PSALM 37

37:1 A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness. 37:2 For they shall soon wither like the grass, and fade as the green herb. 37:3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and cherish faithfulness. 37:4 So shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and He shall give thee the petitions of thy heart. 37:5 Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him, and He will bring it to pass. 37:6 And He will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, and thy right as the noonday. 37:7 Resign thyself unto 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. 37:8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evildoing. 37:9 For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait for the Lord, they shall inherit the land. 37:10 And yet a little while, and the wicked is no more; yea, thou shalt look well at his place, and he is not. 37:11 But the humble shall inherit the land, and delight themselves in the abundance of peace. 37:12 The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth at him with his teeth. 37:13 The L-rd doth laugh at him; for He seeth 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 slay such as are upright in the way; 37:15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be

broken. 37:16 Better is a little that the righteous hath than the abundance of many wicked. 37:17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; but the Lord upholdeth the righteous. 37:18 the Lord knoweth the days of them that are wholehearted; and their inheritance shall be for ever. 37:19 They shall not be ashamed in the time of evil; and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. 37:20 For the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs--they shall pass away in smoke, they shall pass away. 37:21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not; but the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth. 37:22 For such as are blessed of Him shall inherit the land; and they that are cursed of Him shall be cut off. 37:23 It is of the Lord that a man's goings are established; and He delighted in his way. 37:24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholdeth his hand. 37:25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. 37:26 All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. 37:27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore. 37:28 For the Lord loveth justice, and forsaketh not His saints; they are preserved for ever; but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. 37:29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. 37:30 The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh justice.

37:31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps slide. 37:32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. 37:33 the Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor suffer him to be condemned when he is judged. 37:34 Wait for the Lord, and keep His way, and He will exalt thee to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. 37:35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a leafy tree in its native soil. 37:36 But one passed by, and, lo, he was not; yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. 37:37 Mark the man of integrity, and behold the upright; for there is a future for the man of peace. 37:38 But transgressors shall be destroyed together; the future of the wicked shall be cut off. 37:39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; He is their stronghold in the time of trouble. 37:40 And the Lord helpeth them, and delivereth them; He delivereth them from the wicked, and saveth them, because they have taken refuge in Him.

Hebrew Transliteration 37:1 ledhvidh 'al-tithchar bammer`iym 'al-teqann' be`osy`avlh 37:2 kiy khechtsiyr mehrh yimmlu ukheyereq deshe' yibbolun 37:3 bethach bayhvh va`ash-thobh shekhn-'erets ure`h 'emunh 37:4 vehith`annagh `al-Adonay veyitten-lekha mish'aloth libbekha 37:5 gol`al-Adonay darkekha ubhethach `lyv vehu' ya`aseh

37:6 vehotsiy'kh'or tsidhqekha umishpthekha katsohoryim 37:7 dom layhvh vehithcholllo 'al-tithchar bematsliyach darko be'iysh `oseh mezimmoth 37:8 herephm'aph va`azobh chmh 'al-tithchar 'akh-lehra` 37:9 kiy-mer`iymyikkrthun veqovy Adonay hmmh yiyrshu-'rets 37:10 ve`odhme`ath ve'yn rsh` vehithbonant `al-meqomo ve'ynennu 37:11 va`anviym yiyrshu-'rets vehith`anneghu `al-robh shlom 37:12 zommrsh` latsaddiyq vechorq `lyv shinnyv 37:13 'adhony yischaq-lo kiy-r'h kiy-ybho' yomo 37:14 cherebh pthchu resh`iym vedhrkhu qashtmlehappiyl `niy ve'ebhyon lithbhoach yishry-dhrekh 37:15 charbm tbho'bhelibbm veqashethothm tishbharnh 37:16 thobh-me`ath latsaddiyq mhamonresh`iym rabbiym 37:17 kiy zero`oth resh`iym tishbharnh vesomkhtsaddiyqiym Adonay 37:18 yodha` Adonay yemy themiymim.venachalthm le`olm tihyeh 37:19 lo'-ybhoshu be`th r`h ubhiymyre`bhon yisb`u 37:20 kiy resh`iym yo'bhdhu ve'oyebhy Adonaykiyqar kriym klu bhe`shn klu 37:21 loveh rsh` velo' yeshallmvetsaddiyq chonn venothn 37:22 kiy mebhorkhyv yiyrshu 'retsumequlllyv yikkrthu 37:23 myhvh mits`adhy-ghebher konnuvedharko yechpts 37:24 kiy-yippol lo'-yuthl kiy-Adonay somkh ydho 37:25 na`ar hyiythiy gam-zqantiy velo'-r'iythiy tsaddiyq ne`ezbhvezar`o mebhaqqesh-lchem

37:26 kol-hayyom chonn umalveh vezar`olibhrkhh 37:27 sur mr` va`ash-thobh ushekhon le`olm 37:28 kiy Adonay'ohbh mishpth velo'-ya`azobh 'eth-chasiydhyv le`olm nishmru vezera`resh`iym nikhrth 37:29 tsaddiyqiym yiyrshu-'rets veyishkenu l`adh `leyh 37:30 piy-tsaddiyq yehgeh chkhmh uleshono tedhabbr mishpth 37:31 torath'elohyv belibbo lo' thim`adh 'ashuryv 37:32 tsopheh rsh` latsaddiyqumebhaqqsh lahamiytho 37:33 Adonay lo'-ya`azbhennu bheydho velo'yarshiy`ennu behishphtho 37:34 qavvh 'el-Adonay ushemor darkoviyromimkha lresheth 'rets behikkrth resh`iym tir'eh 37:35 r'iythiyrsh` `riyts umith`reh ke'ezrch ra`ann 37:36 vayya`abhor vehinnh'ynennu v'abhaqshhu velo' nimts' 37:37 shemr-tm ure'h yshrkiy-'achariyth le'iysh shlom 37:38 uphoshe`iym nishmedhu yachdv 'achariythresh`iym nikhrthh 37:39 utheshu`ath tsaddiyqiym myhvh m`uzzm be`thtsrh 37:40 vayya`zerm Adonay vayphallethm yephallethmmresh`iym veyoshiy`m kiy-chsu bho