American Standard Version
Psalms 37
A Psalm of David.
1FretH2734 not thyself because of evil-doers,Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousnessH5766.2For they shall soon be cut down like the grassH2682,And witherH5034 as the green herb.3TrustH982 in Jehovah, and do goodH2896;DwellH7931 in the landH776, and feedH7462 onhisfaithfulnessH530.4DelightH6026 thyself also in Jehovah;And he will giveH5414 thee the desires of thy heartH3820.5Commit thy wayH1870 unto Jehovah;TrustH982 also in him, and he will bring it to pass.6And he will make thy righteousnessH6664 to goH3318 forthH3318 as the lightH216,And thy justiceH4941 as the noonday.7Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him:FretH2734 not thyself because of him who prospereth in his wayH1870,Because of the manH376 who bringeth wicked devices to pass.8Cease from angerH639, and forsakeH5800 wrathH2534:FretH2734 not thyself, it tendeth onlyH389 to evil-doing.9For evil-doers shall be cutH3772 off;But those that waitH6960 for Jehovah, they shall inheritH3423 the landH776.10For yetH5750 a littleH4592 while, and the wickedH7563 shall not be:Yea, thou shalt diligently considerH995 his placeH4725, and he shall not be.11But the meek shall inheritH3423 the landH776,And shall delightH6026 themselves in the abundanceH7230 of peaceH7965.12The wickedH7563 plotteth against the just,And gnasheth upon him with his teethH8127.13The LordH136 will laughH7832 at him;For he seeth that his dayH3117 is comingH935.14The wickedH7563 have drawn out the swordH2719, and have bentH1869 their bowH7198,To castH5307 down the poorH6041 and needyH34,To slay such as are uprightH3477 in the wayH1870.15Their swordH2719 shall enter into their own heartH3820,And their bowsH7198 shall be brokenH7665.16Better is a littleH4592 that the righteousH6662 hathThan the abundanceH1995 of manyH7227 wickedH7563.17For the armsH2220 of the wickedH7563 shall be brokenH7665;But Jehovah upholdeth the righteousH6662.18Jehovah knoweth the daysH3117 of the perfectH8549;And their inheritanceH5159 shall beH1961 for everH5769.19They shall not be putH954 to shameH954 in the timeH6256 of evilH7451;And in the daysH3117 of famine they shall be satisfiedH7646.20But the wickedH7563 shall perishH6,And the enemiesH341 of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambsH3733:They shall consume; in smokeH6227 shall they consume awayH3615.21The wickedH7563 borroweth, and payeth not again;But the righteousH6662 dealeth graciously, and giveth.22For such as are blessedH1288 of him shall inheritH3423 the landH776;And they that are cursedH7043 of him shall be cutH3772 off.23A man’sH1397 goings are establishedH3559 of Jehovah;And he delighteth in his wayH1870.24Though he fallH5307, he shall not be utterly castH5307 downH5307;For Jehovah upholdeth him with his handH3027.25I have beenH1961 youngH5288, and now amH1961 oldH2204;Yet have I not seenH7200 the righteousH6662 forsaken,Nor his seedH2233 begging breadH3899.26All the dayH3117 long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth;And his seedH2233 is blessed.27DepartH5493 from evilH7451, and do goodH2896;And dwellH7931 for evermore.28For Jehovah loveth justiceH4941,And forsaketh not his saints;They are preservedH8104 for everH5769:But the seedH2233 of the wickedH7563 shall be cutH3772 off.29The righteousH6662 shall inheritH3423 the landH776,And dwellH7931 therein for everH5703.30The mouthH6310 of the righteousH6662 talketh of wisdomH2451,And his tongueH3956 speaketh justiceH4941.31The lawH8451 of his GodH430 is in his heartH3820;None of his stepsH838 shall slide.32The wickedH7563 watcheth the righteousH6662,And seeketh to slay him.33Jehovah will not leaveH5800 him in his handH3027,Nor condemnH7561 him when he is judgedH8199.34WaitH6960 for Jehovah, and keepH8104 his wayH1870,And he will exaltH7311 thee to inheritH3423 the landH776:When the wickedH7563 are cutH3772 off, thou shalt seeH7200 it.35I have seenH7200 the wickedH7563 in great power,And spreading himself like a green tree in its nativeH249 soil.36But one passedH5674 by, and, lo, he was not:Yea, I soughtH1245 him, but he could not be foundH4672.37Mark the perfectH8535 manH376, and behold the uprightH3477;For there is ahappyendH319 to the manH376 of peaceH7965.38As for transgressorsH6586, they shall be destroyedH8045 togetherH3162:The endH319 of the wickedH7563 shall be cutH3772 off.39But the salvationH8668 of the righteousH6662 is of Jehovah:He is their strongholdH4581 in the timeH6256 of troubleH6869.40And Jehovah helpeth them, and rescueth them:He rescueth them from the wickedH7563, and saveth them,Because they have takenH2620 refugeH2620 in him.
Commentaries on Psalms 37
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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