Psalms 37:3-20

3Trust in Yhwh, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.1

4Delight thyself also in Yhwh; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

5Commit thy way unto Yhwh; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.2

6And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

7Rest in Yhwh, 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.3

8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

9For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon Yhwh, they shall inherit the earth.

10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

11But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.4

13The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

14The 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.5

15Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

16A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: But Yhwh upholdeth the righteous.

18Yhwh knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

19They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

20But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of Yhwh shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.6