nsb - Psalms:37

nsb@Psalms:37:1 @ Do not be bothered by evildoers. Do not envy those who do wicked things.

nsb@Psalms:37:2 @ They will quickly dry up like grass and whither away like green plants.

nsb@Psalms:37:3 @ Trust Jehovah and do good things. Live in the land, and practice being faithful.

nsb@Psalms:37:4 @ Be happy with Jehovah and he will provide you with the desires of your heart.

nsb@Psalms:37:5 @ Dedicate your life to Jehovah. Trust him, and he will act on your behalf.

nsb@Psalms:37:6 @ He will cause your righteousness to shine like a light, your just cause like the noonday sun.

nsb@Psalms:37:7 @ Surrender to Jehovah and wait patiently for him. Do not be preoccupied with an evildoer who succeeds in his way when he carries out his schemes.

nsb@Psalms:37:8 @ Let go of anger, and leave rage behind. Do not be agitated with anger and jealousy. It only leads to evil.

nsb@Psalms:37:9 @ For evildoers will be destroyed, but those who wait for Jehovah will inherit the land.

nsb@Psalms:37:10 @ A short time from now the wicked man will be no more. You will look carefully for his place and he will not be there.

nsb@Psalms:37:11 @ The meek will inherit the earth and will delight in the abundance 0f peace.

nsb@Psalms:37:12 @ The wicked plots against the righteous and grinds at him with his teeth.

nsb@Psalms:37:13 @ Jehovah laughs at him, for he sees that his day will come.

nsb@Psalms:37:14 @ The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow to throw down the afflicted and the needy, to slay those who are upright in conduct.

nsb@Psalms:37:15 @ Their sword will enter their own heart. Their bows will be broken.

nsb@Psalms:37:16 @ Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many wicked.

nsb@Psalms:37:17 @ The arms of the wicked will be broken, but Jehovah sustains the righteous.

nsb@Psalms:37:18 @ Jehovah knows the days of the blameless. Their inheritance will be forever.

nsb@Psalms:37:19 @ They will not be ashamed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they will have abundance.

nsb@Psalms:37:20 @ But the wicked will perish! The enemies of Jehovah will be like the glory of the pastures. They vanish, like smoke they vanish away.

nsb@Psalms:37:21 @ The wicked borrows and does not pay back. But the righteous is gracious and gives.

nsb@Psalms:37:22 @ Those blessed by him will inherit the land. But those cursed by him will be destroyed.

nsb@Psalms:37:23 @ Jehovah directs a person's steps and Jehovah delights in his way.

nsb@Psalms:37:24 @ When he falls, he will not be thrown down headfirst because Jehovah holds on to his hand.

nsb@Psalms:37:25 @ I have been young, and now I am old, but I have never seen a righteous person abandoned or his descendants begging for food.

nsb@Psalms:37:26 @ He is always generous and lends freely. His descendants are a blessing.

nsb@Psalms:37:27 @ Turn away from evil, do good, and live forever.

nsb@Psalms:37:28 @ Jehovah loves justice, and he will not abandon his godly ones. They will be kept safe forever, but the descendants of the wicked will be destroyed.

nsb@Psalms:37:29 @ The righteous will inherit the earth, and dwell on it forever.

nsb@Psalms:37:30 @ The mouth of the righteous reflects on wisdom. His tongue speaks what is fair.

nsb@Psalms:37:31 @ The law of his God is in his heart. His steps do not waver.

nsb@Psalms:37:32 @ The wicked spies upon the righteous and seeks to kill him.

nsb@Psalms:37:33 @ Jehovah will not leave him in his hand or let him be condemned when he is judged.

nsb@Psalms:37:34 @ Wait for Jehovah and keep his way and he will exalt you to inherit the earth. You will see it when the wicked are destroyed.

nsb@Psalms:37:35 @ I have seen a wicked, violent man spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its native soil.

nsb@Psalms:37:36 @ Then he passed away, and lo, he was no more. I searched for him, but he could not be found.

nsb@Psalms:37:37 @ Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright. His future will be filled with peace.

nsb@Psalms:37:38 @ But transgressors will be altogether destroyed. The posterity of the wicked will be destroyed.

nsb@Psalms:37:39 @ But the salvation of the righteous is from Jehovah. He is their strength in time of trouble.

nsb@Psalms:37:40 @ Jehovah helps them and delivers them. He delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take put their trust in Him.