PSALM 37

				1  Do not fret because of evildoers,
				   Nor be envious of the workers
				   Of iniquity.
				2  For they shall soon be cut down
				   like the grass,
				   And wither as the green herb.
				
				3  Trust in the LORD, and do good;
				   Dwell in the Land, and feed on 
				   His faithfulness.
				4  Delight yourself also in the
				   LORD,
				   And He shall give you the
				   Desires of your heart.
				
				5  Commit your way to the LORD,
				   Trust also in Him.
				   And He shall bring it to pass.
				6  He shall bring forth your
				   righteousness as the light,
				   And your justice as the
				   Noonday.
				7  Rest in the LORD, and wait
				   patiently for Him;
				   Do not fret because of him who
				   Prospers in his way,
				   Because of the man who brings
				   Wicked schemes to pass.
				8  Cease from anger, and forsake
				   wrath;
				   Do not fret - it only causes harm.
				
				9  For evildoers shall be cut off;
				   But those who wait on the LORD,
				   They shall inherit the earth.
				10 For yet a little while and the 
				   wicked shall be no more;
				   Indeed, you will look carefully
				   For his place,
				   But it shall be no more.
				11 But the meek shall inherit the
				   earth,
				   And shall delight themselves in
				   The abundance of peace.
				
				12 The wicked plots against the
				   just,
				   And gnashes at him with his 
				   Teeth.
				13 The Lord laughs at him,
				   For He sees that his day is 
				   Coming.
				14 The wicked have drawn the
				   sword
				   And have bent their bow,
				   To cast down the poor and
				   Needy,
				   To slay those who are of upright
				   Conduct.
				15 Their sword shall enter their
				   own heart,
				   And their bows shall be broken.
				
				16 A little that a righteous man has
				   is better than the riches of many
				   wicked.
				   For the arms of the wicked shall
				   Be broken,
				   But the LORD upholds the
				   Righteous.
				
				18 The LORD knows the days of the 
				   upright,
				   And their inheritance shall be
				   Forever.
				19 They shall not be ashamed in
				   the evil time,
				   And in the days of famine they
				   Shall be satisfied.
				20 But the wicked shall perish; 
				   And the enemies of the LORD,
				   like the splendor of the
				   meadows, shall vanish.
				   Into smoke they shall vanish
				   Away.
				21 The wicked borrows and does 
				   not repay,
				   But the righteous shows mercy
				   And gives.
				22 For those blessed by Him shall
				   inherit the earth,
				   But those cursed by Him shall be
				   Cut off.
				
				23 The steps of a good man are
				   ordered by the LORD,
				   And He delights in his way.
				24 Though he fall, he shall not be 
				   utterly cast down;
				   For the LORD upholds him with
				   His hand.
				
				25 I have been young, and now am 
				   old;
				   Yet I have not seen the
				   Righteous forsaken,
				   Nor his descendants begging
				   Bread.
				26 He is ever merciful, and lends;
				   And his descendants are
				   Blessed.
				
				27 Depart from evil, and do good;
				   And dwell forevermore.
				28 For the LORD loves justice,
				   And does not forsake His saints;
				   They are preserved forever,
				   But the descendants of the 
				   Wicked shall be cut off.
				29 The righteous shall inherit the 
				   land,
				   And dwell in it forever.
				30 The mouth of the righteous
				   speaks wisdom,
				   And his tongue talks of justice.
				31 The law of his God is in his
				   heart;
				   None of his steps shall slike.
				
				32 The wicked watches the
				   righteous,
				   And seeks to slay him.
				33 The LORD will not leave him in
				   his hand,
				   Nor condemn him when he is judged.
				
				34 Wait on the LORD, And keep His way,
				   And He shall exalt you inherit
				   The land;
				   When the wicked are cut off,
				   You shall see it.
				35 I have seen the wicked in great
				   power,
				   And spreading himself like a 
				   Native green tree.
				36 Yet he passed away, and
				   behold, he was no more;
				   Indeed I sought him, but he 
				   could not be found.
				
				37 Mark the blameless man, and 
				   observe the upright;
				   For the future of that man is
				   Peace.
				38 But the transgressors shall be
				   destroyed together;
				   The future of the wicked shall
				   Be cut off.
				39 But the salvation of the 
				   righteous is from the LORD,
				   He is their strength in the time
				   Of  trouble.
				40 And the Lord shall help them
				   and deliver them from the
				   wicked,
				   And save them,
				   Because they trust in Him.