Psalm 37 - Young's Literal Translation with Hebrew

1 By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,

1 לְדָוִ֨ד׀ אַל־תִּתְחַ֥ר בַּמְּרֵעִ֑ים אַל־תְּ֝קַנֵּ֗א בְּעֹשֵׂ֥י עַוְלָֽה׃

2 For as grass speedily they are cut off, And as the greenness of the tender grass do fade.

2 כִּ֣י כֶ֭חָצִיר מְהֵרָ֣ה יִמָּ֑לוּ וּכְיֶ֥רֶק דֶּ֝֗שֶׁא יִבֹּולֽוּן׃

3 Trust in Jehovah, and do good, Dwell `in' the land, and enjoy faithfulness,

3 בְּטַ֣ח בַּֽ֭יהוָה וַעֲשֵׂה־טֹ֑וב שְׁכָן־אֶ֝֗רֶץ וּרְעֵ֥ה אֱמוּנָֽה׃

4 And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.

4 וְהִתְעַנַּ֥ג עַל־יְהוָ֑ה וְיִֽתֶּן־לְ֝ךָ֗ מִשְׁאֲלֹ֥ת לִבֶּֽךָ׃

5 Roll on Jehovah thy way, And trust upon Him, and He worketh,

5 גֹּ֣ול עַל־יְהוָ֣ה דַּרְכֶּ֑ךָ וּבְטַ֥ח עָ֝לָ֗יו וְה֣וּא יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃

6 And hath brought out as light thy righteousness, And thy judgment as noon-day.

6 וְהֹוצִ֣יא כָאֹ֣ור צִדְקֶ֑ךָ וּ֝מִשְׁפָּטֶ֗ךָ כַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃

7 Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.

7 דֹּ֤ום׀ לַיהוָה֮ וְהִתְחֹ֪ולֵ֫ל לֹ֥ו אַל־תִּ֭תְחַר בְּמַצְלִ֣יחַ דַּרְכֹּ֑ו בְּ֝אִ֗ישׁ עֹשֶׂ֥ה מְזִמֹּֽות׃

8 Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil.

8 הֶ֣רֶף מֵ֭אַף וַעֲזֹ֣ב חֵמָ֑ה אַל־תִּ֝תְחַ֗ר אַךְ־לְהָרֵֽעַ׃

9 For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.

9 כִּֽי־מְ֭רֵעִים יִכָּרֵת֑וּן וְקֹוֵ֥י יְ֝הוָ֗ה הֵ֣מָּה יִֽירְשׁוּ־אָֽרֶץ׃

10 And yet a little, and the wicked is not, And thou hast considered his place, and it is not.

10 וְעֹ֣וד מְ֭עַט וְאֵ֣ין רָשָׁ֑ע וְהִתְבֹּונַ֖נְתָּ עַל־מְקֹומֹ֣ו וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃

11 And the humble do possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.

11 וַעֲנָוִ֥ים יִֽירְשׁוּ־אָ֑רֶץ וְ֝הִתְעַנְּג֗וּ עַל־רֹ֥ב שָׁלֹֽום׃

12 The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing against him his teeth.

12 זֹמֵ֣ם רָ֭שָׁע לַצַּדִּ֑יק וְחֹרֵ֖ק עָלָ֣יו שִׁנָּֽיו׃

13 The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh.

13 אֲדֹנָ֥י יִשְׂחַק־לֹ֑ו כִּֽי־רָ֝אָ֗ה כִּֽי־יָבֹ֥א יֹומֹֽו׃

14 A sword have the wicked opened, And they have trodden their bow, To cause to fall the poor and needy, To slaughter the upright of the way.

14 חֶ֤רֶב׀ פָּֽתְח֣וּ רְשָׁעִים֮ וְדָרְכ֪וּ קַ֫שְׁתָּ֥ם לְ֭הַפִּיל עָנִ֣י וְאֶבְיֹ֑ון לִ֝טְבֹ֗וחַ יִשְׁרֵי־דָֽרֶךְ׃

15 Their sword doth enter into their own heart, And their bows are shivered.

15 חַ֭רְבָּם תָּבֹ֣וא בְלִבָּ֑ם וְ֝קַשְּׁתֹותָ֗ם תִּשָּׁבַֽרְנָה׃

16 Better `is' the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.

16 טֹוב־מְ֭עַט לַצַּדִּ֑יק מֵ֝הֲמֹ֗ון רְשָׁעִ֥ים רַבִּֽים׃

17 For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.

17 כִּ֤י זְרֹועֹ֣ות רְ֭שָׁעִים תִּשָּׁבַ֑רְנָה וְסֹומֵ֖ךְ צַדִּיקִ֣ים יְהוָֽה׃

18 Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is -- to the age.

18 יֹודֵ֣עַ יְ֭הוָה יְמֵ֣י תְמִימִ֑ם וְ֝נַחֲלָתָ֗ם לְעֹולָ֥ם תִּהְיֶֽה׃

19 They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And in days of famine they are satisfied.

19 לֹֽא־יֵ֭בֹשׁוּ בְּעֵ֣ת רָעָ֑ה וּבִימֵ֖י רְעָבֹ֣ון יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃

20 But the wicked perish, and the enemies of Jehovah, As the preciousness of lambs, Have been consumed, In smoke they have been consumed.

20 כִּ֤י רְשָׁעִ֨ים׀ יֹאבֵ֗דוּ וְאֹיְבֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה כִּיקַ֣ר כָּרִ֑ים כָּל֖וּ בֶעָשָׁ֣ן כָּֽלוּ׃

21 The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.

21 לֹוֶ֣ה רָ֭שָׁע וְלֹ֣א יְשַׁלֵּ֑ם וְ֝צַדִּ֗יק חֹונֵ֥ן וְנֹותֵֽן׃

22 For His blessed ones do possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.

22 כִּ֣י מְ֭בֹרָכָיו יִ֣ירְשׁוּ אָ֑רֶץ וּ֝מְקֻלָּלָ֗יו יִכָּרֵֽתוּ׃

23 From Jehovah `are' the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth.

23 מֵ֭יְהוָה מִֽצְעֲדֵי־גֶ֥בֶר כֹּונָ֗נוּ וְדַרְכֹּ֥ו יֶחְפָּֽץ׃

24 When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand.

24 כִּֽי־יִפֹּ֥ל לֹֽא־יוּטָ֑ל כִּֽי־יְ֝הוָ֗ה סֹומֵ֥ךְ יָדֹֽו׃

25 Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.

25 נַ֤עַר׀ הָיִ֗יתִי גַּם־זָ֫קַ֥נְתִּי וְֽלֹא־רָ֭אִיתִי צַדִּ֣יק נֶעֱזָ֑ב וְ֝זַרְעֹ֗ו מְבַקֶּשׁ־לָֽחֶם׃

26 All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed `is' for a blessing.

26 כָּל־הַ֭יֹּום חֹונֵ֣ן וּמַלְוֶ֑ה וְ֝זַרְעֹ֗ו לִבְרָכָֽה׃

27 Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age.

27 ס֣וּר מֵ֭רָע וַעֲשֵׂה־טֹ֗וב וּשְׁכֹ֥ן לְעֹולָֽם׃

28 For Jehovah is loving judgment, And He doth not forsake His saintly ones, To the age they have been kept, And the seed of the wicked is cut off.

28 כִּ֤י יְהוָ֨ה׀ אֹ֘הֵ֤ב מִשְׁפָּ֗ט וְלֹא־יַעֲזֹ֣ב אֶת־חֲ֭סִידָיו לְעֹולָ֣ם נִשְׁמָ֑רוּ וְזֶ֖רַע רְשָׁעִ֣ים נִכְרָֽת׃

29 The righteous possess the land, And they dwell for ever on it.

29 צַדִּיקִ֥ים יִֽירְשׁוּ־אָ֑רֶץ וְיִשְׁכְּנ֖וּ לָעַ֣ד עָלֶֽיהָ׃

30 The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.

30 פִּֽי־צַ֭דִּיק יֶהְגֶּ֣ה חָכְמָ֑ה וּ֝לְשֹׁונֹ֗ו תְּדַבֵּ֥ר מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

31 The law of his God `is' his heart, His steps do not slide.

31 תֹּורַ֣ת אֱלֹהָ֣יו בְּלִבֹּ֑ו לֹ֖א תִמְעַ֣ד אֲשֻׁרָֽיו׃

32 The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.

32 צֹופֶ֣ה רָ֭שָׁע לַצַּדִּ֑יק וּ֝מְבַקֵּ֗שׁ לַהֲמִיתֹו¹׃

33 Jehovah doth not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged.

33 יְ֭הוָה לֹא־יַעַזְבֶ֣נּוּ בְיָדֹ֑ו וְלֹ֥א יַ֝רְשִׁיעֶ֗נּוּ בְּהִשָּׁפְטֹֽו׃

34 Look unto Jehovah, and keep His way, And He doth exalt thee to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off -- thou seest!

34 קַוֵּ֤ה אֶל־יְהוָ֨ה׀ וּשְׁמֹ֬ר דַּרְכֹּ֗ו וִֽ֭ירֹומִמְךָ לָרֶ֣שֶׁת אָ֑רֶץ בְּהִכָּרֵ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים תִּרְאֶֽה׃

35 I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,

35 רָ֭אִיתִי רָשָׁ֣ע עָרִ֑יץ וּ֝מִתְעָרֶ֗ה כְּאֶזְרָ֥ח רַעֲנָֽן׃

36 And he passeth away, and lo, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!

36 וַ֭יַּֽעֲבֹר וְהִנֵּ֣ה אֵינֶ֑נּוּ וָֽ֝אֲבַקְשֵׁ֗הוּ וְלֹ֣א נִמְצָֽא׃

37 Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each `is' peace.

37 שְׁמָר־תָּ֭ם וּרְאֵ֣ה יָשָׁ֑ר כִּֽי־אַחֲרִ֖ית לְאִ֣ישׁ שָׁלֹֽום׃

38 And transgressors were destroyed together, The latter end of the wicked was cut off.

38 וּֽ֭פֹשְׁעִים נִשְׁמְד֣וּ יַחְדָּ֑ו אַחֲרִ֖ית רְשָׁעִ֣ים נִכְרָֽתָה׃

39 And the salvation of the righteous `is' from Jehovah, Their strong place in a time of adversity.

39 וּתְשׁוּעַ֣ת צַ֭דִּיקִים מֵיְהוָ֑ה מָֽ֝עוּזָּ֗ם בְּעֵ֣ת צָרָֽה׃

40 And Jehovah doth help them and deliver them, He delivereth them from the wicked, And saveth them, Because they trusted in Him!

40 וַֽיַּעְזְרֵ֥ם יְהוָ֗ה וַֽיְפַ֫לְּטֵ֥ם יְפַלְּטֵ֣ם מֵ֭רְשָׁעִים וְיֹושִׁיעֵ֑ם כִּי־חָ֥סוּ בֹֽו׃