37 Fret not thyself because of evil-doers,
Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.
² For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,
And wither as the green herb.
³ Trust in Jehovah, and do good;
^[a]Dwell in the land, and ^[b]feed on his faithfulness.
^4 [c]Delight thyself also in Jehovah;
And he will give thee the ^[d]desires of thy heart.
^5 [e]Commit thy way unto Jehovah;
Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.
⁶ And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light,
And thy justice as the noon-day.
^7 [f]Rest in Jehovah, 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, it tendeth only to evil-doing.
⁹ For evil-doers shall be cut off;
But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit ^[g]the land.
¹⁰ For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be:
Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and ^[h]he shall not be.
¹¹ But the meek shall inherit the land,
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 will 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,
To slay such as are upright in the way.
¹⁵ Their sword shall enter into their own heart,
And their bows shall be broken.
¹⁶ Better is a little that the righteous hath
Than the abundance of many wicked.
¹⁷ For the arms of the wicked shall be broken;
But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.
¹⁸ Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect;
And their inheritance shall be for ever.
¹⁹ They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil;
And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
²⁰ But the wicked shall perish,
And the enemies of Jehovah shall be as ^[i]the fat of lambs:
They shall consume; ^[j]in smoke shall they consume away.
²¹ The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again;
But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.
²² For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land;
And they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.
²³ A man’s goings are established of Jehovah;
And he delighteth in his way.
²⁴ Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;
For Jehovah ^[k]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 All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth;
And his seed is blessed.
²⁷ Depart from evil, and do good;
And dwell for evermore.
²⁸ For Jehovah loveth justice,
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 talketh of wisdom,
And his tongue speaketh justice.
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 Jehovah will not leave him in his hand,
Nor condemn him when he is judged.
³⁴ Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way,
And he will 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 tree in its native soil.
^36 [l]But one passed by, 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 there is a happy end to the man of peace.
³⁸ As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together:
The end of the wicked shall be cut off.
³⁹ But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah:
He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
⁴⁰ And Jehovah helpeth them, and rescueth them:
He rescueth them from the wicked, and saveth them,
Because they have taken refuge in him.