Chapter 37
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37:1
- Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
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37:2
- For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
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37:3
- Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
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37:4
- Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
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37:5
- Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
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37:6
- And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
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37:7
- 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.
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37:8
- Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
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37:9
- For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
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37:10
- For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
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37:11
- But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
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37:12
- The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
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37:13
- The LORD shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
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37:14
- 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.
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37:15
- Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
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37:16
- A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
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37:17
- For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
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37:18
- The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
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37:19
- They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
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37:20
- 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.
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37:21
- The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
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37:22
- For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
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37:23
- The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
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37:24
- Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.
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37:25
- I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
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37:26
- He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
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37:27
- Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
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37:28
- 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.
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37:29
- The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
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37:30
- The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
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37:31
- The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
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37:32
- The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
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37:33
- The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
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37:34
- 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.
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37:35
- I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
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37:36
- Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
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37:37
- Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
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37:38
- But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
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37:39
- But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
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37:40
- And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.
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