New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 37:13-40

13The LordH136 1laughsH7832 at him, For He seesH7200 that 2his dayH3117 is comingH935.14The wickedH7563 have drawnH6605 the swordH2719 and 3bentH1869 their bowH7198 To takeH5307 downH5307 the 4afflictedH6041 and the needyH34, To 5killH2873 offH2873 those who are uprightH3477 in conductH1870.15Their swordH2719 will enterH935 their own heartH3820, And their 6bowsH7198 will be brokenH7665.

16 7BetterH2896 is the littleH4592 of the righteousH6662 ThanH4480 the abundanceH1995 of manyH7227 wickedH7563.17For the 8armsH2220 of the wickedH7563 will be brokenH7665, But the LordH3068 9sustainsH5564 the righteousH6662.18The LordH3068 10knowsH3045 the daysH3117 of the 11blamelessH8549, And their 12inheritanceH5159 will be foreverH5769.19They will not beH954 ashamedH954 in the timeH6256 of evilH7463, And 13in the daysH3117 of famineH7459 they will haveH7646 plentyH7646.20But the 14wickedH7563 will perishH6; And the enemiesH340 of the LordH3068 will be like the 15gloryH3368 of the pasturesH3733, They vanishH3615--16like smokeH6227 they vanishH3615 away.21The wickedH7563 borrowsH3867 and does not payH7999 backH7999, But the righteousH6662 17is graciousH2603 and givesH5414.22For 18those blessedH1288 by Him will 19inheritH3423 the landH776, But those 20cursedH7043 by Him will be eliminatedH3772.

23 21The stepsH4703 of a manH1397 are establishedH3559 by the LordH3068, And He 22delightsH2654 in his wayH1870.24WhenH3588 23he fallsH5307, he will not be hurledH2904 downH2904, BecauseH3588 24the LordH3068 is the One 25who holdsH5564 his handH3027.25I have beenH1961 youngH5288 and nowH1571 I amH2204 oldH2204, Yet 26I have not seenH7200 the righteousH6662 forsakenH5800 Or 27his 28descendantsH2233 beggingH1245 for breadH3899.26AllH3605 dayH3117 long 29he is graciousH2603 and lendsH3867, And 30his 31descendantsH2233 are a blessingH1293.

27 32TurnH5493 from evilH7451 and doH6213 goodH2896, So that you will dwellH7931 33foreverH5769.28For the LordH3068 34lovesH157 35justiceH4941 And 36does not abandonH5800 His godlyH2623 onesH2623; They are 37protectedH8104 foreverH5769, But the 38 39descendantsH2233 of the wickedH7563 will be eliminatedH3772.29The righteousH6662 will 40inheritH3423 the landH776 And 41dwellH7931 in it foreverH5703.30The mouthH6310 of the righteousH6662 42uttersH1897 wisdomH2451, And his tongueH3956 43speaksH1696 justiceH4941.31The 44LawH8451 of his GodH430 is in his heartH3820; His 45stepsH804 do not slipH4571.32The 46wickedH7563 spiesH6822 upon the righteousH6662 And 47seeksH1245 to killH4191 him.33The LordH3068 will 48not leaveH5800 him in his handH3027 Or 49let him be condemnedH7561 when he is judgedH8199.34 50WaitH6960 for the LordH3068 and keepH8104 His wayH1870, And He will exaltH7311 you to inheritH3423 the landH776; When the 51wickedH7563 are eliminatedH3772, you will seeH7200 it.

35I have 52seenH7200 a wickedH7563, violentH6184 personH7563 SpreadingH6168 himself like a 53luxuriantH7488 54treeH249 in its nativeH249 soil.36Then he passedH5674 awayH5674, and beholdH2009, he 55was noH369 moreH369; I searchedH1245 for him, but he could not be foundH4672.37ObserveH8104 the 56 57blamelessH8535 personH8535, and lookH7200 at the 58uprightH3477; For the personH376 of peaceH7965 will have 59a futureH319.38But wrongdoersH6586 will altogetherH3164 be 60destroyedH8045; The futureH319 of the wickedH7563 will be 61eliminatedH3772.39But the 62salvationH8668 of the righteousH6662 is from the LordH3068; He is their strengthH4581 63in timeH6256 of troubleH6869.40 64The LordH3068 helpsH5826 them and rescuesH6403 them; He 65rescuesH6403 them from the wickedH7563 and savesH3467 them, BecauseH3588 they 66takeH2620 refugeH2620 in Him.

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Notes

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

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