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Psalms 37
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890
1A psalm for David, for a remembrance of the sabbath.
1 Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, and be not envious of them that work unrighteousness;
2Rebuke me not, O Lord, in thy indignation; nor chastise me in thy wrath.
2 for they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and fade as the green herb.
3For thy arrows are fastened in me: and thy hand hath been strong upon me.
3 Confide in Jehovah, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on faithfulness;
4There is no health in my flesh, because of thy wrath: there is no peace for my bones, because of my sins.
4 and delight thyself in Jehovah, and he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
5For my iniquities are gone over my head: and as a heavy burden are become heavy upon me.
5 Commit thy way unto Jehovah, and rely upon him: he will bring [it] to pass;
6My sores are putrefied and corrupted, because of my foolishness.
6 and he will bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
7I am become miserable, and am bowed down even to the end: I walked sorrowful all the day long.
7 Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him that prospereth in his way, because of the man that bringeth mischievous devices to pass.
8For my loins are filled with illusions; and there is no health in my flesh.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; fret not thyself: it [would be] only to do evil.
9I am afflicted and humbled exceedingly: I roared with the groaning of my heart.
9 For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait on Jehovah, they shall possess the land.
10Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my groaning is not hidden from thee.
10 For yet a little while, and the wicked is not; and thou considerest his place, but he is not.
11My heart is troubled, my strength hath left me, and the light of my eyes itself is not with me.
11 But the meek shall possess the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of prosperity.
12My friends and my neighbours have drawn near, and stood against me. And they that were near me stood afar off:
12 The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth his teeth against him.
13And they that sought my soul used violence. And they that sought evils to me spoke vain things, and studied deceits all the day long.
13 The Lord laugheth at him; for he seeth that his day is coming.
14But I, as a deaf man, heard not: and as a dumb man not opening his mouth.
14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the afflicted and needy, to slay those that are upright in [the] way:
15And I became as a man that heareth not: and that hath no reproofs in his mouth.
15 their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
16For in thee, O Lord, have I hoped: thou wilt hear me, O Lord my God.
16 The little that the righteous hath is better than the abundance of many wicked;
17For I said: Lest at any time my enemies rejoice over me: and whilst my feet are moved, they speak great things against me.
17 for the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.
18For I am ready for scourges: and my sorrow is continually before me.
18 Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever:
19For I will declare my iniquity: and I will think for my sin.
19 they shall not be ashamed in the time of evil, and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20But my enemies live, and are stronger than I: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
20 For the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume, like smoke shall they consume away.
21They that render evil for good, have detracted me, because I followed goodness.
21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; but the righteous is gracious and giveth:
22For sake me not, O Lord my God: do not thou depart from me.
22 for those blessed of him shall possess the land, and they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.
23Attend unto my help, O Lord, the God of my salvation.
23 The steps of a man are established by Jehovah, and he delighteth in his way:
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24 though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for Jehovah upholdeth his hand.
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25 I have been young, and now am old, and I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread:
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26 all the day he is gracious and lendeth, and his seed shall be a blessing.
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28 for Jehovah loveth judgment, and will not forsake his saints: They are preserved for ever; but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
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30 The mouth of the righteous proffereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh judgment;
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33 Jehovah will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
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34 Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to possess the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it].
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35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading like a green tree in its native soil:
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36 but he passed away, and behold, he was not; and I sought him, but he was not found.
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37 Mark the perfect, and behold the upright, for the end of [that] man is peace;
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38 but the transgressors shall be destroyed together; the future of the wicked shall be cut off.