Psalm 37
King James Version
37 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
4 Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
5 Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.
10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
12 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
13 The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.
18 The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.
24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.
25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
28 For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
33 The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
40 And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.
Masalimo 37
Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero
Salimo la Davide.
37 Usamavutike chifukwa cha anthu oyipa
kapena kuchitira nsanje amene akuchita cholakwa;
2 pakuti monga udzu iwo adzafota msanga,
ngati mbewu zobiriwira adzanyala msanga.
3 Khulupirira Yehova ndipo uzichita zabwino;
khazikika mʼdziko ndi kutsata zokhulupirika.
4 Udzikondweretse wekha mwa Yehova
ndipo Iye adzakupatsa zokhumba za mtima wako.
5 Pereka njira yako kwa Yehova;
dalira Iye ndipo Iyeyo adzachita izi:
6 Iye adzachititsa chilungamo chako kuwala ngati mʼbandakucha,
chiweruzo chako ngati dzuwa la masana.
7 Khala chete pamaso pa Yehova ndipo umudikire mofatsa;
usavutike pamene anthu apambana mʼnjira zawo,
pamene iwo achita zinthu zawo zoyipa.
8 Pewa kupsa mtima ndipo tembenuka kuchoka ku ukali,
usavutike chifukwa zimenezi zimatsogolera ku zoyipa.
9 Pakuti anthu oyipa adzachotsedwa,
koma iwo amene amayembekeza mwa Yehova adzalandira dziko.
10 Kwa kanthawi oyipa sadzapezekanso;
ngakhale muwafunefune, sadzapezekanso.
11 Koma ofatsa adzalandira dziko
ndipo adzasangalala ndi mtendere waukulu.
12 Oyipa amakonza chiwembu kutsutsana ndi olungama
ndipo amawakukutira mano;
13 koma Ambuye amaseka oyipa
pakuti Iye amadziwa kuti tsiku lawo likubwera.
14 Oyipa amasolola lupanga
ndi kupinda uta
kugwetsa osauka ndi osowa,
kupha iwo amene njira zawo ndi zolungama.
15 Koma malupanga awo analasa mitima yawo yomwe,
ndipo mauta awo anathyoka.
16 Zabwino zochepa zimene olungama ali nazo
ziposa chuma cha anthu oyipa ambiri;
17 pakuti mphamvu ya oyipa idzasweka,
koma Yehova amasunga olungama.
18 Masiku a anthu osalakwa amadziwika ndi Yehova,
ndipo cholowa chawo chidzakhala mpaka muyaya.
19 Pa nthawi ya mavuto iwo sadzafota;
mʼmasiku a njala adzakhala ndi zinthu zambiri.
20 Koma oyipa adzawonongeka;
adani a Yehova adzakhala ngati kukongola kwa kuthengo,
iwo adzazimirira ngati utsi.
21 Oyipa amabwereka ndipo sabweza
koma olungama amapereka mowolowamanja.
22 Iwo amene Yehova amawadalitsa adzalandira dziko,
koma amene Iye amawatemberera adzachotsedwa.
23 Ngati Yehova akondwera ndi njira ya munthu,
amakhazikitsa mayendedwe ake;
24 ngakhale atapunthwa sadzagwa,
pakuti Yehova amamutchinjiriza ndi dzanja lake.
25 Ine ndinali wamngʼono ndipo tsopano ndakalamba
koma sindinaonepo olungama akusiyidwa
kapena ana awo akupempha chakudya.
26 Iwo ndi owolowamanja nthawi zonse ndipo amabwereketsa mwaufulu;
ana awo adzadalitsika.
27 Tembenuka kuchoka ku zoyipa ndipo chita zabwino;
pamenepo udzakhazikika mʼdziko kwamuyaya.
28 Pakuti Yehova amakonda wolungama
ndipo sadzasiya okhulupirika ake.
Iwo adzatetezedwa kwamuyaya,
koma zidzukulu za oyipa zidzachotsedwa;
29 olungama adzalandira dziko
ndipo adzakhazikikamo kwamuyaya.
30 Pakamwa pa munthu wolungama pamayankhula za nzeru,
ndipo lilime lake limayankhula zolungama.
31 Lamulo la Mulungu wake lili mu mtima mwake;
mapazi ake saterereka.
32 Oyipa amabisala kudikira olungama;
kufunafuna miyoyo yawoyo;
33 koma Yehova sadzawasiya pansi pa mphamvu yawo
kapena kuti atsutsidwe pamene abweretsedwa pa milandu.
34 Khulupirira Yehova,
ndipo sunga njira yake;
Iye adzakukweza ndipo udzalandira dziko kuti likhale lako;
udzaona anthu oyipa akuwonongeka.
35 Ine ndinaona munthu woyipa ndi munthu wopanda chifundo
akupeza bwino ngati mtengo wobiriwira pa nthaka ya makolo ake.
36 Koma sanachedwe kumwalira ndipo sanaonekenso;
ngakhale ndinamuyangʼanayangʼana, sanapezekenso.
37 Ganizira za munthu wosalakwa, yangʼanitsitsa munthu wolungama;
udzaona kuti ali ndi tsogolo labwino ndipo ali ndi zidzukulu zambiri.
38 Koma anthu ochimwa adzawonongeka;
iwowo pamodzi ndi zidzukulu zawo zomwe.
39 Chipulumutso cha olungama chimachokera kwa Yehova;
Iye ndiye linga lawo pa nthawi ya masautso.
40 Yehova amawathandiza ndi kuwalanditsa;
Iye amawalanditsa kwa oyipa ndi kuwapulumutsa,
pakuti amathawira kwa Iye.
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