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Psalm 37 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:1 - A psalm of David.

Don’t worry about the wicked
or envy those who do wrong.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:2 - For like grass, they soon fade away.
Like spring flowers, they soon wither.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:3 - Trust in the LORD and do good.
Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:4 - Take delight in the LORD,
and he will give you your heart’s desires.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:5 - Commit everything you do to the LORD.
Trust him, and he will help you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:6 - He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn,
and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:7 - Be still in the presence of the LORD,
and wait patiently for him to act.
Don’t worry about evil people who prosper
or fret about their wicked schemes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:8 - Stop being angry!
Turn from your rage!
Do not lose your temper—
it only leads to harm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:9 - For the wicked will be destroyed,
but those who trust in the LORD will possess the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:10 - Soon the wicked will disappear.
Though you look for them, they will be gone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:11 - The lowly will possess the land
and will live in peace and prosperity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:12 - The wicked plot against the godly;
they snarl at them in defiance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:13 - But the Lord just laughs,
for he sees their day of judgment coming.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:14 - The wicked draw their swords
and string their bows
to kill the poor and the oppressed,
to slaughter those who do right.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:15 - But their swords will stab their own hearts,
and their bows will be broken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:16 - It is better to be godly and have little
than to be evil and rich.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:17 - For the strength of the wicked will be shattered,
but the LORD takes care of the godly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:18 - Day by day the LORD takes care of the innocent,
and they will receive an inheritance that lasts forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:19 - They will not be disgraced in hard times;
even in famine they will have more than enough.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:20 - But the wicked will die.
The LORD’s enemies are like flowers in a field—
they will disappear like smoke.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:21 - The wicked borrow and never repay,
but the godly are generous givers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:22 - Those the LORD blesses will possess the land,
but those he curses will die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:23 - The LORD directs the steps of the godly.
He delights in every detail of their lives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:24 - Though they stumble, they will never fall,
for the LORD holds them by the hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:25 - Once I was young, and now I am old.
Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned
or their children begging for bread.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:26 - The godly always give generous loans to others,
and their children are a blessing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:27 - Turn from evil and do good,
and you will live in the land forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:28 - For the LORD loves justice,
and he will never abandon the godly.
He will keep them safe forever,
but the children of the wicked will die.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:29 - The godly will possess the land
and will live there forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:30 - The godly offer good counsel;
they teach right from wrong.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:31 - They have made God’s law their own,
so they will never slip from his path.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:32 - The wicked wait in ambush for the godly,
looking for an excuse to kill them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:33 - But the LORD will not let the wicked succeed
or let the godly be condemned when they are put on trial.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:34 - Put your hope in the LORD.
Travel steadily along his path.
He will honor you by giving you the land.
You will see the wicked destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:35 - I have seen wicked and ruthless people
flourishing like a tree in its native soil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:36 - But when I looked again, they were gone!
Though I searched for them, I could not find them!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:37 - Look at those who are honest and good,
for a wonderful future awaits those who love peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:38

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:38 - But the rebellious will be destroyed;
they have no future.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:39 - The LORD rescues the godly;
he is their fortress in times of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:40

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:40 - The LORD helps them,
rescuing them from the wicked.
He saves them,
and they find shelter in him.
See the NLT Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NLT Footnotes
This psalm is a Hebrew acrostic poem; each stanza begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
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Psalm Chapter 37 — Additional Translations:

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