Psalm 37  New American Standard Bible

^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.
⁸ Cease from anger and ^(P)abandon wrath;
Do not get upset; it leads only to evildoing.
⁹ For ^(Q)evildoers will be eliminated,
But those who wait for the Lord, they will ^(R)inherit the land.
¹⁰ Yet ^(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.
¹¹ But ^(U)the humble will inherit the land
And will delight themselves in ^(V)abundant prosperity.

¹² The wicked ^(W)plots against the righteous,
And ^(X)gnashes at him with his teeth.
¹³ The Lord ^(Y)laughs at him,
For He sees that ^(Z)his day is coming.
¹⁴ The 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.
¹⁵ Their 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.
¹⁷ For the ^(AF)arms of the wicked will be broken,
But the Lord ^(AG)sustains the righteous.
¹⁸ The Lord ^(AH)knows the days of the ^[d]blameless,
And their ^(AI)inheritance will be forever.
¹⁹ They will not be ashamed in the time of evil,
And ^(AJ)in the days of famine they will have plenty.
²⁰ But 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.
²¹ The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
But the righteous ^(AM)is gracious and gives.
²² For ^(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.
²⁴ When ^(AS)he falls, he will not be hurled down,
Because ^(AT)the Lord is the One ^[f]who holds his hand.
²⁵ I 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.
²⁶ All 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.
²⁸ For 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.
²⁹ The righteous will ^(BE)inherit the land
And ^(BF)dwell in it forever.
³⁰ The mouth of the righteous ^(BG)utters wisdom,
And his tongue ^(BH)speaks justice.
³¹ The ^(BI)Law of his God is in his heart;
His ^(BJ)steps do not slip.
³² The ^(BK)wicked spies upon the righteous
And ^(BL)seeks to kill him.
³³ The 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.

³⁵ I have ^(BQ)seen a wicked, violent person
Spreading himself like a ^(BR)luxuriant ^[k]tree in its native soil.
³⁶ Then he passed away, and behold, he ^(BS)was no more;
I searched for him, but he could not be found.
³⁷ Observe the ^[l](BT)blameless person, and look at the ^(BU)upright;
For the person of peace will have ^(BV)a future.
³⁸ But wrongdoers will altogether be ^(BW)destroyed;
The future of the wicked will be ^(BX)eliminated.
³⁹ But 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.