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Psalms 37

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1Donot fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity. ✦ 2For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb. ✦ 3Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. ✦ 4Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. ✦ 5Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. ✦ 6He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday. ✦ 7Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. ✦ 8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret—it only causes harm. ✦ 9For evildoers shall be cut off; But those who wait on the Lord, They shall inherit the earth. ✦ 10For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more; Indeed, you will look carefully for his place, But it shall be no more. ✦ 11But the meek shall inherit the earth, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. ✦ 12The wicked plots against the just, And gnashes at him with his teeth. ✦ 13The Lord laughs at him, For He sees that his day is coming. ✦ 14The wicked have drawn the sword And have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay those who are of upright conduct. ✦ 15Their sword shall enter their own heart, And their bows shall be broken. ✦ 16A little that a righteous man has Is better than the riches of many wicked. ✦ 17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, But the Lord upholds the righteous. ✦ 18The Lord knows the days of the upright, And their inheritance shall be forever. ✦ 19They shall not be ashamed in the evil time, And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. ✦ 20But the wicked shall perish; And the enemies of the Lord, Like the splendor of the meadows, shall vanish. Into smoke they shall vanish away. ✦ 21The wicked borrows and does not repay, But the righteous shows mercy and gives. ✦ 22For those blessed by Him shall inherit the earth, But those cursed by Him shall be cut off. ✦ 23The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way. ✦ 24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the Lord upholds him with His hand. ✦ 25I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants begging bread. ✦ 26He is ever merciful, and lends; And his descendants are blessed. ✦ 27Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell forevermore. ✦ 28For the Lord loves justice, And does not forsake His saints; They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off. ✦ 29The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell in it forever. ✦ 30The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, And his tongue talks of justice. ✦ 31The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide. ✦ 32The wicked watches the righteous, And seeks to slay him. ✦ 33The Lord will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged. ✦ 34Wait on the Lord, And keep His way, And He shall exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it. ✦ 35I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a native green tree. ✦ 36Yet he passed away, and behold, he was no more; Indeed I sought him, but he could not be found. ✦ 37Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright; For the future of that man is peace. ✦ 38But the transgressors shall be destroyed together; The future of the wicked shall be cut off. ✦ 39But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their strength in the time of trouble. ✦ 40And the Lord shall help them and deliver them; He shall deliver them from the wicked, And save them, Because they trust in Him. ✦

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Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Where this chapter connects

Ps 37 ·28Ps 73 ·9Prov 16 ·7Ps 119 ·7Ps 31 ·6Ps 112 ·6Heb 13 ·5Isa 58 ·5

Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 37 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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