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Psalms 37

Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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¹ Do [1] not be agitated by evildoers; do not envy those who do wrong. ⓐ

² For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender green plants. ⓑ

³ Trust in the LORD and do what is good; ⓒ dwell in the land and live securely. [2] ⓓ

⁴ Take delight in the LORD, and He will give you your heart’s desires. ⓔ

⁵ Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will act, ⓕ

⁶ making your righteousness shine like the dawn, your justice like the noonday. ⓖ

⁷ Be silent before the LORD and wait expectantly for Him; ⓗ do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way, by the man who carries out evil plans. ⓘ

⁸ Refrain from anger and give up your rage; do not be agitated — it can only bring harm. ⓙ

⁹ For evildoers will be destroyed, but those who put their hope in the LORD will inherit the land. [3] ⓚ

¹⁰ A little while, and the wicked person will be no more; though you look for him, he will not be there. ⓛ

¹¹ But the humble will inherit the land [4] ⓜ and will enjoy abundant prosperity. ⓝ

¹² The wicked person schemes against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him. ⓞ

¹³ The Lord laughs at him ⓟ because He sees that his day is coming. ⓠ

¹⁴ The wicked have drawn the sword and strung the [5] bow to bring down the afflicted and needy and to slaughter those whose way is upright. ⓡ

¹⁵ Their swords will enter their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. ⓢ

¹⁶ The little that the righteous man has is better than the abundance of many wicked people. ⓣ

¹⁷ For the arms [6] of the wicked will be broken, ⓤ but the LORD supports the righteous. ⓥ

¹⁸ The LORD watches over the blameless all their days, and their inheritance will last forever. ⓦ

¹⁹ They will not be disgraced in times of adversity; they will be satisfied in days of hunger. ⓧ

²⁰ But the wicked will perish; the LORD’s enemies, like the glory of the pastures, will fade away — they will fade away like smoke. ⓨ

²¹ The wicked man borrows and does not repay, but the righteous one is gracious and giving. ⓩ

²² Those who are blessed by Him will inherit the land, [7] but those cursed by Him will be destroyed. ⓐ

²³ A man’s steps are established by the LORD, and He takes pleasure in his way. ⓑ

²⁴ Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, because the LORD holds his hand. [8] ⓒ

²⁵ I have been young and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned or his children begging for bread. ⓓ

²⁶ He is always generous, always lending, and his children are a blessing. ⓔ

²⁷ Turn away from evil and do what is good, and dwell there [9] forever. ⓕ

²⁸ For the LORD loves justice and will not abandon His faithful ones. ⓖ They are kept safe forever, but the children of the wicked will be destroyed. ⓗ

²⁹ The righteous will inherit the land [10] and dwell in it permanently. ⓘ

³⁰ The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom; his tongue speaks what is just. ⓙ

³¹ The instruction of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter. ⓚ

³² The wicked one lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him; ⓛ

³³ the LORD will not leave him in the power of the wicked one or allow him to be condemned when he is judged. ⓜ

³⁴ Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will exalt you to inherit the land. You will watch when the wicked are destroyed. ⓝ

³⁵ I have seen a wicked, violent man well-rooted [11] like a flourishing native tree. ⓞ

³⁶ Then I passed by and [12] noticed he was gone; I searched for him, but he could not be found. ⓟ

³⁷ Watch the blameless and observe the upright, for the man of peace will have a future. [13] ⓠ

³⁸ But transgressors will all be eliminated; the future [14] of the wicked will be destroyed. ⓡ

³⁹ The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD, their refuge in a time of distress. ⓢ

⁴⁰ The LORD helps and delivers them; He will deliver them from the wicked and will save them because they take refuge in Him. ⓣ

#	HCSB
1	Do [1] not be agitated by evildoers; do not envy those who do wrong. ⓐ
2	For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender green plants. ⓑ
3	Trust in the LORD and do what is good; ⓒ dwell in the land and live securely. [2] ⓓ
4	Take delight in the LORD, and He will give you your heart’s desires. ⓔ
5	Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will act, ⓕ
6	making your righteousness shine like the dawn, your justice like the noonday. ⓖ
7	Be silent before the LORD and wait expectantly for Him; ⓗ do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way, by the man who carries out evil plans. ⓘ
8	Refrain from anger and give up your rage; do not be agitated — it can only bring harm. ⓙ
9	For evildoers will be destroyed, but those who put their hope in the LORD will inherit the land. [3] ⓚ
10	A little while, and the wicked person will be no more; though you look for him, he will not be there. ⓛ
11	But the humble will inherit the land [4] ⓜ and will enjoy abundant prosperity. ⓝ
12	The wicked person schemes against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him. ⓞ
13	The Lord laughs at him ⓟ because He sees that his day is coming. ⓠ
14	The wicked have drawn the sword and strung the [5] bow to bring down the afflicted and needy and to slaughter those whose way is upright. ⓡ
15	Their swords will enter their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. ⓢ
16	The little that the righteous man has is better than the abundance of many wicked people. ⓣ
17	For the arms [6] of the wicked will be broken, ⓤ but the LORD supports the righteous. ⓥ
18	The LORD watches over the blameless all their days, and their inheritance will last forever. ⓦ
19	They will not be disgraced in times of adversity; they will be satisfied in days of hunger. ⓧ
20	But the wicked will perish; the LORD’s enemies, like the glory of the pastures, will fade away — they will fade away like smoke. ⓨ
21	The wicked man borrows and does not repay, but the righteous one is gracious and giving. ⓩ
22	Those who are blessed by Him will inherit the land, [7] but those cursed by Him will be destroyed. ⓐ
23	A man’s steps are established by the LORD, and He takes pleasure in his way. ⓑ
24	Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, because the LORD holds his hand. [8] ⓒ
25	I have been young and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned or his children begging for bread. ⓓ
26	He is always generous, always lending, and his children are a blessing. ⓔ
27	Turn away from evil and do what is good, and dwell there [9] forever. ⓕ
28	For the LORD loves justice and will not abandon His faithful ones. ⓖ They are kept safe forever, but the children of the wicked will be destroyed. ⓗ
29	The righteous will inherit the land [10] and dwell in it permanently. ⓘ
30	The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom; his tongue speaks what is just. ⓙ
31	The instruction of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter. ⓚ
32	The wicked one lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him; ⓛ
33	the LORD will not leave him in the power of the wicked one or allow him to be condemned when he is judged. ⓜ
34	Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will exalt you to inherit the land. You will watch when the wicked are destroyed. ⓝ
35	I have seen a wicked, violent man well-rooted [11] like a flourishing native tree. ⓞ
36	Then I passed by and [12] noticed he was gone; I searched for him, but he could not be found. ⓟ
37	Watch the blameless and observe the upright, for the man of peace will have a future. [13] ⓠ
38	But transgressors will all be eliminated; the future [14] of the wicked will be destroyed. ⓡ
39	The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD, their refuge in a time of distress. ⓢ
40	The LORD helps and delivers them; He will deliver them from the wicked and will save them because they take refuge in Him. ⓣ

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^{Psalms 37:26 [57]} Or freely; / the names of their children will be used in blessings (see Gen. 48:20); or freely; / others will see that their children are blessed

^{Psalms 37:28 [58]} See Septuagint; Hebrew They will be protected forever

^{Psalms 37:37 [59]} Or upright; / those who seek peace will have posterity

^{Psalms 37:38 [60]} Or posterity

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