Psalm 37:1-11

Complete Jewish Bible

37 ⁽⁰⁾ By David:

⁽¹⁾ Don’t be upset by evildoers
or envious of those who do wrong,
² for soon they will wither like grass
and fade like the green in the fields.
³ Trust in Adonai, and do good;
settle in the land, and feed on faithfulness.
⁴ Then you will delight yourself in Adonai,
and he will give you your heart’s desire.

⁵ Commit your way to Adonai;
trust in him, and he will act.
⁶ He will make your vindication shine forth like light,
the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.

⁷ Be still before Adonai;
wait patiently till he comes.
Don’t be upset by those whose way
succeeds because of their wicked plans.
⁸ Stop being angry, put aside rage,
and don’t be upset — it leads to evil.

⁹ For evildoers will be cut off,
but those hoping in Adonai will inherit the land.
¹⁰ Soon the wicked will be no more;
you will look for his place, and he won’t be there.
¹¹ But the meek will inherit the land
and delight themselves in abundant peace.