Psalm 37:1-11

Common English Bible

Psalm 37^[a]

Of David.

37 Don’t get upset over evildoers;
    don’t be jealous of those who do wrong,
²    because they will fade fast, like grass;
    they will wither like green vegetables.
³Trust the Lord and do good;
    live in the land, and farm faithfulness.
⁴Enjoy the Lord,
    and he will give what your heart asks.
⁵Commit your way to the Lord!
    Trust him! He will act
⁶    and will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,
    your justice like high noon.
⁷Be still before the Lord,
    and wait^[b] for him.
Don’t get upset when someone gets ahead—
    someone who invents evil schemes.

⁸Let go of anger and leave rage behind!
    Don’t get upset—it will only lead to evil.
⁹Because evildoers will be eliminated,
    but those who hope in the Lord—
    they will possess the land.
¹⁰In just a little while the wicked won’t exist!
    If you go looking around their place,
    they won’t be there.
¹¹But the weak will inherit the land;
    they will enjoy a surplus of peace.

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Footnotes

Psalm 37:1 Ps 37 is an alphabetic acrostic poem; see the note at Pss 9–10.
Psalm 37:7 Correction with LXX, Vulg

Psalm 37:39-40

Common English Bible

³⁹The salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord;
    he is their refuge in times of trouble.
⁴⁰The Lord will help them and rescue them—
    rescue them from the wicked—and he will save them
    because they have taken refuge in him.

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