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Psalm 37 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Psa 37:1

Psa 37:1A Psalm of David. Fret not yourself because of the wicked, be not envious of wrongdoers!

Psa 37:2

Psa 37:2For they will soon fade like the grass, and wither like the green herb.

Psa 37:3

Psa 37:3Trust in the LORD, and do good; so you will dwell in the land, and enjoy security.

Psa 37:4

Psa 37:4Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Psa 37:5

Psa 37:5Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.

Psa 37:6

Psa 37:6He will bring forth your vindication as the light, and your right as the noonday.

Psa 37:7

Psa 37:7Be still before the LORD, and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over him who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!

Psa 37:8

Psa 37:8Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.

Psa 37:9

Psa 37:9For the wicked shall be cut off; but those who wait for the LORD shall possess the land.

Psa 37:10

Psa 37:10Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look well at his place, he will not be there.

Psa 37:11

Psa 37:11But the meek shall possess the land, and delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

Psa 37:12

Psa 37:12The wicked plots against the righteous, and gnashes his teeth at him;

Psa 37:13

Psa 37:13but the LORD laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming.

Psa 37:14

Psa 37:14The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows, to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those who walk uprightly;

Psa 37:15

Psa 37:15their sword shall enter their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

Psa 37:16

Psa 37:16Better is a little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked.

Psa 37:17

Psa 37:17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; but the LORD upholds the righteous.

Psa 37:18

Psa 37:18The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will abide for ever;

Psa 37:19

Psa 37:19they are not put to shame in evil times, in the days of famine they have abundance.

Psa 37:20

Psa 37:20But the wicked perish; the enemies of the LORD are like the glory of the pastures, they vanish--like smoke they vanish away.

Psa 37:21

Psa 37:21The wicked borrows, and cannot pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives;

Psa 37:22

Psa 37:22for those blessed by the LORD shall possess the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.

Psa 37:23

Psa 37:23The steps of a man are from the LORD, and he establishes him in whose way he delights;

Psa 37:24

Psa 37:24though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the LORD is the stay of his hand.

Psa 37:25

Psa 37:25I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging bread.

Psa 37:26

Psa 37:26He is ever giving liberally and lending, and his children become a blessing.

Psa 37:27

Psa 37:27Depart from evil, and do good; so shall you abide for ever.

Psa 37:28

Psa 37:28For the LORD loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. The righteous shall be preserved for ever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.

Psa 37:29

Psa 37:29The righteous shall possess the land, and dwell upon it for ever.

Psa 37:30

Psa 37:30The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

Psa 37:31

Psa 37:31The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not slip.

Psa 37:32

Psa 37:32The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.

Psa 37:33

Psa 37:33The LORD will not abandon him to his power, or let him be condemned when he is brought to trial.

Psa 37:34

Psa 37:34Wait for the LORD, and keep to his way, and he will exalt you to possess the land; you will look on the destruction of the wicked.

Psa 37:35

Psa 37:35I have seen a wicked man overbearing, and towering like a cedar of Lebanon.

Psa 37:36

Psa 37:36Again I passed by, and, lo, he was no more; though I sought him, he could not be found.

Psa 37:37

Psa 37:37Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is posterity for the man of peace.

Psa 37:38

Psa 37:38But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed; the posterity of the wicked shall be cut off.

Psa 37:39

Psa 37:39The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; he is their refuge in the time of trouble.

Psa 37:40

Psa 37:40The LORD helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked, and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
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