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Psalms 37
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Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752
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King James Version · 1611
1A psalm for David, for a remembrance of the sabbath.
1Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
2Rebuke me not, O Lord, in thy indignation; nor chastise me in thy wrath.
2For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
3For thy arrows are fastened in me: and thy hand hath been strong upon me.
3Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
4There is no health in my flesh, because of thy wrath: there is no peace for my bones, because of my sins.
4Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
5For my iniquities are gone over my head: and as a heavy burden are become heavy upon me.
5Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
6My sores are putrefied and corrupted, because of my foolishness.
6And he shall 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.
7Rest 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.
8For my loins are filled with illusions; and there is no health in my flesh.
8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
9I am afflicted and humbled exceedingly: I roared with the groaning of my heart.
9For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.
10Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my groaning is not hidden from thee.
10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
11My heart is troubled, my strength hath left me, and the light of my eyes itself is not with me.
11But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
12My friends and my neighbours have drawn near, and stood against me. And they that were near me stood afar off:
12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
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.
13The Lord shall laugh 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.
14The 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.
15And I became as a man that heareth not: and that hath no reproofs in his mouth.
15Their 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.
16A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches 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.
17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.
18For I am ready for scourges: and my sorrow is continually before me.
18The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
19For I will declare my iniquity: and I will think for my sin.
19They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: 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.
20But 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.
21They that render evil for good, have detracted me, because I followed goodness.
21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
22For sake me not, O Lord my God: do not thou depart from me.
22For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
23Attend unto my help, O Lord, the God of my salvation.
23The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.
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24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.
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25I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
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28For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
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30The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
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33The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
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34Wait 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.
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35I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
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36Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
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37Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
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38But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.