PSALMS OF PRAYERS AND
PRAISES
Kings James Version
PSALM 37
Fret
not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the
workers of iniquity.
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and
wither as the green herb. Trust in the LORD,
and do good; so
shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Delight
thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine
heart.
Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall
bring it to pass.
And
he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as
the noonday.
Rest
in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him
who prospereth in his way,
because of the man who bringeth wicked
devices to pass. Cease from anger, and forsake wrath:
fret not thyself
in any wise to do evil. For
evildoers shall be cut off:
but those that wait upon the LORD, they
shall inherit the earth.
For
yet a little while, and the wicked shall
not be: yea, thou shalt
diligently consider his place,
and it shall
not be.
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight
themselves in the abundance of peace.
The wicked plotteth against the
just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
The
Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
The wicked have drawn out the sword,
and have bent their bow, to
cast down the poor and needy, and
to slay such as be of upright conversation.
A little that a righteous man hath is
better than the riches of many wicked.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD
upholdeth the righteous.
The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and
their inheritance shall be for ever.
They shall not be ashamed in the
evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
But
the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall
be as the fat of lambs:
they shall consume; into smoke shall they
consume away. The wicked
borroweth, and payeth not again:
but the righteous sheweth mercy, and
giveth. For such
as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth;
and they
that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
The
steps of a good man are
ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
Though he fall, he
shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him
with his hand.
I
have been young, and now
am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging
bread.
He
is ever merciful, and lendeth; and
his seed is blessed.
Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they
are preserved for ever:
but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
The
righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom,
and his tongue
talketh of judgment. The
law of his God is in
his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
The
wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. The LORD will
not leave him in his hand,
nor condemn him when he is judged.
Wait on the LORD, and keep his way,
and he shall exalt thee to
inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
I
have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green
bay tree.
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was
not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Mark the perfect man,
and behold the upright: for the end of that
man is peace.
But the
transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall
be cut off.
But the salvation of the righteous is
of the LORD: he is
their strength in the time of trouble.
And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver
them from the wicked,
and save them, because they trust in him.