(ESV) Psalms 37 : 1 Of David. Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers!
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 2 For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 4 Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 6 He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 8 Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 9 For the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 10 In just a little while, the wicked will be no more; though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 11 But the meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 12 The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him,
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 14 The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose way is upright;
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 15 their sword shall enter their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 16 Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 18 The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will remain forever;
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 19 they are not put to shame in evil times; in the days of famine they have abundance.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 20 But the wicked will perish; the enemies of the LORD are like the glory of the pastures; they vanish—like smoke they vanish away.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 21 The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives;
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 22 for those blessed by the LORD shall inherit the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 23 The steps of a man are established by the LORD, when he delights in his way;
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 24 though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the LORD upholds his hand.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 25 I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 26 He is ever lending generously, and his children become a blessing.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 27 Turn away from evil and do good; so shall you dwell forever.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 28 For the LORD loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 29 The righteous shall inherit the land and dwell upon it forever.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 31 The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not slip.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 32 The wicked watches for the righteous and seeks to put him to death.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 33 The LORD will not abandon him to his power or let him be condemned when he is brought to trial.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 34 Wait for the LORD and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on when the wicked are cut off.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 35 I have seen a wicked, ruthless man, spreading himself like a green laurel tree.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 36 But he passed away, and behold, he was no more; though I sought him, he could not be found.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 37 Mark the blameless and behold the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 38 But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed; the future of the wicked shall be cut off.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 39 The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; he is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
(ESV) Psalms 37 : 40 The LORD helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.