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Psalm 37[a]

A psalm of David.

Don’t worry about the wicked
    or envy those who do wrong.

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  1. 37 This psalm is a Hebrew acrostic poem; each stanza begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

Psalm 37[a]

Of David.

Do not fret because of those who are evil
    or be envious(A) of those who do wrong;(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 37:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the stanzas of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

Be still in the presence of the Lord,
    and wait patiently for him to act.
Don’t worry about evil people who prosper
    or fret about their wicked schemes.

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Be still(A) before the Lord
    and wait patiently(B) for him;
do not fret(C) when people succeed in their ways,(D)
    when they carry out their wicked schemes.(E)

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17 Don’t envy sinners,
    but always continue to fear the Lord.

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Saying 15

17 Do not let your heart envy(A) sinners,
    but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord.

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19 Don’t fret because of evildoers;
    don’t envy the wicked.

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Saying 29

19 Do not fret(A) because of evildoers
    or be envious of the wicked,

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31 Don’t envy violent people
    or copy their ways.

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31 Do not envy(A) the violent
    or choose any of their ways.

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24 Don’t envy evil people
    or desire their company.

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Saying 20

24 Do not envy(A) the wicked,
    do not desire their company;

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For I envied the proud
    when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness.

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For I envied(A) the arrogant
    when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.(B)

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21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

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21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like.(A) I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.(B)

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So Peninnah would taunt Hannah and make fun of her because the Lord had kept her from having children. Year after year it was the same—Peninnah would taunt Hannah as they went to the Tabernacle.[a] Each time, Hannah would be reduced to tears and would not even eat.

“Why are you crying, Hannah?” Elkanah would ask. “Why aren’t you eating? Why be downhearted just because you have no children? You have me—isn’t that better than having ten sons?”

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  1. 1:7 Hebrew the house of the Lord; also in 1:24.

Because the Lord had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her.(A) This went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the Lord, her rival provoked her till she wept and would not eat.(B) Her husband Elkanah would say to her, “Hannah, why are you weeping? Why don’t you eat? Why are you downhearted? Don’t I mean more to you than ten sons?(C)

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Do you think the Scriptures have no meaning? They say that God is passionate that the spirit he has placed within us should be faithful to him.[a] And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say,

“God opposes the proud
    but gives grace to the humble.”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 4:5 Or They say that the spirit God has placed within us is filled with envy; or They say that the Holy Spirit, whom God has placed within us, opposes our envy.
  2. 4:6 Prov 3:34 (Greek version).

Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us[a]?(A) But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:

“God opposes the proud
    but shows favor to the humble.”[b](B)

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Footnotes

  1. James 4:5 Or that the spirit he caused to dwell in us envies intensely; or that the Spirit he caused to dwell in us longs jealously
  2. James 4:6 Prov. 3:34

People ruin their lives by their own foolishness
    and then are angry at the Lord.

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A person’s own folly(A) leads to their ruin,
    yet their heart rages against the Lord.(B)

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