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New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 37:13-40

13The Lord 1laughs at him, For He sees that 2his day is coming.14The wicked have drawn the sword and 3bent their bow To take down the 4afflicted and the needy, To 5kill off those who are upright in conduct.15Their sword will enter their own heart, And their 6bows will be broken.

167Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked.17For the 8arms of the wicked will be broken, But the Lord 9sustains the righteous.18The Lord 10knows the days of the 11blameless, And their 12inheritance will be forever.19They will not be ashamed in the time of evil, And 13in the days of famine they will have plenty.20But the 14wicked will perish; And the enemies of the Lord will be like the 15glory of the pastures, They vanish--16like smoke they vanish away.21The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous 17is gracious and gives.22For 18those blessed by Him will 19inherit the land, But those 20cursed by Him will be eliminated.

2321The steps of a man are established by the Lord, And He 22delights in his way.24When 23he falls, he will not be hurled down, Because 24the Lord is the One 25who holds his hand.25I have been young and now I am old, Yet 26I have not seen the righteous forsaken Or 27his 28descendants begging for bread.26All day long 29he is gracious and lends, And 30his 31descendants are a blessing.

2732Turn from evil and do good, So that you will dwell 33forever.28For the Lord 34loves 35justice And 36does not abandon His godly ones; They are 37protected forever, But the 3839descendants of the wicked will be eliminated.29The righteous will 40inherit the land And 41dwell in it forever.30The mouth of the righteous 42utters wisdom, And his tongue 43speaks justice.31The 44Law of his God is in his heart; His 45steps do not slip.32The 46wicked spies upon the righteous And 47seeks to kill him.33The Lord will 48not leave him in his hand Or 49let him be condemned when he is judged.3450Wait for the Lord and keep His way, And He will exalt you to inherit the land; When the 51wicked are eliminated, you will see it.

35I have 52seen a wicked, violent person Spreading himself like a 53luxuriant 54tree in its native soil.36Then he passed away, and behold, he 55was no more; I searched for him, but he could not be found.37Observe the 5657blameless person, and look at the 58upright; For the person of peace will have 59a future.38But wrongdoers will altogether be 60destroyed; The future of the wicked will be 61eliminated.39But the 62salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their strength 63in time of trouble.4064The Lord helps them and rescues them; He 65rescues them from the wicked and saves them, Because they 66take refuge in Him.

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Notes

  1. 1. Psalms 37:13 Ps 2:4 ↩
  2. 2. Psalms 37:13 1 Sam 26:10; Job 18:20 ↩
  3. 3. Psalms 37:14 Ps 11:2; Lam 2:4 ↩
  4. 4. Psalms 37:14 Ps 35:10; 86:1 ↩
  5. 5. Psalms 37:14 Ps 11:2 ↩
  6. 6. Psalms 37:15 1 Sam 2:4; Ps 46:9 ↩
  7. 7. Psalms 37:16 Prov 15:16; 16:8 ↩
  8. 8. Psalms 37:17 Job 38:15; Ps 10:15; Ezek 30:21 ↩
  9. 9. Psalms 37:17 Ps 71:6; 145:14 ↩
  10. 10. Psalms 37:18 Ps 1:6; 31:7 ↩
  11. 11. Psalms 37:18 Lit complete; or perfect ↩
  12. 12. Psalms 37:18 Ps 37:27, 29 ↩
  13. 13. Psalms 37:19 Job 5:20; Ps 33:19 ↩
  14. 14. Psalms 37:20 Ps 73:27 ↩
  15. 15. Psalms 37:20 I.e., flowers ↩
  16. 16. Psalms 37:20 Ps 68:2; 102:3 ↩
  17. 17. Psalms 37:21 Ps 112:5, 9 ↩
  18. 18. Psalms 37:22 Prov 3:33 ↩
  19. 19. Psalms 37:22 Ps 37:9 ↩
  20. 20. Psalms 37:22 Job 5:3 ↩
  21. 21. Psalms 37:23 1 Sam 2:9; Ps 40:2; 66:9; 119:5 ↩
  22. 22. Psalms 37:23 Ps 147:11 ↩
  23. 23. Psalms 37:24 Ps 145:14; Prov 24:16; Mic 7:8 ↩
  24. 24. Psalms 37:24 Ps 147:6 ↩
  25. 25. Psalms 37:24 Or who sustains him with His hand ↩
  26. 26. Psalms 37:25 Ps 37:28; Is 41:17; Heb 13:5 ↩
  27. 27. Psalms 37:25 Ps 109:10 ↩
  28. 28. Psalms 37:25 Lit seed ↩
  29. 29. Psalms 37:26 Deut 15:8; Ps 37:21 ↩
  30. 30. Psalms 37:26 Ps 147:13 ↩
  31. 31. Psalms 37:26 Lit seed ↩
  32. 32. Psalms 37:27 Ps 34:14 ↩
  33. 33. Psalms 37:27 Ps 37:18; 102:28 ↩
  34. 34. Psalms 37:28 Ps 11:7; 33:5 ↩
  35. 35. Psalms 37:28 Lit judgment ↩
  36. 36. Psalms 37:28 Ps 37:25 ↩
  37. 37. Psalms 37:28 Ps 31:23 ↩
  38. 38. Psalms 37:28 Lit seed ↩
  39. 39. Psalms 37:28 Ps 21:10; 37:9; Prov 2:22; Is 14:20 ↩
  40. 40. Psalms 37:29 Ps 37:9; Prov 2:21 ↩
  41. 41. Psalms 37:29 Ps 37:18 ↩
  42. 42. Psalms 37:30 Ps 49:3; Prov 10:13 ↩
  43. 43. Psalms 37:30 Ps 101:1; 119:13 ↩
  44. 44. Psalms 37:31 Deut 6:6; Ps 40:8; 119:11; Is 51:7; Jer 31:33 ↩
  45. 45. Psalms 37:31 Ps 26:1; 37:23 ↩
  46. 46. Psalms 37:32 Ps 10:8; 17:11 ↩
  47. 47. Psalms 37:32 Ps 37:14 ↩
  48. 48. Psalms 37:33 Ps 31:8; 2 Pet 2:9 ↩
  49. 49. Psalms 37:33 Ps 34:22; 109:31 ↩
  50. 50. Psalms 37:34 Ps 27:14; 37:9 ↩
  51. 51. Psalms 37:34 Ps 52:5, 6; 91:8 ↩
  52. 52. Psalms 37:35 Job 5:3; Jer 12:2 ↩
  53. 53. Psalms 37:35 Job 8:16 ↩
  54. 54. Psalms 37:35 Lit native; Heb obscure ↩
  55. 55. Psalms 37:36 Job 20:5; Ps 37:10 ↩
  56. 56. Psalms 37:37 Lit complete; or perfect ↩
  57. 57. Psalms 37:37 Ps 37:18 ↩
  58. 58. Psalms 37:37 Ps 7:10 ↩
  59. 59. Psalms 37:37 Is 57:1, 2 ↩
  60. 60. Psalms 37:38 Ps 1:4-6; 37:20, 28 ↩
  61. 61. Psalms 37:38 Ps 37:9; 73:17 ↩
  62. 62. Psalms 37:39 Ps 3:8; 62:1 ↩
  63. 63. Psalms 37:39 Ps 9:9; 37:19 ↩
  64. 64. Psalms 37:40 Ps 54:4 ↩
  65. 65. Psalms 37:40 Ps 22:4; Is 31:5; Dan 3:17; 6:23 ↩
  66. 66. Psalms 37:40 1 Chr 5:20; Ps 34:22 ↩

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