{"id":874,"date":"2024-06-11T12:18:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T16:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.purposedriven.ca\/wiki\/eng\/psalm-37"},"modified":"2024-06-11T12:18:11","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T16:18:11","slug":"psalm-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purposedriven.ca\/wiki\/2024\/06\/11\/psalm-37\/","title":{"rendered":"Psalm 37"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Psa 37:1  A Psalm of David. Do not inflame yourself with evildoers; and do not be envious against workers of perversity;<br \/>\nPsa 37:2  for they soon wither like grass and fade like the green herb.<br \/>\nPsa 37:3  Trust in Jehovah and do good; live in the land and feed on faithfulness.<br \/>\nPsa 37:4  And delight yourself in Jehovah, that He may give you your heart&#8217;s desire.<br \/>\nPsa 37:5  Roll your way on Jehovah and trust in Him; and He will work.<br \/>\nPsa 37:6  And He will bring forth your righteousness like the light; and your judgment like the noon day.<br \/>\nPsa 37:7  Rest in Jehovah and wait patiently for Him; inflame not yourself with him who prospers in his way, with the man practicing evil wiles.<br \/>\nPsa 37:8  Abstain from anger and cease from fury; also do not inflame yourself to do evil.<br \/>\nPsa 37:9  For evildoers shall be cut off; and the ones waiting on Jehovah, they shall inherit the earth.<br \/>\nPsa 37:10  It is but a little while and the wicked shall not be; yea, you shall consider his place, and he is not.<br \/>\nPsa 37:11  But the meek shall inherit the earth; yea, they shall delight themselves in abundant peace.<br \/>\nPsa 37:12  The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes on him with his teeth;<br \/>\nPsa 37:13  the Lord laughs at him, for He sees that his day is coming.<br \/>\nPsa 37:14  The wicked have drawn out the sword and they have trodden their bow, to cause the poor and needy to fall, to kill those who walk uprightly.<br \/>\nPsa 37:15  Their sword shall enter into their heart, and their bows shall be broken.<br \/>\nPsa 37:16  A little to the righteous is better than the abundance of many wicked.<br \/>\nPsa 37:17  For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; but Jehovah upholds the righteous.<br \/>\nPsa 37:18  Jehovah knows the days of the upright; yea, their inheritance shall be forever.<br \/>\nPsa 37:19  They shall not be ashamed in an evil time; and they shall be full in days of famine.<br \/>\nPsa 37:20  But the wicked shall perish; yea, the enemies of Jehovah shall be like the beauty of pastures; they are consumed; like smoke, they vanish.<br \/>\nPsa 37:21  The wicked borrows and never repays, but the righteous is gracious and giving.<br \/>\nPsa 37:22  For His blessed ones inherit the earth; and those cursed by Him shall be cut off.<br \/>\nPsa 37:23  The steps of a good man are established from Jehovah; and He will delight in his way.<br \/>\nPsa 37:24  Though he falls, he is not cast down; for Jehovah upholds his hand.<br \/>\nPsa 37:25  I have been young and am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, or his seed begging bread.<br \/>\nPsa 37:26  All the day he is gracious and lends; and his seed is for a blessing.<br \/>\nPsa 37:27  Turn away from evil and do good and live forever.<br \/>\nPsa 37:28  For Jehovah loves judgment and does not forsake His saints; they are preserved forever; but the wicked&#8217;s seed shall be cut off.<br \/>\nPsa 37:29  The righteous shall inherit the earth and live on it forever.<br \/>\nPsa 37:30  The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks judgment.<br \/>\nPsa 37:31  The Law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not slide.<br \/>\nPsa 37:32  The wicked spies on the righteous and seeks to kill him.<br \/>\nPsa 37:33  Jehovah does not leave him in his hand; nor does He allow him to be found guilty in his judgment.<br \/>\nPsa 37:34  Wait on Jehovah and keep His way; and He shall exalt you to inherit the earth; you shall see when the wicked are cut off.<br \/>\nPsa 37:35  I have seen the wicked ruthless, even spreading himself out like a luxuriant, native tree;<br \/>\nPsa 37:36  yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not; and I looked for him, but he could not be found.<br \/>\nPsa 37:37  Watch the perfect and behold the upright one; for the end of that man is peace.<br \/>\nPsa 37:38  But the transgressors are destroyed together; the end of the wicked is cut off.<br \/>\nPsa 37:39  But the salvation of the righteous is from Jehovah; He is their strength in the time of distress.<br \/>\nPsa 37:40  And Jehovah helps them and delivers them; He shall deliver them from the wicked and saves them, because they trust in Him. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Psa 37:1 A Psalm of David. Do not inflame yourself with evildoers; and do not be envious against workers of perversity; Psa 37:2 for they soon wither like grass and fade like the green herb. Psa 37:3 Trust in Jehovah and do good; live in the land and feed on faithfulness. 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