Psa 37:1
Of David.
Aleph
Do not fret H2734 because of evildoers H7489,
Be H7065 not envious H7065 toward doers H6213 of unrighteousness H5766.
Psa 37:2
For they will wither H4448 quickly H4120 like the grass H2682
And fade H5034 like the green H3418 herb H1877.
Psa 37:3
Beth
Trust H982 in Yahweh H3068 and do H6213 good H2896;
Dwell H7931 in H7931 the land H776 and [fn]cultivate H7462 faithfulness H530.
Psa 37:4
Delight H6026 yourself in Yahweh H3068;
And He will give H5414 you the desires H4862 of your heart H3820.
Psa 37:5
Gimel
Commit H1556 your way H1870 to Yahweh H3068,
Trust H982 in Him, and He will do H6213 it.
Psa 37:6
He will bring H3318 forth H3318 your righteousness H6664 as the light H216
And your judgment H4941 as the noonday H6672.
Psa 37:7
Daleth
Be still H1826 in Yahweh H3068 and wait H2342 [fn]patiently H2342 for Him;
Do not fret H2734 because of him who prospers H6743 in his way H1870,
Because of the man H376 who carries H6213 out H6213 schemes H4209 of wickedness H4209.
Psa 37:8
He
Cease H7503 from anger H639 and forsake H5800 wrath H2534;
Do not fret H2734; it leads only H389 to evildoing H7489.
Psa 37:9
For evildoers H7489 will be cut H3772 off H3772,
But those who hope H6960 for Yahweh H3068, they will inherit H3423 the land H776.
Psa 37:10
Vav
Yet H5750 a little H4592 while H4592 and the wicked H7563 man H7563 will be no H369 more H369;
You will look H995 carefully H995 at his place H4725, and he will not H369 be there.
Psa 37:11
But the lowly H6035 will inherit H3423 the land H776
And will delight H6026 themselves in abundant H7230 peace H7965.
Psa 37:12
Zayin
The wicked H7563 schemes H2161 against the righteous H6662
And gnashes H2786 at him with his teeth H8127.
Psa 37:13
The Lord H136 laughs H7832 at him,
For He sees H7200 that H3587 his day H3117 is coming H935.
Psa 37:14
Heth
The wicked H7563 have drawn H6605 the sword H2719 and bent H1869 their bow H7198
To cast H5307 down H5307 the afflicted H6041 and the needy H34,
To slay H2873 those who are upright H3477 in conduct H1870.
Psa 37:15
Their sword H2719 will enter H935 their own heart H3820,
And their bows H7198 will be broken H7665.
Psa 37:16
Teth
Better H2896 is the little H4592 of the righteous H6662
Than H4480 the abundance H1995 of many H7227 wicked H7563.
Psa 37:17
For the arms H2220 of the wicked H7563 will be broken H7665,
But Yahweh H3068 sustains H5564 the righteous H6662.
Psa 37:18
Yodh
Yahweh H3068 knows H3045 the days H3117 of the [fn]blameless H8549,
And their inheritance H5159 will be forever H5769.
Psa 37:19
They will not be H954 ashamed H954 in the time H6256 of evil H7451,
And in the days H3117 of famine H7459 they will be H7646 satisfied H7646.
Psa 37:20
Kaph
But the wicked H7563 will perish H6;
And the enemies H340 of Yahweh H3068 will be like the [fn]glory H3368 of the pastures H3733,
They vanish H3615—in smoke H6227 they vanish H3615 away.
Psa 37:21
Lamedh
The wicked H7563 borrows H3867 and does not pay H7999 back H7999,
But the righteous H6662 is gracious H2603 and gives H5414.
Psa 37:22
For those blessed H1288 by Him will inherit H3423 the land H776,
But those cursed H7043 by Him will be cut H3772 off H3772.
Psa 37:23
Mem
The footsteps H4703 of a man H1397 are established H3559 by Yahweh H3068,
And He delights H2654 in his way H1870.
Psa 37:24
When H3588 he falls H5307, he will not be hurled H2904 headlong H2904,
Because H3588 Yahweh H3068 is the One [fn]who sustains H5564 his hand H3027.
Psa 37:25
Nun
I was H1961 young H5288 and now H1571 I am H2204 old H2204,
Yet I have not seen H7200 the righteous H6662 forsaken H5800
Or his seed H2233 begging H1245 bread H3899.
Psa 37:26
All H3605 day H3117 long he is gracious H2603 and lends H3867,
And his seed H2233 is a blessing H1293.
Psa 37:27
Samekh
Depart H5493 from evil H7451 and do H6213 good H2896,
So you will dwell H7931 forever H5769.
Psa 37:28
Ayin
For Yahweh H3068 loves H157 [fn]justice H4941
And will not forsake H5800 His holy H2623 ones H2623;
They are kept H8104 forever H5769,
But the seed H2233 of the wicked H7563 will be cut H3772 off H3772.
Psa 37:29
The righteous H6662 will inherit H3423 the land H776
And dwell H7931 in it forever H5703.
Psa 37:30
Pe
The mouth H6310 of the righteous H6662 utters H1897 wisdom H2451,
And his tongue H3956 speaks H1696 justice H4941.
Psa 37:31
The law H8451 of his God H430 is in his heart H3820;
His steps H838 do not slip H4571.
Psa 37:32
Tsadhe
The wicked H7563 spies H6822 upon the righteous H6662
And seeks H1245 to put him to death H4191.
Psa 37:33
Yahweh H3068 will not forsake H5800 him in his hand H3027;
He will not condemn H7561 him when he is judged H8199.
Psa 37:34
Qoph
Hope H6960 for Yahweh H3068 and keep H8104 His way H1870,
And He will exalt H7311 you to inherit H3423 the land H776;
When the wicked H7563 are cut H3772 off H3772, you will see H7200 it.
Psa 37:35
Resh
I have seen H7200 a wicked H7563, ruthless H6184 man H7563
Spreading H6168 himself like a luxuriant H7488 [fn]tree H249 in its native H249 soil.
Psa 37:36
Then [fn]he passed H5674 away H5674, and behold H2009, he was no H369 more H369;
I sought H1245 for him, but he could not be found H4672.
Psa 37:37
Shin
Observe H8104 the [fn]blameless H8535 man H8535, and behold H7200 the upright H3477;
For the man H376 of peace H7965 will have [fn]a posterity H319.
Psa 37:38
But transgressors H6586 will be altogether H3162 destroyed H8045;
The [fn]posterity H319 of the wicked H7563 will be cut H3772 off H3772.
Psa 37:39
Tav
But the salvation H8668 of the righteous H6662 is from Yahweh H3068;
He is their strength H4581 in time H6256 of distress H6869.
Psa 37:40
Yahweh H3068 helps H5826 them and protects H6403 them;
He protects H6403 them from the wicked H7563 and saves H3467 them,
Because H3588 they take H2620 refuge H2620 in Him.
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