| Chapter
37 |
| 1 | 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. |
