Psalm 37 :: Brenton's English Septuagint (BES)

Psa 37:1

Psa 37:1(LXX 36:1) A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.

Psa 37:2

Psa 37:2(LXX 36:2) For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs.

Psa 37:3

Psa 37:3(LXX 36:3) Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and thou shalt be fed with the wealth of it.

Psa 37:4

Psa 37:4(LXX 36:4) Delight thyself in the Lord; and he shall grant thee the requests of thine heart.

Psa 37:5

Psa 37:5(LXX 36:5) Disclose thy way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

Psa 37:6

Psa 37:6(LXX 36:6) And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noon-day.

Psa 37:7

Psa 37:7(LXX 36:7) Submit thyself to the Lord, and supplicate him: fret not thyself because of him that prospers in his way, at the man that does unlawful deeds.

Psa 37:8

Psa 37:8(LXX 36:8) Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself so as to do evil.

Psa 37:9

Psa 37:9(LXX 36:9) For evil-doers shall be destroyed: but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land.

Psa 37:10

Psa 37:10(LXX 36:10) And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and thou shalt seek for his place, and shalt not find it.

Psa 37:11

Psa 37:11(LXX 36:11) But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Psa 37:12

Psa 37:12(LXX 36:12) The sinner will watch for the righteous, and gnash his teeth upon him.

Psa 37:13

Psa 37:13(LXX 36:13) But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foresees that his day will come.

Psa 37:14

Psa 37:14(LXX 36:14) Sinners have drawn their swords, they have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy one, and to slay the upright in heart.

Psa 37:15

Psa 37:15(LXX 36:15) Let their sword enter into their own heart, and their bows be broken.

Psa 37:16

Psa 37:16(LXX 36:16) A little is better to the righteous than abundant wealth of sinners.

Psa 37:17

Psa 37:17(LXX 36:17) For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supports the righteous.

Psa 37:18

Psa 37:18(LXX 36:18) The Lord knows the ways of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever.

Psa 37:19

Psa 37:19(LXX 36:19) They shall not be ashamed in an evil time; and in days of famine they shall be satisfied.

Psa 37:20

Psa 37:20(LXX 36:20) For the sinners shall perish; and the enemies of the Lord at the moment of their being honoured and exalted have utterly vanished like smoke.

Psa 37:21

Psa 37:21(LXX 36:21) The sinner borrows, and will not pay again: but the righteous has compassion, and gives.

Psa 37:22

Psa 37:22(LXX 36:22) For they that bless him shall inherit the earth; and they that curse him shall be utterly destroyed.

Psa 37:23

Psa 37:23(LXX 36:23) The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord: and he will take pleasure in his way.

Psa 37:24

Psa 37:24(LXX 36:24) When he falls, he shall not be ruined: for the Lord supports his hand.

Psa 37:25

Psa 37:25(LXX 36:25) I was once young, indeed I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.

Psa 37:26

Psa 37:26(LXX 36:26) He is merciful, and lends continually; and his seed shall be [fn]blessed.

Psa 37:27

Psa 37:27(LXX 36:27) Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever.

Psa 37:28

Psa 37:28(LXX 36:28) For the Lord loves judgment, and will not forsake his saints; they shall be preserved for ever: the blameless shall be [fn]avenged, but the seed of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.

Psa 37:29

Psa 37:29(LXX 36:29) But the righteous shall inherit the earth, and dwell upon it for ever.

Psa 37:30

Psa 37:30(LXX 36:30) The mouth of the righteous will meditate wisdom, and his tongue will speak of judgment.

Psa 37:31

Psa 37:31(LXX 36:31) The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps shall not [fn]slide.

Psa 37:32

Psa 37:32(LXX 36:32) The sinner watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.

Psa 37:33

Psa 37:33(LXX 36:33) But the Lord will not leave him in his hands, nor by any means condemn him when he is judged.

Psa 37:34

Psa 37:34(LXX 36:34) Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are destroyed, thou shalt see it.

Psa 37:35

Psa 37:35(LXX 36:35) I saw the ungodly very highly exalting himself, and lifting himself up like the cedars of Libanus.

Psa 37:36

Psa 37:36(LXX 36:36) Yet I passed by, and lo! he was not: and I sought him, but his place was not found.

Psa 37:37

Psa 37:37(LXX 36:37) Maintain innocence, and behold uprightness: for there is a remnant to the peaceable man.

Psa 37:38

Psa 37:38(LXX 36:38) But the transgressors shall be utterly destroyed together: the remnants of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.

Psa 37:39

Psa 37:39(LXX 36:39) But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; and he is their defender in the time of affliction.

Psa 37:40

Psa 37:40(LXX 36:40) And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: and he shall rescue them from sinners, and save them, because they have hoped in him.

BES Footnotes

(37:26)

Gr. for a blessing.

(37:28)

Or, cleared in judgement.

(37:31)

Gr. be tripped up, or supplanted.

Translation of the Greek Septuagint into English by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton, originally published in 1851 and is now in the Public Domain

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