Psalm 37 - English Standard Version Anglicised (ESVUK)

He Will Not Forsake His Saints

[a] Of David.

37 (A)Fret not yourself because of evildoers;
be not (B)envious of wrongdoers!
2 For they will soon (C)fade like (D)the grass
and wither (E)like the green herb.
3 (F)Trust in the Lord, and do good;
(G)dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.[b]
4 (H)Delight yourself in the Lord,
and he will (I)give you the desires of your heart.
5 (J)Commit your way to the Lord;
(K)trust in him, and he will act.
6 (L)He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
and your justice as (M)the noonday.
7 (N)Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
(O)fret not yourself over the one who (P)prospers in his way,
over the man who carries out evil devices!
8 (Q)Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath!
(R)Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
9 (S)For the evildoers shall be cut off,
but those who wait for the Lord shall (T)inherit the land.
10 In (U)just a little while, the wicked will be no more;
though you look carefully at (V)his place, he will not be there.
11 But (W)the meek shall inherit the land
and delight themselves in (X)abundant peace.
12 The wicked (Y)plots against the righteous
and (Z)gnashes his teeth at him,
13 but the Lord (AA)laughs at the wicked,
for he sees that his (AB)day is coming.
14 The wicked draw the sword and (AC)bend their bows
to bring down the poor and needy,
to slay those whose (AD)way is upright;
15 their sword shall enter their own heart,
and their (AE)bows shall be broken.
16 (AF)Better is the little that the righteous has
than the abundance of many wicked.
17 For (AG)the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
but the Lord (AH)upholds the righteous.
18 The Lord (AI)knows the days of the blameless,
and their (AJ)heritage will remain for ever;
19 they are not put to shame in evil times;
in (AK)the days of famine they have abundance.
20 But the wicked will perish;
the enemies of the Lord are like (AL)the glory of the pastures;
they vanish—like (AM)smoke they vanish away.
21 The wicked borrows but does not pay back,
but the righteous (AN)is generous and gives;
22 for those blessed by the Lord[c] shall (AO)inherit the land,
but those cursed by him (AP)shall be cut off.
23 The (AQ)steps of a man are (AR)established by the Lord,
when he delights in his way;
24 (AS)though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong,
for the Lord (AT)upholds his hand.
25 I have been young, and now am old,
yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
or his children (AU)begging for bread.
26 He is ever (AV)lending generously,
and his children become a blessing.
27 (AW)Turn away from evil and do good;
so shall you (AX)dwell for ever.
28 For the Lord (AY)loves justice;
he will not forsake his (AZ)saints.
They are preserved for ever,
but the children of the wicked shall be (BA)cut off.
29 The righteous shall inherit the land
and (BB)dwell upon it for ever.
30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
and his tongue speaks justice.
31 (BC)The law of his God is in his heart;
his (BD)steps do not slip.
32 The wicked (BE)watches for the righteous
and seeks to put him to death.
33 The Lord will not (BF)abandon him to his power
or let him (BG)be condemned when he is brought to trial.
34 (BH)Wait for the Lord and keep his way,
and he will exalt you to inherit the land;
you will look on (BI)when the wicked are cut off.
35 (BJ)I have seen a wicked, ruthless man,
spreading himself like (BK)a green laurel tree.[d]
36 But he passed away,[e] and behold, (BL)he was no more;
though I sought him, he could not be found.
37 Mark the blameless and behold the upright,
for there is a future for the man of (BM)peace.
38 But (BN)transgressors shall be altogether destroyed;
the future of the wicked (BO)shall be cut off.
39 (BP)The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
he is their stronghold in (BQ)the time of trouble.
40 The Lord helps them and (BR)delivers them;
(BS)he delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
because they (BT)take refuge in him.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 37:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each stanza beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet
  2. Psalm 37:3 Or and feed on faithfulness, or and find safe pasture
  3. Psalm 37:22 Hebrew by him
  4. Psalm 37:35 The identity of this tree is uncertain
  5. Psalm 37:36 Or But one passed by

Cross references

  1. Psalm 37:1 : ver. 7, 8; Prov. 24:19
  2. Psalm 37:1 : Ps. 73:3; Prov. 3:31; 23:17; 24:1, 19
  3. Psalm 37:2 : Job 14:2; See Job 27:13-23
  4. Psalm 37:2 : Ps. 90:5, 6
  5. Psalm 37:2 : Ps. 129:6
  6. Psalm 37:3 : Ps. 62:8; 115:9-11; Prov. 3:5; Isa. 26:4
  7. Psalm 37:3 : Lev. 26:5; Prov. 2:21
  8. Psalm 37:4 : Job 22:26; Isa. 58:14; [Phil. 3:1; 4:4]
  9. Psalm 37:4 : Matt. 6:33
  10. Psalm 37:5 : Ps. 22:8; 55:22; Prov. 16:3; 1 Pet. 5:7
  11. Psalm 37:5 : [See ver. 3 above]; Ps. 62:8; 115:9-11; Prov. 3:5; Isa. 26:4
  12. Psalm 37:6 : Isa. 58:8, 10; Mic. 7:9
  13. Psalm 37:6 : Job 11:17
  14. Psalm 37:7 : [Ps. 62:1; Isa. 30:15; Lam. 3:26]
  15. Psalm 37:7 : ver. 1
  16. Psalm 37:7 : Jer. 12:1
  17. Psalm 37:8 : [Eph. 4:26]
  18. Psalm 37:8 : [See ver. 7 above]; ver. 1
  19. Psalm 37:9 : ver. 2, 22
  20. Psalm 37:9 : Ps. 25:13; Prov. 2:21; Isa. 57:13; 60:21
  21. Psalm 37:10 : Job 24:24
  22. Psalm 37:10 : Job 7:10
  23. Psalm 37:11 : Cited Matt. 5:5
  24. Psalm 37:11 : Ps. 119:165; [Isa. 32:17]
  25. Psalm 37:12 : Ps. 31:13
  26. Psalm 37:12 : See Ps. 35:16
  27. Psalm 37:13 : See Ps. 2:4
  28. Psalm 37:13 : See Job 18:20
  29. Psalm 37:14 : Ps. 7:12
  30. Psalm 37:14 : See Ps. 7:10
  31. Psalm 37:15 : See 1 Sam. 2:4
  32. Psalm 37:16 : Prov. 15:16; 16:8; [1 Tim. 6:6]
  33. Psalm 37:17 : Ps. 10:15; Job 38:15; Ezek. 30:21, 22
  34. Psalm 37:17 : ver. 24
  35. Psalm 37:18 : See Ps. 1:6
  36. Psalm 37:18 : ver. 9
  37. Psalm 37:19 : Ps. 33:19; Job 5:20
  38. Psalm 37:20 : [Matt. 6:30; James 1:11]
  39. Psalm 37:20 : Ps. 68:2; 102:3; Hos. 13:3
  40. Psalm 37:21 : ver. 26
  41. Psalm 37:22 : See ver. 9
  42. Psalm 37:22 : ver. 2
  43. Psalm 37:23 : Ps. 25:12; 1 Sam. 2:9
  44. Psalm 37:23 : Ps. 40:2; 119:5
  45. Psalm 37:24 : Prov. 24:16; Mic. 7:8; 2 Cor. 4:9
  46. Psalm 37:24 : ver. 17
  47. Psalm 37:25 : [Ps. 109:10; Job 15:23]
  48. Psalm 37:26 : Ps. 112:5, 9; Deut. 15:8, 10; Matt. 5:42; Luke 6:35
  49. Psalm 37:27 : See Ps. 34:14
  50. Psalm 37:27 : [Ps. 102:28]
  51. Psalm 37:28 : See Ps. 11:7
  52. Psalm 37:28 : See Ps. 16:10
  53. Psalm 37:28 : ver. 2, 9; Ps. 21:10; Prov. 2:22; Isa. 14:20
  54. Psalm 37:29 : [See ver. 27 above]; [Ps. 102:28]
  55. Psalm 37:31 : Ps. 40:8; 119:11; Deut. 6:6; Isa. 51:7; Jer. 31:33; [Rom. 7:22]
  56. Psalm 37:31 : [Ps. 73:2]
  57. Psalm 37:32 : Ps. 10:8
  58. Psalm 37:33 : [2 Pet. 2:9]
  59. Psalm 37:33 : Ps. 109:31
  60. Psalm 37:34 : ver. 9; See Ps. 27:14
  61. Psalm 37:34 : Ps. 52:5, 6; 91:8
  62. Psalm 37:35 : See Job 5:3
  63. Psalm 37:35 : [Ps. 52:8]
  64. Psalm 37:36 : ver. 10; Job 20:5
  65. Psalm 37:37 : ver. 11; Ps. 119:165; Isa. 57:2
  66. Psalm 37:38 : [Ps. 52:5; 104:35; Prov. 2:22]
  67. Psalm 37:38 : Ps. 73:17; Job 18:17
  68. Psalm 37:39 : See Ps. 3:8
  69. Psalm 37:39 : Ps. 9:9
  70. Psalm 37:40 : [Isa. 31:5; Acts 12:11]
  71. Psalm 37:40 : [1 Chr. 5:20; Dan. 3:17, 28; 6:23]
  72. Psalm 37:40 : See Ps. 11:1

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