Psalms 37




noyes@Psalms:37:1 @ Be not thou angry on account of the wicked, Nor be envious of those who do iniquity.

noyes@Psalms:37:2 @ For soon shall they be cut down like grass, And wither like the green herb.

noyes@Psalms:37:3 @ Trust in the LORD, and do good; Abide in the land, and delight in faithfulness.

noyes@Psalms:37:4 @ Place thy delight in the LORD. And he will give thee thy heart’s desires.

noyes@Psalms:37:5 @ Commit thy way to the LORD; Trust in him, and he will give thee success!

noyes@Psalms:37:6 @ He will cause thy justice to shine forth like the light, And thy righteousness like the noonday’s brightness.

noyes@Psalms:37:7 @ Hope thou patiently on the LORD, And in him place thy trust! Be not angry on account of the prosperous,––On account of him that deviseth deceit!

noyes@Psalms:37:8 @ Cease from anger; give not way to wrath; Be not provoked, so as to do evil!

noyes@Psalms:37:9 @ For evil–doers shall be rooted out; But they who trust in the LORD, they shall inherit the land.

noyes@Psalms:37:10 @ Yet a little while, and the wicked shall be no more; Thou mayst look for his place, and he will not be found.

noyes@Psalms:37:11 @ But the meek shall inherit the land, And delight themselves in the fulness of prosperity.

noyes@Psalms:37:12 @ The wicked man plotteth against the just, And gnasheth at him with his teeth.

noyes@Psalms:37:13 @ The Lord laugheth at him; For he seeth that his day is coming.

noyes@Psalms:37:14 @ The wicked draw the sword, And bend their bow, To cast down the afflicted and the needy, And to slay the upright.

noyes@Psalms:37:15 @ Their swords shall enter their own hearts, And their bows shall be broken in pieces.

noyes@Psalms:37:16 @ Better is the little of the righteous man Than the great abundance of the wicked;

noyes@Psalms:37:17 @ For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, But the LORD will uphold the righteous.

noyes@Psalms:37:18 @ The LORD careth for the life of the upright, And their inheritance shall endure for ever.

noyes@Psalms:37:19 @ They shall not be ashamed in the evil time, And in the days of famine they shall have enough.

noyes@Psalms:37:20 @ But the wicked shall perish; Yea, the enemies of the LORD shall be consumed, like the glory of the fields; They shall be consumed into smoke.

noyes@Psalms:37:21 @ The wicked borroweth, and repayeth not; But the righteous is merciful and bountiful.

noyes@Psalms:37:22 @ For they who are blessed by God shall inherit the land, And they who are cursed by him shall be rooted out.

noyes@Psalms:37:23 @ The steps of the good man are directed by the LORD; He delighteth himself in his way.

noyes@Psalms:37:24 @ Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, For the LORD holdeth him by the hand.

noyes@Psalms:37:25 @ I have been young, and now am old; Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his offspring begging bread.

noyes@Psalms:37:26 @ He is ever merciful and lendeth, And his offspring shall be blessed.

noyes@Psalms:37:27 @ Depart from evil, and do good; So thou shalt dwell in the land for ever.

noyes@Psalms:37:28 @ For the LORD loveth righteousness, And forsaketh not his servants; They are preserved for ever; But the posterity of the wicked shall be rooted out.

noyes@Psalms:37:29 @ The righteous shall inherit the land, And shall dwell therein for ever.

noyes@Psalms:37:30 @ The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh what is right.

noyes@Psalms:37:31 @ The law of his God is in his heart; His footsteps shall not slip.

noyes@Psalms:37:32 @ The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him;

noyes@Psalms:37:33 @ The Lord will not leave him in his hand, Nor suffer him to be condemned, when he is judged.

noyes@Psalms:37:34 @ Trust in the LORD, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to the possession of the land, Whilst thou shalt see the destruction of the wicked!

noyes@Psalms:37:35 @ I have seen a wicked man in great power, And spreading himself like a green cedar;

noyes@Psalms:37:36 @ But he passed away, and, lo! he was no more; Yea, I sought him, but he was not found.

noyes@Psalms:37:37 @ Mark the righteous man, and behold the upright, That posterity is to the man of peace!

noyes@Psalms:37:38 @ But transgressors will all be destroyed; The posterity of the wicked shall be rooted out.

noyes@Psalms:37:39 @ The salvation of the just is from the LORD. He is their strength in the time of trouble.

noyes@Psalms:37:40 @ The LORD will help and deliver them; He will deliver them from their enemies, and save them, Because they trust in him.


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