms 37 : 23 (LXXEN)
The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord: and he will take pleasure in his way.
Psalms 37 : 24 (LXXEN)
When he falls, he shall not be ruined: for the Lord supports his hand.
Psalms 37 : 25 (LXXEN)
I was once young, indeed I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.
Psalms 37 : 26 (LXXEN)
He is merciful, and lends continually; and his seed shall be *Gr. for a blessing blessed.
Psalms 37 : 27 (LXXEN)
Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever.
Psalms 37 : 28 (LXXEN)
For the Lord loves judgement, and will not forsake his saints; they shall be preserved for ever: the blameless shall be *Or, cleared in judgement avenged, but the seed of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.
Psalms 37 : 29 (LXXEN)
But the righteous shall inherit the earth, and dwell upon it for ever.
Psalms 37 : 30 (LXXEN)
The mouth of the righteous will meditate wisdom, and his tongue will speak of judgement.
Psalms 37 : 31 (LXXEN)
The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps shall not *Gr. be tripped up, or supplanted slide.
Psalms 37 : 32 (LXXEN)
The sinner watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.
Psalms 37 : 33 (LXXEN)
But the Lord will not leave him in his hands, nor by any means condemn him when he is judged.
Psalms 37 : 34 (LXXEN)
Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are destroyed, thou shalt see it.
Psalms 37 : 35 (LXXEN)
I saw the ungodly very highly exalting himself, and lifting himself up like the cedars of Libanus.
Psalms 37 : 36 (LXXEN)
Yet I passed by, and lo! he was not: and I sought him, but his place was not found.
Psalms 37 : 37 (LXXEN)
Maintain innocence, and behold uprightness: for there is a remnant to the peaceable man.
Psalms 37 : 38 (LXXEN)
But the transgressors shall be utterly destroyed together: the remnants of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.
Psalms 37 : 39 (LXXEN)
But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; and he is their defender in the time of affliction.
Psalms 37 : 40 (LXXEN)
And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: and he shall rescue them from sinners, and save them, because they have hoped in him.
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