37Psalms 37

PSAL. XXXVII. / Dauid perswadeth to patience and confidence in God, by the different estate of the godly and the wicked. / of Dauid.

1Fret not thy selfe because of euill doers, neither bee thou enuious against the workers of iniquitie.Select Psalms 37:1

2For they shall soone be cut downe like the grasse; and wither as the greene herbe.Select Psalms 37:2

3Trust in the Lord, and do good, so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verely thou shalt be fed.Select Psalms 37:3

4Delight thy selfe also in the Lord; and he shall giue thee the desires of thine heart.Select Psalms 37:4

5Commit thy way vnto the Lord: trust also in him, and he shall bring it to passe.Select Psalms 37:5

6And he shall bring forth thy righteousnes as the light, and thy iudgement as the noone day.Select Psalms 37:6

7Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thy selfe because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked deuices to passe.Select Psalms 37:7

8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thy selfe in any wise to doe euill.Select Psalms 37:8

9For euil doers shall be cut off: but those that waite vpon the Lord, they shall inherite the earth.Select Psalms 37:9

10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not bee: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.Select Psalms 37:10

11But the meeke shall inherite the earth: and shall delight themselues in the abundance of peace.Select Psalms 37:11

12The wicked plotteth against the iust, and gnasheth vpon him with his teeth.Select Psalms 37:12

13The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is comming.Select Psalms 37:13

14The wicked haue drawen out the sword, and haue bent their bow to cast downe the poore and needy, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation.Select Psalms 37:14

15Their sword shall enter into their owne heart, and their bowes shall be broken.Select Psalms 37:15

16A little that a righteous man hath, is better then the riches of many wicked.Select Psalms 37:16

17For the armes of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord vpholdeth the righteous.Select Psalms 37:17

18The Lord knoweth the dayes of the vpright: and their inheritance shall be for euer.Select Psalms 37:18

19They shall not be ashamed in the euill time: and in the dayes of famine they shalbe satisfied.Select Psalms 37:19

20But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambes: they shall consume: into smoke shall they consume away.Select Psalms 37:20

21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not againe: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giueth.Select Psalms 37:21

22For such as be blessed of him, shall inherite the earth: and they that be cursed of him, shalbe cut off.Select Psalms 37:22

23The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.Select Psalms 37:23

24Though hee fall, he shall not be vtterly cast downe: for the Lord vpholdeth him with his hand.Select Psalms 37:24

25I haue bene yong, and now am old; yet haue I not seene the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begging bread.Select Psalms 37:25

26He is euer mercifull, and lendeth: and his seede is blessed.Select Psalms 37:26

27Depart from euill, and doe good; and dwell for euermore.Select Psalms 37:27

28For the Lord loueth iudgement, and forsaketh not his Saints, they are preserued for euer: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.Select Psalms 37:28

29The righteous shall inherite the land, and dwell therein for euer.Select Psalms 37:29

30The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisedome; and his tongue talketh of iudgement.Select Psalms 37:30

31The Law of his God is in his heart: none of his steps shall slide.Select Psalms 37:31

32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.Select Psalms 37:32

33The Lord will not leaue him in his hand, nor condemne him when he is iudged.Select Psalms 37:33

34Wait on the Lord, and keepe his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.Select Psalms 37:34

35I haue seene the wicked in great power: and spreading himselfe like a greene bay tree.Select Psalms 37:35

36Yet he passed away, and loe he was not: yea, I sought him, but hee could not be found.Select Psalms 37:36

37Marke the perfect man, and behold the vpright: for the end of that man is peace.Select Psalms 37:37

38But the transgressours shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shalbe cut off.Select Psalms 37:38

39But the saluation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble.Select Psalms 37:39

40And the Lord shall helpe them and deliuer them: he shall deliuer them from the wicked, and saue them because they trust in him.Select Psalms 37:40