Verse-Reference
Reference-Verse
Abbreviate Books
Quotes around Verses      |
 Psa 37:1 |
[fn]Of David. Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; |
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Psa 37:2 |
for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away. |
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Psa 37:3 |
Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. |
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Psa 37:4 |
Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. |
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Psa 37:5 |
Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: |
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Psa 37:6 |
He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun. |
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Psa 37:7 |
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. |
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Psa 37:8 |
Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. |
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Psa 37:9 |
For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land. |
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Psa 37:10 |
A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found. |
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Psa 37:11 |
But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity. |
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Psa 37:12 |
The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them; |
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Psa 37:13 |
but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming. |
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Psa 37:14 |
The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright. |
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Psa 37:15 |
But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. |
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Psa 37:16 |
Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked; |
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Psa 37:17 |
for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous. |
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Psa 37:18 |
The blameless spend their days under the LORD's care, and their inheritance will endure forever. |
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Psa 37:19 |
In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty. |
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Psa 37:20 |
But the wicked will perish: Though the LORD's enemies are like the flowers of the field, they will be consumed, they will go up in smoke. |
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Psa 37:21 |
The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously; |
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Psa 37:22 |
those the LORD blesses will inherit the land, but those he curses will be destroyed. |
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Psa 37:23 |
The LORD makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; |
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Psa 37:24 |
though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand. |
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Psa 37:25 |
I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. |
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Psa 37:26 |
They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be a blessing. [fn] |
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Psa 37:27 |
Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever. |
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Psa 37:28 |
For the LORD loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed [fn]; the offspring of the wicked will perish. |
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Psa 37:29 |
The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever. |
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Psa 37:30 |
The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom, and their tongues speak what is just. |
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Psa 37:31 |
The law of their God is in their hearts; their feet do not slip. |
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Psa 37:32 |
The wicked lie in wait for the righteous, intent on putting them to death; |
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Psa 37:33 |
but the LORD will not leave them in the power of the wicked or let them be condemned when brought to trial. |
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Psa 37:34 |
Hope in the LORD and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are destroyed, you will see it. |
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Psa 37:35 |
I have seen a wicked and ruthless man flourishing like a luxuriant native tree, |
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Psa 37:36 |
but he soon passed away and was no more; though I looked for him, he could not be found. |
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Psa 37:37 |
Consider the blameless, observe the upright; a future awaits those who seek peace. [fn] |
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Psa 37:38 |
But all sinners will be destroyed; there will be no future [fn] for the wicked. |
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Psa 37:39 |
The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD; he is their stronghold in time of trouble. |
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Psa 37:40 |
The LORD helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him. |
NIV Footnotes:
- (37:1) This psalm is an acrostic poem, the stanzas of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
- (37:26) Or freely; / the names of their children will be used in blessings (see Gen. 48:20); or freely; / others will see that their children are blessed
- (37:28) See Septuagint; Hebrew They will be protected forever
- (37:37) Or upright; / those who seek peace will have posterity
- (37:38) Or posterity
