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World English Bible

Psalm 37 (WEBP)

[1] Don’t fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.
[2] For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb.
[3] Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
[4] Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
[5] Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:
[6] he will make your righteousness shine out like light, and your justice as the noon day sun.
[7] Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.
[8] Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret; it leads only to evildoing.
[9] For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land.
[10] For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn’t there.
[11] But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
[12] The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.
[13] The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
[14] The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright on the path.
[15] Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken.
[16] Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.
[17] For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous.
[18] Yahweh knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.
[19] They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
[20] But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Yahweh shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish— vanish like smoke.
[21] The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously.
[22] For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.
[23] A man’s steps are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way.
[24] Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for Yahweh holds him up with his hand.
[25] I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.
[26] All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His offspring is blessed.
[27] Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.
[28] For Yahweh loves justice, and doesn’t forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
[29] The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.
[30] The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.
[31] The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.
[32] The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to kill him.
[33] Yahweh will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
[34] Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
[35] I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
[36] But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.
[37] Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
[38] As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off.
[39] But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
[40] Yahweh helps them and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked and saves them, because they have taken refuge in him.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 37 (KJVS)

[1] Fret not thyself because of evildoers, Neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
[2] For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb.
[3] Trust in the Lord, and do good; So shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
[4] Delight thyself also in the Lord; And he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
[5] Commit thy way unto the Lord; Trust also in him; And he shall bring it to pass.
[6] And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, And thy judgment as the noonday.
[7] 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.
[8] Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
[9] For evildoers shall be cut off: But those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.
[10] For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
[11] But the meek shall inherit the earth; And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
[12] The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
[13] The Lord shall laugh at him: For he seeth that his day is coming.
[14] 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.
[15] Their sword shall enter into their own heart, And their bows shall be broken.
[16] A little that a righteous man hath is better Than the riches of many wicked.
[17] For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: But the Lord upholdeth the righteous.
[18] The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: And their inheritance shall be for ever.
[19] They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
[20] 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.
[21] The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: But the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
[22] For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; And they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
[23] The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: And he delighteth in his way.
[24] Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: For the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.
[25] I have been young, and now am old; Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
[26] He is ever merciful, and lendeth; And his seed is blessed.
[27] Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore.
[28] 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.
[29] The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell therein for ever.
[30] The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, And his tongue talketh of judgment.
[31] The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide.
[32] The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.
[33] The Lord will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged.
[34] 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.
[35] I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a green bay tree.
[36] Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
[37] Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: For the end of that man is peace.
[38] But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: The end of the wicked shall be cut off.
[39] But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: He is their strength in the time of trouble.
[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.

Psalm 37:3 Heb. in truth and stableness
Psalm 37:5 Heb. roll thy way upon the Lord
Psalm 37:7 Heb. be silent to the LORD
Psalm 37:12 Or, practiseth
Psalm 37:14 Heb. the upright of way
Psalm 37:20 Heb. the preciousness of Lambs
Psalm 37:23 Or, established
Psalm 37:26 Heb. all the day
Psalm 37:31 Or, goings
Psalm 37:35 Or, a green tree, that groweth in his own soil

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Psalm 37 (BYZ)

[1] Τοῦ () Δαυιδ. () Μὴ () παραζήλου () ἐν () πονηρευομένοις μηδὲ () ζήλου () τοὺς () ποιοῦντας () τὴν () ἀνομίαν· ()
[2] ὅτι () ὡσεὶ () χόρτος () ταχὺ () ἀποξηρανθήσονται καὶ () ὡσεὶ () λάχανα () χλόης ταχὺ () ἀποπεσοῦνται. ()
[3] Ἔλπισον () ἐπὶ () κύριον () καὶ () ποίει () χρηστότητα () καὶ () κατασκήνου () τὴν () γῆν, () καὶ () ποιμανθήσῃ () ἐπὶ () τῷ () πλούτῳ () αὐτῆς· ()
[4] κατατρύφησον τοῦ () κυρίου, () καὶ () δώσει () σοι () τὰ () αἰτήματα () τῆς () καρδίας () σου. ()
[5] Ἀποκάλυψον () πρὸς () κύριον () τὴν () ὁδόν () σου () καὶ () ἔλπισον () ἐπ’ () αὐτόν, () καὶ () αὐτὸς () ποιήσει ()
[6] καὶ () ἐξοίσει () ὡς () φῶς () τὴν () δικαιοσύνην () σου () καὶ () τὸ () κρίμα () σου () ὡς () μεσημβρίαν. ()
[7] Ὑποτάγηθι () τῷ () κυρίῳ () καὶ () ἱκέτευσον αὐτόν· () μὴ () παραζήλου () ἐν () τῷ () κατευοδουμένῳ ἐν () τῇ () ὁδῷ () αὐτοῦ, () ἐν () ἀνθρώπῳ () ποιοῦντι () παρανομίας. ()
[8] Παῦσαι () ἀπὸ () ὀργῆς () καὶ () ἐγκατάλιπε () θυμόν, () μὴ () παραζήλου () ὥστε () πονηρεύεσθαι·
[9] ὅτι () οἱ () πονηρευόμενοι ἐξολεθρευθήσονται, () οἱ () δὲ () ὑπομένοντες () τὸν () κύριον () αὐτοὶ () κληρονομήσουσιν () γῆν. ()
[10] Καὶ () ἔτι () ὀλίγον () καὶ () οὐ () μὴ () ὑπάρξῃ ὁ () ἁμαρτωλός, () καὶ () ζητήσεις () τὸν () τόπον () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () οὐ () μὴ () εὕρῃς· ()
[11] οἱ () δὲ () πραεῖς κληρονομήσουσιν () γῆν () καὶ () κατατρυφήσουσιν ἐπὶ () πλήθει () εἰρήνης. ()
[12] Παρατηρήσεται () ὁ () ἁμαρτωλὸς () τὸν () δίκαιον () καὶ () βρύξει () ἐπ’ () αὐτὸν () τοὺς () ὀδόντας () αὐτοῦ· ()
[13] ὁ () δὲ () κύριος () ἐκγελάσεται αὐτόν, () ὅτι () προβλέπει () ὅτι () ἥξει () ἡ () ἡμέρα () αὐτοῦ. ()
[14] Ῥομφαίαν () ἐσπάσαντο () οἱ () ἁμαρτωλοί, () ἐνέτειναν τόξον () αὐτῶν () τοῦ () καταβαλεῖν () πτωχὸν () καὶ () πένητα, () τοῦ () σφάξαι () τοὺς () εὐθεῖς () τῇ () καρδίᾳ· ()
[15] ἡ () ῥομφαία () αὐτῶν () εἰσέλθοι () εἰς () τὴν () καρδίαν () αὐτῶν, () καὶ () τὰ () τόξα () αὐτῶν () συντριβείησαν. ()
[16] Κρεῖσσον () ὀλίγον () τῷ () δικαίῳ () ὑπὲρ () πλοῦτον () ἁμαρτωλῶν () πολύν· ()
[17] ὅτι () βραχίονες () ἁμαρτωλῶν () συντριβήσονται, () ὑποστηρίζει δὲ () τοὺς () δικαίους () κύριος. ()
[18] Γινώσκει () κύριος () τὰς () ὁδοὺς () τῶν () ἀμώμων, () καὶ () ἡ () κληρονομία () αὐτῶν () εἰς () τὸν () αἰῶνα () ἔσται· ()
[19] οὐ () καταισχυνθήσονται () ἐν () καιρῷ () πονηρῷ () καὶ () ἐν () ἡμέραις () λιμοῦ () χορτασθήσονται. ()
[20] Ὅτι () οἱ () ἁμαρτωλοὶ () ἀπολοῦνται, () οἱ () δὲ () ἐχθροὶ () τοῦ () κυρίου () ἅμα () τῷ () δοξασθῆναι () αὐτοὺς () καὶ () ὑψωθῆναι () ἐκλιπόντες () ὡσεὶ () καπνὸς () ἐξέλιπον. ()
[21] Δανείζεται () ὁ () ἁμαρτωλὸς () καὶ () οὐκ () ἀποτείσει, () ὁ () δὲ () δίκαιος () οἰκτίρει () καὶ () διδοῖ· ()
[22] ὅτι () οἱ () εὐλογοῦντες () αὐτὸν () κληρονομήσουσι () γῆν, () οἱ () δὲ () καταρώμενοι () αὐτὸν () ἐξολεθρευθήσονται. ()
[23] Παρὰ () κυρίου () τὰ () διαβήματα ἀνθρώπου () κατευθύνεται, () καὶ () τὴν () ὁδὸν () αὐτοῦ () θελήσει· ()
[24] ὅταν () πέσῃ, () οὐ () καταραχθήσεται, ὅτι () κύριος () ἀντιστηρίζει χεῖρα () αὐτοῦ. ()
[25] Νεώτερος () ἐγενόμην () καὶ () γὰρ () ἐγήρασα () καὶ () οὐκ () εἶδον () δίκαιον () ἐγκαταλελειμμένον () οὐδὲ () τὸ () σπέρμα () αὐτοῦ () ζητοῦν () ἄρτους· ()
[26] ὅλην () τὴν () ἡμέραν () ἐλεᾷ καὶ () δανείζει, () καὶ () τὸ () σπέρμα () αὐτοῦ () εἰς () εὐλογίαν () ἔσται. ()
[27] Ἔκκλινον () ἀπὸ () κακοῦ () καὶ () ποίησον () ἀγαθὸν () καὶ () κατασκήνου () εἰς () αἰῶνα () αἰῶνος· ()
[28] ὅτι () κύριος () ἀγαπᾷ () κρίσιν () καὶ () οὐκ () ἐγκαταλείψει () τοὺς () ὁσίους () αὐτοῦ, () εἰς () τὸν () αἰῶνα () φυλαχθήσονται. () Ἄνομοι () δὲ () ἐκδιωχθήσονται, () καὶ () σπέρμα () ἀσεβῶν () ἐξολεθρευθήσεται· ()
[29] δίκαιοι () δὲ () κληρονομήσουσι () γῆν () καὶ () κατασκηνώσουσιν () εἰς () αἰῶνα () αἰῶνος () ἐπ’ () αὐτῆς. ()
[30] Στόμα () δικαίου () μελετήσει () σοφίαν, () καὶ () ἡ () γλῶσσα () αὐτοῦ () λαλήσει () κρίσιν· ()
[31] ὁ () νόμος () τοῦ () θεοῦ () αὐτοῦ () ἐν () καρδίᾳ () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () οὐχ () ὑποσκελισθήσεται τὰ () διαβήματα αὐτοῦ. ()
[32] Κατανοεῖ () ὁ () ἁμαρτωλὸς () τὸν () δίκαιον () καὶ () ζητεῖ () τοῦ () θανατῶσαι () αὐτόν, ()
[33] ὁ () δὲ () κύριος () οὐ () μὴ () ἐγκαταλίπῃ () αὐτὸν () εἰς () τὰς () χεῖρας () αὐτοῦ () οὐδὲ () μὴ () καταδικάσηται () αὐτόν, () ὅταν () κρίνηται () αὐτῷ. ()
[34] Ὑπόμεινον () τὸν () κύριον () καὶ () φύλαξον () τὴν () ὁδὸν () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ὑψώσει () σε () τοῦ () κατακληρονομῆσαι () γῆν· () ἐν () τῷ () ἐξολεθρεύεσθαι () ἁμαρτωλοὺς () ὄψῃ. ()
[35] Εἶδον () ἀσεβῆ () ὑπερυψούμενον () καὶ () ἐπαιρόμενον () ὡς () τὰς () κέδρους τοῦ () Λιβάνου·
[36] καὶ () παρῆλθον, () καὶ () ἰδοὺ () οὐκ () ἦν, () καὶ () ἐζήτησα () αὐτόν, () καὶ () οὐχ () εὑρέθη () ὁ () τόπος () αὐτοῦ. ()
[37] Φύλασσε () ἀκακίαν καὶ () ἰδὲ () εὐθύτητα, () ὅτι () ἔστιν () ἐγκατάλειμμα ἀνθρώπῳ () εἰρηνικῷ· ()
[38] οἱ () δὲ () παράνομοι ἐξολεθρευθήσονται () ἐπὶ () τὸ () αὐτό, () τὰ () ἐγκαταλείμματα τῶν () ἀσεβῶν () ἐξολεθρευθήσονται. ()
[39] Σωτηρία () δὲ () τῶν () δικαίων () παρὰ () κυρίου, () καὶ () ὑπερασπιστὴς αὐτῶν () ἐστιν () ἐν () καιρῷ () θλίψεως, ()
[40] καὶ () βοηθήσει () αὐτοῖς () κύριος () καὶ () ῥύσεται () αὐτοὺς () καὶ () ἐξελεῖται () αὐτοὺς () ἐξ () ἁμαρτωλῶν () καὶ () σώσει () αὐτούς, () ὅτι () ἤλπισαν () ἐπ’ () αὐτόν. ()

Psalm 37:1 Originally verse 36:1.
Psalm 37:2 Originally verse 36:2.
Psalm 37:3 Originally verse 36:3.
Psalm 37:4 Originally verse 36:4.
Psalm 37:5 Originally verse 36:5.
Psalm 37:6 Originally verse 36:6.
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Psalm 37:21 Originally verse 36:21.
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Psalm 37:23 Originally verse 36:23.
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Psalm 37:26 Originally verse 36:26.
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Psalm 37:29 Originally verse 36:29.
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Psalm 37:31 Originally verse 36:31.
Psalm 37:32 Originally verse 36:32.
Psalm 37:33 Originally verse 36:33.
Psalm 37:34 Originally verse 36:34.
Psalm 37:35 Originally verse 36:35.
Psalm 37:36 Originally verse 36:36.
Psalm 37:37 Originally verse 36:37.
Psalm 37:38 Originally verse 36:38.
Psalm 37:39 Originally verse 36:39.
Psalm 37:40 Originally verse 36:40.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.