A Psalm of David.
Psalms 37:2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
Psalms 37:3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shall you dwell in the land and verily thou shalt be fed.
Psalms 37:4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Psalms 37:5 Commit thy way unto the LORD trust also in him and he shall bring it to pass.
Psalms 37:6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
Psalms 37:7 Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prosper in his way because of the man who bring wicked devices to pass.
Psalms 37:8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
Psalms 37:9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
Psalms 37:10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
Psalms 37:11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Psalms 37:12 The wicked plot against the just, and gnash upon him with his teeth.
Psalms 37:13 The Lord shall laugh at him: for he see that his day is coming.
Psalms 37:14 The 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.
Psalms 37:15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
Psalms 37:16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
Psalms 37:17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD uphold the righteous.
Psalms 37:18 The LORD know the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
Psalms 37:19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
Psalms 37:20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
Psalms 37:21 The wicked borrow, and pay not again: but the righteous show mercy, and give.
Psalms 37:22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
Psalms 37:23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delight in his way.
Psalms 37:24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD uphold him with his hand.
Psalms 37:25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
Psalms 37:26 He is ever merciful, and lend; and his seed is blessed.
Psalms 37:27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
Psalms 37:28 For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
Psalms 37:29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
Psalms 37:30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
Psalms 37:31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
Psalms 37:32 The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to slay him.
Psalms 37:33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
Psalms 37:34 Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
Psalms 37:35
I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. {a green...: or, a green tree that groweth in his own soil}
Psalms 37:36
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Psalms 37:37
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
Psalms 37:38
But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
Psalms 37:39
But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
Psalms 37:40
And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.
(KJV)