NASB — Psalms 37 — KJV

Security of Those Who Trust in the LORD, and Insecurity of the Wicked.

[A Psalm] of David.

  1 aDo not fret° because of evildoers°,
  Be not benvious° toward wrongdoers°.
  2 For they will awither° quickly° like the grass°
  And bfade° like the green° herb°.
  3 aTrust° in the LORD° and do° good°;
  bDwell° in the land° and Iccultivate° faithfulness°.
  4 aDelight° yourself in the LORD°;
  And He will bgive° you the desires° of your heart°.
  5 aCommit° your way° to the LORD°,
  Trust° also in Him, and He will do° it.
  6 He will bring° forth° ayour righteousness° as the light°
  And your judgment° bas the noonday°.

[1] aPv 23:17; 24:19 bPs 73:3; Pv 3:31
[2] aJb 14:2; Ps 90:6; 92:7; Jm 1:11 bPs 129:6
[3] IOr feed securely or feed on His faithfulness aPs 62:8 bDt 30:20 cIs 40:11; Ezk 34:13, 14
[4] aJb 22:26; Ps 94:19; Is 58:14 bPs 21:2; 145:19; Mt 7:7, 8
[5] aPs 55:22; Pv 16:3; 1P 5:7
[6] aPs 97:11; Is 58:8, 10; Mi 7:9 bJb 11:17

  7IRest° in the LORD° and await° IIpatiently° for Him;
  bDo not fret° because of him who cprospers° in his way°,
  Because of the man° who carries° out wicked° schemes°.
  8 Cease° from anger° and aforsake° wrath°;
  Do not fret°; [it leads] only° to evildoing°.
  9 For aevildoers° will be cut° off°,
  But those who wait° for the LORD°, they will binherit° the land°.
  10 Yet° aa little° while° and the wicked° man° will be no° more°;
  And you will look° carefully° for bhis place° and he will not be [there].
  11 But athe humble° will inherit° the land°
  And will delight° themselves in babundant° prosperity°.

[7] IOr Be still IIOr longingly aPs 40:1; 62:5; Lm 3:26 bPs 37:1, 8 cJr 12:1
[8] aEp 4:31; Col 3:8
[9] aPs 37:2, 22 bPs 25:13; Pv 2:21; Is 57:13; 60:21; Mt 5:5
[10] aJb 24:24 bJb 7:10; Ps 37:35, 36
[11] aMt 5:5 bPs 72:7

  12 ¶ The wicked° aplots° against the righteous°
  And bgnashes° at him with his teeth°.
  13 The Lord° alaughs° at him,
  For He sees° bhis day° is coming°.
  14 The wicked° have drawn° the sword° and abent° their bow°
  To cast° down° the bafflicted° and the needy°,
  To cslay° those who° are upright° in conduct°.
  15 Their sword° will enter° their own heart°,
  And their abows° will be broken°.

[12] aPs 31:13, 20 bPs 35:16
[13] aPs 2:4 b1S 26:10; Jb 18:20
[14] aPs 11:2; Lm 2:4 bPs 35:10; 86:1 cPs 11:2
[15] a1S 2:4; Ps 46:9

  16aBetter° is the little° of the righteous°
  Than° the abundance° of many° wicked°.
  17 For the aarms° of the wicked° will be broken°,
  But the LORD° bsustains° the righteous°.
  18 The LORD° aknows° the days° of the Iblameless°,
  And their binheritance° will be forever°.
  19 They will not be ashamed° in the time° of evil°,
  And ain the days° of famine° they will have° abundance°.
  20 But the awicked° will perish°;
  And the enemies° of the LORD° will be like the Iglory° of the pastures°,
  They vanish°blike smoke° they vanish° away.
  21 The wicked° borrows° and does not pay° back°,
  But the righteous° ais gracious° and gives°.
  22 For athose blessed° by Him will binherit° the land°,
  But those ccursed° by Him will be cut° off°.

[16] aPv 15:16; 16:8
[17] aJb 38:15; Ps 10:15; Ezk 30:21 bPs 71:6; 145:14
[18] ILit complete; or perfect aPs 1:6; 31:7 bPs 37:27, 29
[19] aJb 5:20; Ps 33:19
[20] II.e. flowers aPs 73:27 bPs 68:2; 102:3
[21] aPs 112:5, 9
[22] aPv 3:33 bPs 37:9 cJb 5:3

  23aThe steps° of a man° are established° by the LORD°,
  And He bdelights° in his way°.
  24 When° ahe falls°, he will not be hurled° headlong°,
  Because° bthe LORD° is the One Iwho holds° his hand°.
  25 I have been° young° and now° I am old°,
  Yet aI have not seen° the righteous° forsaken°
  Or bhis Idescendants° begging° bread°.
  26 All° day° long ahe is gracious° and lends°,
  And bhis Idescendants° are a blessing°.

[23] a1S 2:9; Ps 40:2; 66:9; 119:5 bPs 147:11
[24] IOr who sustains him with His hand aPs 145:14; Pv 24:16; Mi 7:8 bPs 147:6
[25] ILit seed aPs 37:28; Is 41:17; He 13:5 bPs 109:10
[26] ILit seed aDt 15:8; Ps 37:21 bPs 147:13

  27aDepart° from evil° and do° good°,
  ISo you will abide° bforever°.
  28 For the LORD° aloves° Ijustice°
  And bdoes not forsake° His godly° ones°;
  They are cpreserved° forever°,
  But the IIddescendants° of the wicked° will be cut° off°.
  29 The righteous° will ainherit° the land°
  And bdwell° in it forever°.
  30 The mouth° of the righteous° autters° wisdom°,
  And his tongue° bspeaks° justice°.
  31 The alaw° of his God° is in his heart°;
  His bsteps° do not slip°.
  32 The awicked° spies° upon the righteous°
  And bseeks° to kill° him.
  33 The LORD° will anot leave° him in his hand°
  Or blet him be condemned° when he is judged°.
  34 aWait° for the LORD° and keep° His way°,
  And He will exalt° you to inherit° the land°;
  When the bwicked° are cut° off°, you will see° it.

[27] IOr And dwell forever aPs 34:14 bPs 37:18; 102:28
[28] ILit judgment IILit seed aPs 11:7; 33:5 bPs 37:25 cPs 31:23 dPs 21:10; 37:9; Pv 2:22; Is 14:20
[29] aPs 37:9; Pv 2:21 bPs 37:18
[30] aPs 49:3; Pv 10:13 bPs 101:1; 119:13
[31] aDt 6:6; Ps 40:8; 119:11; Is 51:7; Jr 31:33 bPs 26:1; 37:23
[32] aPs 10:8; 17:11 bPs 37:14
[33] aPs 31:8; 2P 2:9 bPs 34:22; 109:31
[34] aPs 27:14; 37:9 bPs 52:5, 6; 91:8

  35 ¶ I have aseen° a wicked°, violent° man°
  Spreading° himself like a bluxuriant° Itree° in its native° soil.
  36 Then Ihe passed° away°, and lo°, he awas no° more°;
  I sought° for him, but he could not be found°.
  37 Mark° the Iablameless° man°, and behold° the bupright°;
  For the man° of peace° will have a IIcposterity°.
  38 But transgressors° will be altogether° adestroyed°;
  The Iposterity° of the wicked° will be bcut° off°.
  39 But the asalvation° of the righteous° is from the LORD°;
  He is their strength° bin time° of trouble°.
  40 aThe LORD° helps° them and delivers° them;
  He bdelivers° them from the wicked° and saves° them,
  Because° they ctake° refuge° in Him.

[35] ILit native; Heb obscure aJb 5:3; Jr 12:2 bJb 8:16
[36] IAncient versions read I passed by aJb 20:5; Ps 37:10
[37] ILit complete; or perfect IILit an end aPs 37:18 bPs 7:10 cIs 57:1, 2
[38] ILit end aPs 1:4-6; 37:20, 28 bPs 37:9; 73:17
[39] aPs 3:8; 62:1 bPs 9:9; 37:19
[40] aPs 54:4 bPs 22:4; Is 31:5; Dn 3:17; 6:23 c1Ch 5:20; Ps 34:22


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David persuadeth to patience and confidence in God, by the different estate of the godly and the wicked.

1 ¶ [[[A Psalm] of David.]]º Fret¹ª not thyself²² because of evildoers,ºª neither² be thou enviousºª against the workersºª of iniquity.º 2 For² they shall soonº be cut downºª like the grass,º and witherºª as the greenº herb.º 3 Trustºª in the LORD,º and doºª good;º [so] shalt thou dwellºª in the land,º and verilyº thou shalt be fed.ºª 4 Delight¹ª thyself² also in² the LORD;º and he shall giveºª thee the desiresº of thine heart.º 5 Commitºª thy wayº unto² the LORD;º trustºª also in² him; and he² shall bring [it] to pass.ºª 6 And he shall bring forthºª thy righteousnessº as the light,º and thy judgmentº as the noonday.º 7 Restºª in the LORD,º and wait patientlyºª for him: fret¹ª not thyself²² because of him who prosperethºª in his way,º because of the manº who bringeth¹ª wicked devices¹ to pass.ºª² 8 Ceaseºª from anger,º² and forsakeºª wrath:º fret¹ª not thyself²² in any wiseº to do evil.ºª 9 For² evildoersºª shall be cut off:ºª but those that wait¹ª upon² the LORD,º they² shall inheritºª the earth.º 10 For yet² a little² while,¹ and the wickedº [shall] not² [be]: yea, thou shalt diligently considerºª² his place,º and it [shall] not² [be]. 11 But the meekº shall inheritºª the earth;º and shall delight¹ª themselves² in² the abundanceº of peace.º 12 The wickedº plottethºª against the just,º and gnashethºª upon² him with his teeth.º 13 The Lordº shall laughºª at him: for² he seethºª that² his dayº is coming.ºª 14 The wickedº have drawn outºª the sword,º and have bentºª their bow,º to cast downºª the poorº and needy,º [and] to slayºª such as be of uprightº conversation.º 15 Their swordº shall enterºª into their own heart,º and their bowsº shall be broken.ºª 16 A littleº that a righteous² man¹ hath [is] betterº than the richesº² of manyº wicked.º 17 For² the armsº of the wickedº shall be broken:ºª but the LORDº upholdethºª the righteous.º 18 The LORDº knowethºª the daysº of the upright:º and their inheritanceº shall be² for ever.º 19 They shall not² be ashamedºª in the evilº time:º and in the daysº of famineº they shall be satisfied.ºª 20 But² the wickedº shall perish,ºª and the enemiesºª of the LORDº [shall be] as the fatº of lambs:º they shall consume;ºª into smokeº shall they consume away.ºª 21 The wickedº borroweth,ºª and payeth² not² again:¹ª but the righteousº sheweth mercy,ºª and giveth.ºª 22 For² [such as be] blessedºª of him shall inheritºª the earth;º and [they that be] cursedºª of him shall be cut off.ºª 23 The stepsº of a [good] manº are orderedºª by the LORD:º² and he delightethºª in his way.º 24 Though² he fall,ºª he shall not² be utterly cast down:ºª for² the LORDº upholdethºª [him with] his hand.º 25 I have been² young,º and² [now] am old;ºª yet have I not² seenºª the righteousº forsaken,ºª nor his seedº beggingºª bread.º 26 [He is] everº² merciful,ºª and lendeth;ºª and his seedº [is] blessed.º 27 Departºª from² evil,º and doºª good;º and dwellºª for evermore.º 28 For² the LORDº lovethºª judgment,º and forsakethºª not²² his saints;º they are preservedºª for ever:º but the seedº of the wickedº shall be cut off.ºª 29 The righteousº shall inheritºª the land,º and dwellºª therein² for ever.º 30 The mouthº of the righteousº speakethºª wisdom,º and his tongueº talkethºª of judgment.º 31 The lawº of his Godº [is] in his heart;º none² of his stepsº shall slide.ºª 32 The wickedº watchethºª the righteous,º and seekethºª to slayºª him. 33 The LORDº will not² leaveºª him in his hand,º nor² condemnºª him when he is judged.ºª 34 Waitºª on² the LORD,º and keepºª his way,º and he shall exaltºª thee to inheritºª the land:º when the wickedº are cut off,ºª thou shalt seeºª [it]. 35 I have seenºª the wickedº in great power,º and spreading¹ª himself² like a greenº bay tree.º 36 Yet he passed away,ºª and, lo,² he [was] not:² yea, I soughtºª him, but he could not² be found.ºª 37 Markºª the perfectº [man], and beholdºª the upright:º for² the endº of [that] manº [is] peace.º 38 But the transgressorsºª shall be destroyedºª together:º the endº of the wickedº shall be cut off.ºª 39 But the salvationº of the righteousº [is] of the LORD:º² [he is] their strengthº in the timeº of trouble.º 40 And the LORDº shall helpºª them, and deliverºª them: he shall deliverºª them from the wicked,º² and saveºª them, because² they trustºª in him.

[1] 1S 1:6; Ps 37:7; 73:3; Pv 3:31; 19:3; 23:17; 24:1, 19; Ga 5:21; Jm 4:5.
[2] Jb 20:5; Ps 37:35; 73:17; 90:5; 92:7; 129:5; Jm 1:10; 1P 1:24.
[3] Gn 26:2; 1S 26:19; Ps 4:5; 26:1; 33:19; 34:9; Is 1:16; 50:10; Jr 17:7; Mt 6:31; Lk 22:35; 1Co 15:57; He 6:10; 11:13.
[4] Jb 27:10; 34:9; Ps 21:1; 43:4; 104:34; 145:19; So 2:3; Is 58:14; Jn 15:7, 16; 1P 1:8; 1Jn 5:14.
[5] Jb 22:28; Ps 22:8; 55:22; Pv 16:3; Ec 9:1; Lm 3:37; Mt 6:25; Lk 12:22, 29; Php 4:6; Jm 4:15; 1P 5:7.
[6] Jb 11:17; Ps 31:20; Is 54:17; Mi 7:8; Mal 3:18; Mt 13:43; 1Co 4:5.
[7] Jsh 10:12; Jb 21:7; Ps 27:14; 40:1; 50:8; 62:1; 73:3; Pv 20:22; Ec 5:8; Is 8:17; 10:13; 30:15; Jr 12:1; Lm 3:25; Dn 11:36; Jna 1:11; Hab 2:3; Ga 6:9; He 10:36; Jm 5:7; Rv 13:3.
[8] 1S 25:21; Jb 5:2; 18:4; Ps 31:22; 73:15; 116:11; Pv 14:29; 16:32; Jr 20:14; Jna 4:1, 9; Lk 9:54; Ep 4:26, 31; Jm 1:19; 3:14.
[9] Jb 20:23; 27:13, 14; Ps 25:13; 37:11, 29, 35; 55:23; Is 58:14; 60:21; He 11:16; Rv 5:10.
[10] 1S 25:38; 2K 9:25, 34; Es 7:10; 8:1; Jb 7:10, 21; 14:10; 20:8; 24:24; Ps 37:35; 49:10; 52:5; 58:10; 73:18; 103:16; 107:42; Is 14:16; Lk 12:20; 16:27; He 10:36; 1P 4:7; Rv 6:10.
[11] Ps 36:8; 72:7; 119:165; Is 26:3; 48:18; 57:18; Mt 5:5; Jn 14:27; Ga 5:22; Php 4:7; 1Ti 6:11; Jm 1:21; 3:13.
[12] 1S 18:21; 23:7; 2S 15:10; Es 3:6; Ps 35:16; 37:32; Dn 8:12, 24; Mi 2:1; Mt 26:4, 16.
[13] 1S 26:10; Ps 2:4; Pv 1:26; Jr 50:27; Ezk 21:25, 29; Dn 5:26.
[14] 1S 24:11, 17; Ps 64:2; Pv 29:10, 27; Hab 1:13; Mt 23:30; Ac 7:52; 12:2, 11, 23; 1Jn 3:12.
[15] 1S 31:4; 2S 17:23; Es 7:9; Ps 7:14; 35:8; 46:9; 76:3; Is 37:38; Jr 51:56; Ho 1:5; 2:18; Mi 5:6; Mt 27:4.
[16] Pv 3:33; 13:25; 15:16; 16:8; 30:9; Ec 2:26; 4:6; Mt 6:11; 1Ti 6:6.
[17] Jb 38:15; Ps 10:15; 37:24; 41:12; 51:12; 63:8; 119:116; 145:14; Is 41:10; 42:1; Ezk 30:21; Jde 1:24.
[18] Dt 33:25; Ps 1:6; 16:11; 21:4; 31:7, 15; 37:13; 49:5; 73:24; 103:17; Is 60:21; Mt 6:32; 24:21; Ro 5:21; 6:23; 2Ti 2:19; 3:1; 4:2; 1P 1:4; 1Jn 2:25; Rv 11:3.
[19] Jb 5:20; Ps 33:19; Pv 10:3; Ec 9:12; Is 33:16; Am 5:13; Mi 2:3; Ep 5:16.
[20] Gn 19:28; Lv 3:3, 16; Dt 29:20; 33:14; Jg 5:31; Ps 68:2; 92:9; 102:3; Lk 13:3, 5; He 12:29; 2P 2:12.
[21] Dt 15:9; 28:12, 43; 2K 4:1; Ne 5:1; Jb 31:16; Ps 112:5, 9; Pv 22:7; Is 32:8; 58:7; Lk 6:30; Ac 11:29; 20:35; 2Co 8:9; 9:6; He 6:10; 13:16.
[22] Ps 32:1; 37:9, 11, 18, 28; 115:15; 119:21; 128:1; Pv 3:33; Zc 5:3; Mt 25:41; 1Co 16:22; Ga 3:10, 13.
[23] 1S 2:9; Jb 23:11; Ps 17:5; 40:2; 85:13; 119:133; 121:3, 8; 147:10; Pv 4:26; 11:1, 20; 16:9; Jr 9:24; 10:23; He 13:16.
[24] Ps 34:19; 37:17; 40:2; 91:12; 94:18; 145:14; Pv 24:16; Mi 7:7; Lk 2:34; 22:31, 60; Jn 10:27.
[25] Gn 17:7; Jsh 1:5; 1S 12:22; Jb 15:23; 32:6; Ps 25:13; 37:28; 59:15; 71:9, 18; 94:14; 109:10; 112:2; Pv 13:22; Is 13:16; Lk 1:53; Ac 21:16; 2Co 4:9; Phm 1:8; He 12:5; 13:5.
[26] Dt 15:8; Ps 37:21; 112:5, 9; Pv 20:7; Jr 32:39; Mt 5:7; Lk 6:35.
[27] Jb 28:28; Ps 34:14; 37:3; Pv 16:6, 17; Is 1:16; 1Th 5:15; 2Ti 2:19; Tit 2:11; 3:8, 14; He 13:16, 21; 1Jn 2:16.
[28] Ex 20:5; Jb 18:19; 27:14; Ps 11:7; 21:10; 37:25, 40; 45:6; 92:13; 99:4; Pv 2:22; Is 14:20; 30:18; 59:21; 61:8; Jr 9:24; 32:40; Jn 5:24; 6:39; 10:28; 15:9; 1P 1:5; 1Jn 2:19; Jde 1:1.
[29] Dt 30:20; Ps 37:9, 11, 18, 27; Pv 2:21; 2P 3:13; Rv 21:3, 7.
[30] Dt 6:7; Ps 71:15, 24; Pv 10:21, 31; 15:7; 25:11; 27:9; Mt 12:35; Ep 4:29; Col 4:6.
[31] Dt 6:6; 11:18; Jb 23:11; Ps 1:2; 17:5; 37:23; 40:2, 3, 8; 44:18; 73:2; 119:11, 98; 121:3; Pv 4:4; 14:15; Is 51:7; Jr 31:33; Ezk 27:6; He 8:10.
[32] Ps 10:8; 37:12; Jr 20:10; Lk 6:7; 11:54; 14:1; 19:47; 20:20; Ac 9:24.
[33] 1S 23:26; Ps 31:7; 109:31; 124:6; Ro 8:1, 33; 2Ti 4:17; 2P 2:9.
[34] Jb 17:9; 23:10; Ps 27:14; 37:3, 7, 9; 52:5; 91:8; 92:10, 11; 112:9; Pv 4:25; 16:17; 20:22; Mt 24:13; Lk 14:11; 1P 1:7; 5:6.
[35] Es 5:11; Jb 5:3; 8:13; 21:7; Ps 73:3; Is 14:14; Ezk 31:6, 18; Dn 4:20.
[36] Ex 15:9, 19; Jb 20:5; Ps 37:10; Is 10:16, 33; Ac 12:22.
[37] Jb 1:1; 42:12; Pv 14:32; Is 32:17; 57:2; Lk 2:25; Ac 7:59; 2Ti 4:6; 2P 1:14.
[38] Ps 1:4; 9:17; 52:5; Pv 14:32; Mt 13:30, 49; 25:46; 2Th 1:8.
[39] Ps 3:8; 9:9; 46:1; 91:15; Is 12:2; 33:2; Jna 2:9; Ep 2:8; Col 1:11; 2Ti 4:17.
[40] 1Ch 5:20; Ps 17:13; 22:4; 27:2; Is 31:5; 46:4; Dn 3:17, 28; 6:23; 1Jn 2:13; 5:18.


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