Psalm 37 - American Standard Version 2015

¹ {\b {\i A Psalm} of David.}\par\par\tab Fret not thyself because of evil-doers,\par\tab Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.

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

³ Trust in Jehovah, and do good;\par\tab Dwell in the land, and feed on {\i his} faithfulness.

⁴ Delight thyself also in Jehovah;\par\tab And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.

⁵ Commit thy way unto Jehovah;\par\tab Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.

⁶ And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light,\par\tab And thy justice as the noonday.

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

⁸ Cease from anger, and forsake wrath:\par\tab Fret not thyself, {\i it tendeth} only to evil-doing.

⁹ For evil-doers shall be cut off;\par\tab But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.

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

¹¹ But the meek shall inherit the land,\par\tab And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

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

¹³ The Lord will laugh at him;\par\tab For he seeth that his day is coming.

¹⁴ The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow,\par\tab To cast down the poor and needy,\par\tab To slay such as are upright in the way.

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

¹⁶ Better is a little that the righteous hath\par\tab Than the abundance of many wicked.

¹⁷ For the arms of the wicked shall be broken;\par\tab But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.

¹⁸ Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect;\par\tab And their inheritance shall be for ever.

¹⁹ They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil;\par\tab And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

²⁰ But the wicked shall perish,\par\tab And the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs:\par\tab They shall consume; in smoke shall they consume away.

²¹ The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again;\par\tab But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.

²² For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land;\par\tab And they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.

²³ A man's goings are established of Jehovah;\par\tab And he delighteth in his way.

²⁴ Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;\par\tab For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand.

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

²⁶ All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth;\par\tab And his seed is blessed.

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

²⁸ For Jehovah loveth justice,\par\tab And forsaketh not his saints;\par\tab They are preserved for ever:\par\tab But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

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

³⁰ The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom,\par\tab And his tongue speaketh justice.

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

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

³³ Jehovah will not leave him in his hand,\par\tab Nor condemn him when he is judged.

³⁴ Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way,\par\tab And he will exalt thee to inherit the land:\par\tab When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

³⁵ I have seen the wicked in great power,\par\tab And spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

³⁶ But one passed by, and, lo, he was not:\par\tab Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

³⁷ Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright;\par\tab For there is a {\i happy} end to the man of peace.

³⁸ As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together;\par\tab The end of the wicked shall be cut off.

³⁹ But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah;\par\tab He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

⁴⁰ And Jehovah helpeth them, and rescueth them;\par\tab He rescueth them from the wicked, and saveth them,\par\tab Because they have taken refuge in him.\par