诗篇 37

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)

义人和恶人的结局

大卫的诗。

37 不要因为恶人而烦恼，
也不要羡慕作恶之人，
²因为他们如瞬息枯萎的草芥，
又如转眼消逝的绿草。

³要信靠耶和华，要行善，
要在这片土地上安然度日。
⁴要以耶和华为乐，
祂必成全你的愿望。
⁵要把一切交托给耶和华，
信靠祂，祂必帮助你，
⁶使你的公义如晨光照耀，
你的仁义如日中天。
⁷要在耶和华面前安静，
耐心等候祂，
不要因恶人道路通达、阴谋得逞而愤愤不平。
⁸你要抑制怒气，除掉愤怒；
不要心怀不平，
那会导致你作恶。
⁹因为作恶的终必灭亡，
但等候耶和华的必承受土地。
¹⁰再过片刻，恶人必不复存在，
无处可寻。
¹¹但谦卑人必承受土地，
得享太平。

¹²恶人谋害义人，
对他们咬牙切齿。
¹³但耶和华嗤笑邪恶人，
因为祂知道他们末日将临。
¹⁴恶人拔剑张弓要消灭穷苦人，
杀戮正直人，
¹⁵但他们的剑必刺穿自己的心，
他们的弓必被折断。

¹⁶义人淡泊一生强过恶人财富如山。
¹⁷因为恶人的势力终必瓦解，
耶和华必扶持义人。
¹⁸耶和华天天看顾纯全无过的人，
他们的产业永远长存。
¹⁹他们在灾难中不致绝望，
在饥荒时仍得饱足。
²⁰但恶人必灭亡，
上帝的仇敌必像野地枯萎的花草，
消逝如烟。

²¹恶人借债不还，
义人慷慨给予。
²²蒙耶和华赐福的人必承受土地，
被耶和华咒诅的人必遭铲除。
²³耶和华引领义人的脚步，
喜悦他们所走的路。
²⁴他们即使失脚，也不会跌倒，
因为耶和华的手扶持他们。

²⁵从幼年到老年，
我从未见过义人遭弃，
也未见其后人讨饭。
²⁶他们乐善好施，
后代都蒙祝福。

²⁷你要离恶行善，
就必永远安居。
²⁸因为耶和华喜爱正义，
不丢弃信靠祂的人，
永远保护他们。
恶人的后代必被铲除。
²⁹义人必承受土地，
在地上永远安居。

³⁰义人口出智慧，诉说正义，
³¹铭记上帝的律法，
从不失脚。

³²恶人窥探义人，
伺机谋害。
³³但耶和华不会让恶人得逞，
也不会让义人在审判时被定罪。

³⁴要等候耶和华，
坚守祂的道，
祂必赐你土地，使你有尊荣。
你必亲眼看见恶人被铲除。
³⁵我见过邪恶残暴之人，
乍看如葱茏的黎巴嫩香柏树，
³⁶再一看，
他已经消失得无影无踪，
无处可寻。
³⁷你看那纯全正直、爱好和平的人，
他们前途美好。
³⁸罪人必遭毁灭，
恶人必被铲除。
³⁹耶和华拯救义人，
患难时作他们的庇护所。
⁴⁰耶和华帮助他们，
拯救他们脱离恶人，
因为他们投靠祂。

Psalm 37

International Children’s Bible

God Will Reward Fairly

Of David.

37 Don’t be upset because of evil people.
Don’t be jealous of those who do wrong.
²Like the grass, they will soon dry up.
Like green plants, they will soon die away.

³Trust the Lord and do good.
    Live in the land and enjoy its safety.
⁴Enjoy serving the Lord.
    And he will give you what you want.
⁵Depend on the Lord.
    Trust him, and he will take care of you.
⁶Then your goodness will shine like the sun.
    Your fairness will shine like the noonday sun.

⁷Wait and trust the Lord.
    Don’t be upset when others get rich
    or when someone else’s plans succeed.
⁸Don’t get angry.
    Don’t be upset; it only leads to trouble.
⁹Evil people will be sent away.
    But people who trust the Lord will inherit the land.
¹⁰In a little while there will be no more wicked people.
    You may look for them, but they will be gone.
¹¹People who are not proud will inherit the land.
    They will enjoy complete peace.

¹²The wicked make evil plans against good people.
    They grind their teeth at them in anger.
¹³But the Lord laughs at the wicked.
    He sees that their day is coming.
¹⁴The wicked draw their swords.
    They bend their bows.
They try to kill the poor and helpless.
    They want to kill those who are honest.
¹⁵But their swords will stab their own hearts.
    Their bows will break.

¹⁶It’s better to have little and be right
    than to have much and be wrong.
¹⁷The power of the wicked will be broken.
    But the Lord supports those who do right.
¹⁸The Lord watches over the lives of the innocent.
    Their reward will last forever.
¹⁹They will not be ashamed when trouble comes.
    They will be full in times of hunger.
²⁰But the wicked will die.
    The Lord’s enemies will be like the flowers of the fields.
    They will disappear like smoke.
²¹The wicked people borrow but don’t pay back.
    But those who do right give freely to others.
²²Those people the Lord blesses will inherit the land.
    But those he curses will be sent away.

²³When a man’s steps follow the Lord,
God is pleased with his ways.
²⁴If he stumbles, he will not fall,
because the Lord holds his hand.

²⁵I was young, and now I am old.
    But I have never seen the Lord leave good people helpless.
    I have never seen their children begging for food.
²⁶Good people always lend freely to others.
    And their children are a blessing.

²⁷Stop doing evil and do good.
    Then you will live forever.
²⁸The Lord loves justice.
    He will not leave those who worship him.
He will always protect them.
    But the children of the wicked will die.
²⁹Good people will inherit the land.
    They will live in it forever.

³⁰A good person speaks with wisdom.
    He says what is fair.
³¹The teachings of his God are in his heart.
    He does not fail to keep them.
³²The wicked watch for good people.
    They want to kill them.
³³The Lord will not take away his protection.
    He will not judge good people guilty.

³⁴Wait for the Lord’s help
and follow him.
He will honor you and give you the land.
And you will see the wicked people sent away.

³⁵I saw a wicked and cruel man.
He looked strong like a healthy tree in good soil.
³⁶But he died and was gone.
I looked for him, but he couldn’t be found.

³⁷Think of the innocent person.
    Watch the honest one.
The man who has peace
    will have children to live after him.
³⁸But sinners will be destroyed.
    In the end the wicked will die.

³⁹The Lord saves good people.
    He is their strong city in times of trouble.
⁴⁰The Lord helps them and saves them.
    He saves them from the wicked
    because they trust in him for protection.

Psalm 37

New American Standard Bible

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

A Psalm of David.

37 ^(A)Do not get upset because of evildoers,
Do not be ^(B)envious of wrongdoers.
²For they will ^(C)wither quickly like the grass,
And ^(D)decay like the green plants.
³^(E)Trust in the Lord and do good;
^(F)Live in the land and ^[a]^(G)cultivate faithfulness.
⁴^(H)Delight yourself in the Lord;
And He will ^(I)give you the desires of your heart.
⁵^(J)Commit your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him, and He will do it.
⁶He will bring out ^(K)your righteousness as the light,
And your judgment ^(L)as the noonday.

⁷^[b]Rest in the Lord and ^(M)wait ^[c]patiently for Him;
^(N)Do not get upset because of one who is ^(O)successful in his way,
Because of the person who carries out wicked schemes.
⁸Cease from anger and ^(P)abandon wrath;
Do not get upset; it leads only to evildoing.
⁹For ^(Q)evildoers will be eliminated,
But those who wait for the Lord, they will ^(R)inherit the land.
¹⁰Yet ^(S)a little while and the wicked person will be no more;
And you will look carefully for ^(T)his place and he will not be there.
¹¹But ^(U)the humble will inherit the land
And will delight themselves in ^(V)abundant prosperity.

¹²The wicked ^(W)plots against the righteous,
And ^(X)gnashes at him with his teeth.
¹³The Lord ^(Y)laughs at him,
For He sees that ^(Z)his day is coming.
¹⁴The wicked have drawn the sword and ^(AA)bent their bow
To take down the ^(AB)afflicted and the needy,
To ^(AC)kill off those who are upright in conduct.
¹⁵Their sword will enter their own heart,
And their ^(AD)bows will be broken.

¹⁶^(AE)Better is the little of the righteous
Than the abundance of many wicked.
¹⁷For the ^(AF)arms of the wicked will be broken,
But the Lord ^(AG)sustains the righteous.
¹⁸The Lord ^(AH)knows the days of the ^[d]blameless,
And their ^(AI)inheritance will be forever.
¹⁹They will not be ashamed in the time of evil,
And ^(AJ)in the days of famine they will have plenty.
²⁰But the ^(AK)wicked will perish;
And the enemies of the Lord will be like the ^[e]glory of the pastures,
They vanish—^(AL)like smoke they vanish away.
²¹The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
But the righteous ^(AM)is gracious and gives.
²²For ^(AN)those blessed by Him will ^(AO)inherit the land,
But those ^(AP)cursed by Him will be eliminated.

²³^(AQ)The steps of a man are established by the Lord,
And He ^(AR)delights in his way.
²⁴When ^(AS)he falls, he will not be hurled down,
Because ^(AT)the Lord is the One ^[f]who holds his hand.
²⁵I have been young and now I am old,
Yet ^(AU)I have not seen the righteous forsaken
Or ^(AV)his ^[g]descendants begging for bread.
²⁶All day long ^(AW)he is gracious and lends,
And ^(AX)his ^[h]descendants are a blessing.

²⁷^(AY)Turn from evil and do good,
So that you will dwell ^(AZ)forever.
²⁸For the Lord ^(BA)loves ^[i]justice
And ^(BB)does not abandon His godly ones;
They are ^(BC)protected forever,
But the ^[j]^(BD)descendants of the wicked will be eliminated.
²⁹The righteous will ^(BE)inherit the land
And ^(BF)dwell in it forever.
³⁰The mouth of the righteous ^(BG)utters wisdom,
And his tongue ^(BH)speaks justice.
³¹The ^(BI)Law of his God is in his heart;
His ^(BJ)steps do not slip.
³²The ^(BK)wicked spies upon the righteous
And ^(BL)seeks to kill him.
³³The Lord will ^(BM)not leave him in his hand
Or ^(BN)let him be condemned when he is judged.
³⁴^(BO)Wait for the Lord and keep His way,
And He will exalt you to inherit the land;
When the ^(BP)wicked are eliminated, you will see it.

³⁵I have ^(BQ)seen a wicked, violent person
Spreading himself like a ^(BR)luxuriant ^[k]tree in its native soil.
³⁶Then he passed away, and behold, he ^(BS)was no more;
I searched for him, but he could not be found.
³⁷Observe the ^[l]^(BT)blameless person, and look at the ^(BU)upright;
For the person of peace will have ^(BV)a future.
³⁸But wrongdoers will altogether be ^(BW)destroyed;
The future of the wicked will be ^(BX)eliminated.
³⁹But the ^(BY)salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
He is their strength ^(BZ)in time of trouble.
⁴⁰^(CA)The Lord helps them and rescues them;
He ^(CB)rescues them from the wicked and saves them,
Because they ^(CC)take refuge in Him.

Footnotes

Psalm 37:3 Or feed securely; or feed on His faithfulness
Psalm 37:7 Or Be still
Psalm 37:7 Or longingly
Psalm 37:18 Lit complete; or perfect
Psalm 37:20 I.e., flowers
Psalm 37:24 Or who sustains him with His hand
Psalm 37:25 Lit seed
Psalm 37:26 Lit seed
Psalm 37:28 Lit judgment
Psalm 37:28 Lit seed
Psalm 37:35 Lit native; Heb obscure
Psalm 37:37 Lit complete; or perfect

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