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