Psalm 37 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Security of Those Who Trust in the LORD, and Insecurity of the Wicked.

Psa 37:1

Psa 37:1By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,

Psa 37:2

Psa 37:2For as grass speedily they are cut off, And as the greenness of the tender grass do fade.

Psa 37:3

Psa 37:3Trust in Jehovah, and do good, Dwell in the land, and enjoy faithfulness,

Psa 37:4

Psa 37:4And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.

Psa 37:5

Psa 37:5Roll on Jehovah thy way, And trust upon Him, and He worketh,

Psa 37:6

Psa 37:6And hath brought out as light thy righteousness, And thy judgment as noon-day.

Psa 37:7

Psa 37:7Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.

Psa 37:8

Psa 37:8Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil.

Psa 37:9

Psa 37:9For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.

Psa 37:10

Psa 37:10And yet a little, and the wicked is not, And thou hast considered his place, and it is not.

Psa 37:11

Psa 37:11And the humble do possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.

Psa 37:12

Psa 37:12The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing against him his teeth.

Psa 37:13

Psa 37:13The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh.

Psa 37:14

Psa 37:14A sword have the wicked opened, And they have trodden their bow, To cause to fall the poor and needy, To slaughter the upright of the way.

Psa 37:15

Psa 37:15Their sword doth enter into their own heart, And their bows are shivered.

Psa 37:16

Psa 37:16Better is the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.

Psa 37:17

Psa 37:17For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.

Psa 37:18

Psa 37:18Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is -- to the age.

Psa 37:19

Psa 37:19They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And in days of famine they are satisfied.

Psa 37:20

Psa 37:20But the wicked perish, and the enemies of Jehovah, As the preciousness of lambs, Have been consumed, In smoke they have been consumed.

Psa 37:21

Psa 37:21The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.

Psa 37:22

Psa 37:22For His blessed ones do possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.

Psa 37:23

Psa 37:23From Jehovah are the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth.

Psa 37:24

Psa 37:24When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand.

Psa 37:25

Psa 37:25Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.

Psa 37:26

Psa 37:26All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed is for a blessing.

Psa 37:27

Psa 37:27Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age.

Psa 37:28

Psa 37:28For Jehovah is loving judgment, And He doth not forsake His saintly ones, To the age they have been kept, And the seed of the wicked is cut off.

Psa 37:29

Psa 37:29The righteous possess the land, And they dwell for ever on it.

Psa 37:30

Psa 37:30The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.

Psa 37:31

Psa 37:31The law of his God is his heart, His steps do not slide.

Psa 37:32

Psa 37:32The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.

Psa 37:33

Psa 37:33Jehovah doth not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged.

Psa 37:34

Psa 37:34Look unto Jehovah, and keep His way, And He doth exalt thee to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off -- thou seest!

Psa 37:35

Psa 37:35I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,

Psa 37:36

Psa 37:36And he passeth away, and lo, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!

Psa 37:37

Psa 37:37Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each is peace.

Psa 37:38

Psa 37:38And transgressors were destroyed together, The latter end of the wicked was cut off.

Psa 37:39

Psa 37:39And the salvation of the righteous is from Jehovah, Their strong place in a time of adversity.

Psa 37:40

Psa 37:40And Jehovah doth help them and deliver them, He delivereth them from the wicked, And saveth them, Because they trusted in Him!

The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.

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Psalm 37 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Security of Those Who Trust in the LORD, and Insecurity of the Wicked.

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