By David.

37:1 Don't fret because of evil-doers,

neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.

37:2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,

and wither like the green herb.

37:3 Trust in Yahweh, and do good.

Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.

37:4 Also delight yourself in Yahweh,

and he will give you the desires of your heart.

37:5 Commit your way to Yahweh.

Trust also in him, and he will do this:

37:6 he will make your righteousness go forth as the light,

and your justice as the noon day sun.

37:7 Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him.

Don't fret because of him who prospers in his way,

because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.

37:8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath.

Don't fret, it leads only to evildoing.

37:9 For evildoers shall be cut off,

but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land.

37:10 For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more.

Yes, though you look for his place, he isn't there.

37:11 But the humble shall inherit the land,

and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

37:12 The wicked plots against the just,

and gnashes at him with his teeth.

37:13 The Lord will laugh at him,

for he sees that his day is coming.

37:14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow,

to cast down the poor and needy,

to kill those who are upright in the way.

37:15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart.

Their bows shall be broken.

37:16 Better is a little that the righteous has,

than the abundance of many wicked.

37:17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,

but Yahweh upholds the righteous.

37:18 Yahweh knows the days of the perfect.

Their inheritance shall be forever.

37:19 They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil.

In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

37:20 But the wicked shall perish.

The enemies of Yahweh shall be like the beauty of the fields.

They will vanish--

vanish like smoke.

37:21 The wicked borrow, and don't pay back,

but the righteous give generously.

37:22 For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land.

Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.

37:23 A man's goings are established by Yahweh.

He delights in his way.

37:24 Though he stumble, he shall not fall,

for Yahweh holds him up with his hand.

37:25 I have been young, and now am old,

yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,

nor his children begging for bread.

37:26 All day long he deals graciously, and lends.

His seed is blessed.

37:27 Depart from evil, and do good.

Live securely forever.

37:28 For Yahweh loves justice,

and doesn't forsake his saints.

They are preserved forever,

but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.

37:29 The righteous shall inherit the land,

and live in it forever.

37:30 The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom.

His tongue speaks justice.

37:31 The law of his God is in his heart.

None of his steps shall slide.

37:32 The wicked watches the righteous,

and seeks to kill him.

37:33 Yahweh will not leave him in his hand,

nor condemn him when he is judged.

37:34 Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way,

and he will exalt you to inherit the land.

When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

37:35 I have seen the wicked in great power,

spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

37:36 But he passed away, and behold, he was not.

Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.

37:37 Mark the perfect man, and see the upright,

for there is a future for the man of peace.

37:38 As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together.

The future of the wicked shall be cut off.

37:39 But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh.

He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

37:40 Yahweh helps them, and rescues them.

He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them,

Because they have taken refuge in him.