Psalm 37 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 King James Version (Oxford) 1769
Psalm 37

¹ Fret not thyself because of evildoers, Neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

² For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb.

³ Trust in the LORD, and do good; So shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

⁴ Delight thyself also in the LORD; And he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

⁵ Commit thy way unto the LORD; Trust also in him; And he shall bring it to pass.

⁶ And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, And thy judgment as the noonday.

⁷ Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

⁸ Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

⁹ For evildoers shall be cut off: But those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

¹⁰ For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

¹¹ But the meek shall inherit the earth; And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

¹² The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

¹³ The Lord shall laugh at him: For he seeth that his day is coming.

¹⁴ The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

¹⁵ Their sword shall enter into their own heart, And their bows shall be broken.

¹⁶ A little that a righteous man hath is better Than the riches of many wicked.

¹⁷ For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: But the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

¹⁸ The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: And their inheritance shall be for ever.

¹⁹ They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

²⁰ But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: They shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

²¹ The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: But the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

²² For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; And they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

²³ The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: And he delighteth in his way.

²⁴ Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: For the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

²⁵ I have been young, and now am old; Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

²⁶ He is ever merciful, and lendeth; And his seed is blessed.

²⁷ Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore.

²⁸ For the LORD loveth judgment, And forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

²⁹ The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell therein for ever.

³⁰ The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, And his tongue talketh of judgment.

³¹ The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide.

³² The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.

³³ The LORD will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged.

³⁴ Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

³⁵ I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a green bay tree.

³⁶ Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

³⁷ Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: For the end of that man is peace.

³⁸ But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: The end of the wicked shall be cut off.

³⁹ But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: He is their strength in the time of trouble.

⁴⁰ And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: He shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.