David persuadeth to patience and confidence in God, by the different estate of the godly and the wicked.
 37:1 ¶
[[[A Psalm] of David.]] Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity. |
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 37:1 ¶
[[[A Psalm] of David.]]º
Fretºº
not thyselfºº
because of evildoers,ºº
neitherº
be thou enviousºº
against the workersºº
of iniquity.º |
 37:2
For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs. |
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 37:2
Forº
they shall soonº
be cut downºº
like the grass,º
and witherºº
as the greenº
herb.º |
 37:3
Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and thou shalt be fed with the wealth of it. |
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 37:3
Trustºº
in Yahweh,º
and doºº
good;º
[so] shalt thou dwellºº
in the land,º
and verilyº
thou shalt be fed.ºº |
 37:4
Delight [thyself] in the Lord; and he shall grant thee the requests of thine heart. |
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 37:4
Delightºº
thyselfº
also inº
Yahweh;º
and he shall giveºº
thee the desiresº
of thine heart.º |
 37:5
Disclose thy way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass. |
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 37:5
Commitºº
thy wayº
untoº
Yahweh;º
trustºº
also inº
him; and heº
shall bring [it] to pass.ºº |
 37:6
And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noon-day. |
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 37:6
And he shall bring forthºº
thy righteousnessº
as the light,º
and thy judgmentº
as the noonday.º |
 37:7
Submit thyself to the Lord, and supplicate him: fret not thyself because of him that prospers in his way, at the man that does unlawful deeds. |
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 37:7
Restºº
in Yahweh,º
and wait patientlyºº
for him: fretºº
not thyselfºº
because of him who prosperethºº
in his way,º
because of the manº
who bringethºº
wicked devicesº
to pass.ººº |
 37:8
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself so as to do evil. |
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 37:8
Ceaseºº
from anger,ºº
and forsakeºº
wrath:º
fretºº
not thyselfºº
in any wiseº
to do evil.ºº |
 37:9
For evil-doers shall be destroyed: but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land. |
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 37:9
Forº
evildoersºº
shall be cut off:ºº
but those that waitºº
uponº
Yahweh,º
theyº
shall inheritºº
the earth.º |
 37:10
And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and thou shalt seek for his place, and shalt not find [it]. |
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 37:10
For yetº
a littleº
while,º
and the wickedº
[shall] notº
[be]: yea, thou shalt diligently considerººº
his place,º
and it [shall] notº
[be]. |
 37:11
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight [themselves] in the abundance of peace. |
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 37:11
But the meekº
shall inheritºº
the earth;º
and shall delightºº
themselvesº
inº
the abundanceº
of peace.º |
 37:12
The sinner will watch for the righteous, and gnash his teeth upon him. |
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 37:12
The wickedº
plottethºº
against the just,º
and gnashethºº
uponº
him with his teeth.º |
 37:13
But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foresees that his day will come. |
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 37:13
Yahwehº
shall laughºº
at him: forº
he seethºº
thatº
his dayº
is coming.ºº |
 37:14
Sinners have drawn their swords, they have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy one, [and] to slay the upright in heart. |
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 37:14
The wickedº
have drawn outºº
the sword,º
and have bentºº
their bow,º
to cast downºº
the poorº
and needy,º
[and] to slayºº
such as be of uprightº
conversation.º |
 37:15
Let their sword enter into their [own] heart, and their bows be broken. |
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 37:15
Their swordº
shall enterºº
into their own heart,º
and their bowsº
shall be broken.ºº |
 37:16
A little is better to the righteous than abundant wealth of sinners. |
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 37:16
A littleº
that a righteousº
manº
hath [is] betterº
than the richesºº
of manyº
wicked.º |
 37:17
For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supports the righteous. |
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 37:17
Forº
the armsº
of the wickedº
shall be broken:ºº
but Yahwehº
upholdethºº
the righteous.º |
 37:18
The Lord knows the ways of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever. |
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 37:18
Yahwehº
knowethºº
the daysº
of the upright:º
and their inheritanceº
shall beº
for ever.º |
 37:19
They shall not be ashamed in an evil time; and in days of famine they shall be satisfied. |
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 37:19
They shall notº
be ashamedºº
in the evilº
time:º
and in the daysº
of famineº
they shall be satisfied.ºº |
 37:20
For the sinners shall perish; and the enemies of the Lord at the moment of their being honoured and exalted have utterly vanished like smoke. |
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 37:20
Butº
the wickedº
shall perish,ºº
and the enemiesºº
of Yahwehº
[shall be] as the fatº
of lambs:º
they shall consume;ºº
into smokeº
shall they consume away.ºº |
 37:21
The sinner borrows, and will not pay again: but the righteous has compassion, and gives. |
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 37:21
The wickedº
borroweth,ºº
and payethº
notº
again:ºº
but the righteousº
sheweth mercy,ºº
and giveth.ºº |
 37:22
For they that bless him shall inherit the earth; and they that curse him shall be utterly destroyed. |
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 37:22
Forº
[such as be] blessedºº
of him shall inheritºº
the earth;º
and [they that be] cursedºº
of him shall be cut off.ºº |
 37:23
The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord: and he will take pleasure in his way. |
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 37:23
The stepsº
of a [good] manº
are orderedºº
by Yahweh:ºº
and he delightethºº
in his way.º |
 37:24
When he falls, he shall not be ruined: for the Lord supports his hand. |
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 37:24
Thoughº
he fall,ºº
he shall notº
be utterly cast down:ºº
forº
Yahwehº
upholdethºº
[him with] his hand.º |
 37:25
I was [once] young, indeed I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread. |
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 37:25
I have beenº
young,º
andº
[now] am old;ºº
yet have I notº
seenºº
the righteousº
forsaken,ºº
nor his seedº
beggingºº
bread.º |
 37:26
He is merciful, and lends continually; and his seed shall be blessed. |
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 37:26
[He is] everºº
merciful,ºº
and lendeth;ºº
and his seedº
[is] blessed.º |
 37:27
Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever. |
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 37:27
Departºº
fromº
evil,º
and doºº
good;º
and dwellºº
for evermore.º |
 37:28
For the Lord loves judgment, and will not forsake his saints; they shall be preserved for ever: the blameless shall be avenged, but the seed of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed. |
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 37:28
Forº
Yahwehº
lovethºº
judgment,º
and forsakethºº
notºº
his saints;º
they are preservedºº
for ever:º
but the seedº
of the wickedº
shall be cut off.ºº |
 37:29
But the righteous shall inherit the earth, and dwell upon it for ever. |
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 37:29
The righteousº
shall inheritºº
the land,º
and dwellºº
thereinº
for ever.º |
 37:30
The mouth of the righteous will meditate wisdom, and his tongue will speak of judgment. |
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 37:30
The mouthº
of the righteousº
speakethºº
wisdom,º
and his tongueº
talkethºº
of judgment.º |
 37:31
The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps shall not slide. |
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 37:31
The lawº
of his Elohimº
[is] in his heart;º
noneº
of his stepsº
shall slide.ºº |
 37:32
The sinner watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him. |
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 37:32
The wickedº
watchethºº
the righteous,º
and seekethºº
to slayºº
him. |
 37:33
But the Lord will not leave him in his hands, nor by any means condemn him when he is judged. |
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 37:33
Yahwehº
will notº
leaveºº
him in his hand,º
norº
condemnºº
him when he is judged.ºº |
 37:34
Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are destroyed, thou shalt see [it]. |
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 37:34
Waitºº
onº
Yahweh,º
and keepºº
his way,º
and he shall exaltºº
thee to inheritºº
the land:º
when the wickedº
are cut off,ºº
thou shalt seeºº
[it]. |
 37:35
I saw the ungodly very highly exalting himself, and lifting himself up like the cedars of Lebanon{gr.Libanus}. |
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 37:35
I have seenºº
the wickedº
in great power,º
and spreadingºº
himselfº
like a greenº
bay tree.º |
 37:36
Yet I passed by, and lo! he was not: and I sought him, but his place was not found. |
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 37:36
Yet he passed away,ºº
and, lo,º
he [was] not:º
yea, I soughtºº
him, but he could notº
be found.ºº |
 37:37
Maintain innocence, and behold uprightness: for there is a remnant to the peaceable man. |
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 37:37
Markºº
the perfectº
[man], and beholdºº
the upright:º
forº
the endº
of [that] manº
[is] peace.º |
 37:38
But the transgressors shall be utterly destroyed together: the remnants of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed. |
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 37:38
But the transgressorsºº
shall be destroyedºº
together:º
the endº
of the wickedº
shall be cut off.ºº |
 37:39
But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; and he is their defender in the time of affliction. |
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 37:39
But the salvationº
of the righteousº
[is] of Yahweh:ºº
[he is] their strengthº
in the timeº
of trouble.º |
 37:40
And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: and he shall rescue them from sinners, and save them, because they have hoped in him. |
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 37:40
And Yahwehº
shall helpºº
them, and deliverºº
them: he shall deliverºº
them from the wicked,ºº
and saveºº
them, becauseº
they trustºº
in him. |