Psalm 37 | Liturgical Calendar

1

Fret not thyself because of the ungodly *

neither be thou envious against the evil-doers.

2

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass *

and be withered even as the green herb.

3

Put thou thy trust in the Lord, and be doing good *

dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

4

Delight thou in the Lord *

and he shall give thee thy heart’s desire.

5

Commit thy way unto the Lord, and put thy trust in him *

and he shall bring it to pass.

6

He shall make thy righteousness as clear as the light *

and thy just dealing as the noon-day.

7

Hold thee still in the Lord, and abide patiently upon him *

but grieve not thyself at him whose way doth prosper, against the man that doeth after evil counsels.

8

Leave off from wrath, and let go displeasure *

fret not thyself, else shalt thou be moved to do evil.

9

Wicked doers shall be rooted out *

and they that patiently abide the Lord, those shall inherit the land.

10

Yet a little while, and the ungodly shall be clean gone *

thou shalt look after his place, and he shall be away.

11

But the meek-spirited shall possess the earth *

and shall be refreshed in the multitude of peace.

12

The ungodly seeketh counsel against the just *

and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

13

The Lord shall laugh him to scorn *

for he hath seen that his day is coming.

14

The ungodly have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow *

to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as are of a right conversation.

15

Their sword shall go through their own heart *

and their bow shall be broken.

16

A small thing that the righteous hath *

is better than great riches of the ungodly.

17

For the arms of the ungodly shall be broken *

and the Lord upholdeth the righteous.

18

The Lord knoweth the days of the godly *

and their inheritance shall endure for ever.

19

They shall not be confounded in the perilous time *

and in the days of dearth they shall have enough.

20

As for the ungodly, they shall perish; and the enemies of the Lord shall consume as the fat of lambs *

yea, even as the smoke shall they consume away.

21

The ungodly borroweth, and payeth not again *

but the righteous is merciful and liberal.

22

Such as are blessed of God shall possess the land *

and they that are cursed of him shall be rooted out.

23

The Lord ordereth a good man’s going *

and maketh his way acceptable to himself.

24

Though he fall, he shall not be cast away *

for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.

25

I have been young, and now am old *

and yet saw I never the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread.

26

The righteous is ever merciful, and lendeth *

and his seed is blessed.

27

Flee from evil, and do the thing that is good *

and dwell for evermore.

28

For the Lord loveth the thing that is right *

he forsaketh not his that be godly, but they are preserved for ever.

29

The unrighteous shall be punished *

as for the seed of the ungodly, it shall be rooted out.

30

The righteous shall inherit the land *

and dwell therein for ever.

31

The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wisdom *

and his tongue will be talking of judgement.

32

The law of his God is in his heart *

and his goings shall not slide.

33

The ungodly seeth the righteous *

and seeketh occasion to slay him.

34

The Lord will not leave him in his hand *

nor condemn him when he is judged.

35

Hope thou in the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall promote thee, that thou shalt possess the land *

when the ungodly shall perish, thou shalt see it.

36

I myself have seen the ungodly in great power *

and flourishing like a green bay-tree.

37

I went by, and lo, he was gone *

I sought him, but his place could no where be found.

38

Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that is right *

for that shall bring a man peace at the last.

39

As for the transgressors, they shall perish together *

and the end of the ungodly is, they shall be rooted out at the last.

40

But the salvation of the righteous cometh of the Lord *

who is also their strength in the time of trouble.

41

And the Lord shall stand by them, and save them *

he shall deliver them from the ungodly, and shall save them, because they put their trust in him.