Psalms 37 | Strong's Bible

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CHAPTER 37

Of David.

Do not

fret over

doers of evil;

do not

envy

those who do

wrong.

For

they wither

quickly

like grass

and wilt

like tender

plants.

Trust

in the LORD

and do

good;

dwell

in the land

and cultivate

faithfulness.

Delight yourself

in

the LORD,

and He will give

you

the desires

of your heart.

Commit

your way

to

the LORD;

trust

in Him,

and He

will do it.

He will bring forth

your righteousness

like the dawn,

your justice

like the noonday sun.

Be still

before the LORD

and wait patiently

for Him;

fret

not

when men prosper

in their ways,

when they

carry out

wicked schemes.

Refrain

from anger

and abandon

wrath;

do not

fret—

it can only

bring harm.

For

the evildoers

will be cut off,

but those who hope

in the LORD

will inherit

the land.

A little while,

and the wicked

will be no more;

though you look

for them,

they will not be found.

But the meek

will inherit

the land

and delight

in

abundant

prosperity.

The wicked

scheme

against the righteous

and gnash

their teeth

at them,

but the Lord

laughs,

seeing

that

their day

is coming.

The wicked

have drawn

the sword

and bent

the bow

to bring down

the poor

and needy,

to slay

those whose ways

are upright.

But their swords

will pierce

their own hearts,

and their bows

will be broken.

Better is

the little

of the righteous

than the abundance

of many

wicked.

For

the arms

of the wicked

will be broken,

but the LORD

upholds

the righteous.

The LORD

knows

the days

of the blameless,

and their inheritance

will last forever.

In the time

of evil

they will not

be ashamed,

and in the days

of famine

they will be satisfied.

But

the wicked

and enemies

of the LORD

will perish

like the glory

of the fields.

They will vanish;

like smoke

they will fade away.

The wicked

borrow

and do not

repay,

but the righteous

are gracious

and giving.

Surely

those He blesses

will inherit

the land,

but the cursed

will be destroyed.

The steps

of a man

are ordered

by the LORD,

and He delights

in his way.

Though

he falls,

he will not

be overwhelmed,

for

the LORD

is holding

his hand.

I once was

young

and

now am old,

yet never

have I seen

the righteous

abandoned

or their children

begging

for bread.

They are

ever

generous

and quick to lend,

and their children

are a blessing.

Turn away

from evil

and do

good,

so that you will abide

forever.

For

the LORD

loves

justice

and will not

forsake

His saints.

They are preserved

forever,

but the offspring

of the wicked

will be cut off.

The righteous

will inherit

the land

and dwell

in it

forever.

The mouth

of the righteous man

utters

wisdom,

and his tongue

speaks

justice.

The law

of his God

is in his heart;

his steps

do not

falter.

Though the wicked

lie in wait

for the righteous,

and seek

to slay them,

the LORD

will not

leave them

in their power

or

let them be condemned

under judgment.

Wait

for

the LORD

and keep

His way,

and He will raise you up

to inherit

the land.

When the wicked

are cut off,

you will see it.

I have seen

a wicked,

ruthless man

flourishing

like a well-rooted

native tree,

yet he passed away

and was no more;

though I searched,

he could not

be found.

Consider

the blameless

and observe

the upright,

for

a posterity awaits

the man

of peace.

But the transgressors

will all

be destroyed;

the future

of the wicked

will be cut off.

The salvation

of the righteous

is from the LORD;

He is their stronghold

in time

of trouble.

The LORD

helps

and delivers them;

He rescues

and saves them

from the wicked,

because

they take refuge

in Him.

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