Psalm 37[a]

Of David.

Do not fret because of those who are evil
    or be envious(A) of those who do wrong;(B)
for like the grass they will soon wither,(C)
    like green plants they will soon die away.(D)

Trust in the Lord and do good;
    dwell in the land(E) and enjoy safe pasture.(F)
Take delight(G) in the Lord,
    and he will give you the desires of your heart.(H)

Commit your way to the Lord;
    trust in him(I) and he will do this:
He will make your righteous reward(J) shine like the dawn,(K)
    your vindication like the noonday sun.

Be still(L) before the Lord
    and wait patiently(M) for him;
do not fret(N) when people succeed in their ways,(O)
    when they carry out their wicked schemes.(P)

Refrain from anger(Q) and turn from wrath;
    do not fret(R)—it leads only to evil.
For those who are evil will be destroyed,(S)
    but those who hope(T) in the Lord will inherit the land.(U)

10 A little while, and the wicked will be no more;(V)
    though you look for them, they will not be found.
11 But the meek will inherit the land(W)
    and enjoy peace and prosperity.(X)

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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.

倚靠 神的不要心懷不平

大衛的詩。

37 不要因作惡的人心懷不平,

不要因犯罪的人產生嫉妒。(本節在《馬索拉文本》包括細字標題)

因為他們好像草快要枯乾,

像即將凋萎的青草。

你要倚靠耶和華,並要行善;

你要住在地上,以信實為糧食。

你要以耶和華為樂,

他就把你心裡所求的賜給你。

你要把你的道路交託耶和華,

並倚靠他,他就必成全。

他必使你的公義好像光發出,

使你的公正如日中天。

你要在耶和華面前靜默無聲,

耐心地等候他;

不要因那凡事順利的,

和那惡謀得逞的,心懷不平。

你要抑制怒氣,消除烈怒;

不要心懷不平,那只會導致你作惡。

因為作惡的必被剪除,

但等候耶和華的必承受地土。

10 再過不久,惡人就不存在了;

你到他的地方尋找,也找不到。

11 但謙卑的人必承受地土,

可以享受豐盛的平安。

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39 The salvation(A) of the righteous comes from the Lord;
    he is their stronghold in time of trouble.(B)
40 The Lord helps(C) them and delivers(D) them;
    he delivers them from the wicked and saves(E) them,
    because they take refuge(F) in him.

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39 義人的拯救是由耶和華而來;

在患難的時候,他作他們的避難所。

40 耶和華幫助他們,搭救他們;

他搭救他們脫離惡人,拯救他們,

因為他們投靠他。

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