Psalm 37:18–41 | Liturgical Calendar

19

They shall not be confounded in perilous times, *

and in the days of famine they shall have enough.

20

As for the ungodly, they shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be consumed as in a fiery furnace; *

even as smoke shall they vanish away.

21

The ungodly borrow and do not repay, *

but the righteous are merciful and generous.

22

Those who are blessed by God shall possess the land, *

but those who are cursed by him shall be rooted out.

23

The Lord orders a man’s steps; *

he makes his footsteps sure and preserves him on his path.

24

Though he fall, he shall not be cast down, *

for the Lord upholds him with his hand.

25

I have been young, and now I am old, *

yet I never saw the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging bread.

26

The righteous is ever merciful in lending, *

and his seed shall be blessed.

27

Flee from evil, and do that which is good, *

and dwell in the land for ever.

28

For the Lord loves that which is right; *

he forsakes not those who are godly, and 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 utters wisdom, *

and his tongue talks of judgment.

32

The law of his God is in his heart, *

and his footsteps shall not falter.

33

The ungodly lie in wait for the righteous *

and seek occasion to slay him.

34

The Lord will not leave him in their hand, *

nor allow him to be condemned when he is judged.

35

Hope in the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt you so that you shall possess the land; *

when the ungodly perish, you shall see it.

36

I myself have seen the ungodly in great power, *

and flourishing like a tree in full leaf.

37

I went by, and behold, they were gone; *

I sought them, but their place could nowhere be found.

38

Mark the blameless, and take heed of the upright, *

for there is a future for the peaceable.

39

As for the transgressors, they shall perish together, *

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

40

But the salvation of the righteous comes from 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.