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Psalms 37:1 (ERVEN) Easy to Read - English

1 A song of David. Don't get upset about evil people. Don't be jealous of those who do wrong.
2 They are like grass and other green plants that dry up quickly and then die.
3 So trust in the Lord and do good. Live on your land and be dependable.
4 Enjoy serving the Lord, and he will give you whatever you ask for.
5 Depend on the Lord. Trust in him, and he will help you.
6 He will make it as clear as day that you are right. Everyone will see that you are being fair.
7 Trust in the Lord and wait quietly for his help. Don't be angry when people make evil plans and succeed.
8 Don't become so angry and upset that you, too, want to do evil.
9 The wicked will be destroyed, but those who call to the Lord for help will get the land he promised.
10 In a short time there will be no more evil people. You can look for them all you want, but they will be gone.
11 Humble people will get the land God promised, and they will enjoy peace.
12 The wicked plan bad things for those who are good. They show their teeth in anger at them.
13 But our Lord will laugh at them. He will make sure they get what they deserve.
14 The wicked draw their swords to kill the poor and the helpless. They aim their arrows to murder all who live right.
15 But their bows will break, and their swords will pierce their own hearts.
16 A few good people are better than a large crowd of those who are evil.
17 The wicked will be destroyed, but the Lord cares for those who are good.
18 The Lord protects pure people all their life. Their reward will continue forever.
19 When trouble comes, good people will not be destroyed. When times of hunger come, good people will have plenty to eat.
20 But evil people are the Lord's enemies, and they will be destroyed. Their valleys will dry up and burn. They will be destroyed completely.
21 The wicked borrow money and never pay it back. But good people are kind and generous.
22 Everyone the Lord blesses will get the land he promised. Everyone the Lord curses will be destroyed.
23 The Lord shows us how we should live, and he is pleased when he sees people living that way.
24 If they stumble, they will not fall, because the Lord reaches out to steady them.
25 I was young, and now I am old, but I have never seen good people left with no one to help them; I have never seen their children begging for food.
26 They are kind and generous, and their children are a blessing.
27 Stop doing anything evil and do good, and you will always have a place to live.
28 The Lord loves what is right, and he will never leave his followers without help. He will always protect them, but he will destroy the families of the wicked.
29 Good people will get the land God promised and will live on it forever.
30 Those who do what is right give good advice. Their decisions are always fair.
31 They have learned God's teachings, and they will never stop living right.
32 The wicked are always looking for ways to kill good people.
33 But the Lord will not let the wicked defeat them. He will not let good people be judged guilty.
34 Do what the Lord says, and wait for his help. He will reward you and give you the land he promised. You will see the wicked being forced to leave.
35 I once saw a wicked man who was powerful. He was like a strong, healthy tree.
36 But then he was gone. I looked for him, but I could not find him.
37 Be pure and honest. Peace loving people will have many descendants.
38 But those who break the law will be destroyed completely. And their descendants will be forced to leave the land.
39 The Lord saves those who are good. When they have troubles, he is their strength.
40 The Lord helps good people and rescues them. They depend on him, so he rescues them from the wicked.
1 A Psalm of David H1732 L-NAME . Fret not thyself H408 NPAR because of evildoers H7489 , neither H408 NPAR be thou envious H7065 against the workers H6213 of iniquity H5766 NFS .
2 For H3588 CONJ they shall soon H4120 be cut down H5243 like the grass H2682 , and wither H5034 as the green H3418 herb H1877 NMS .
3 Trust H982 in the LORD H3068 , and do H6213 good H2896 AMS ; so shalt thou dwell H7931 in the land H776 GFS , and verily H530 thou shalt be fed H7462 .
4 Delight thyself H6026 also in H5921 PREP the LORD H3068 EDS ; and he shall give H5414 thee the desires H4862 of thine heart H3820 CMS-2MS .
5 Commit H1556 VQI2MS thy way H1870 CMS-2MS unto H5921 PREP the LORD H3068 EDS ; trust H982 W-VQI2MS also in H5921 PREP him ; and he H1931 W-PPRO-3MS shall bring it to pass H6213 VQY3MS .
6 And he shall bring forth H3318 thy righteousness H6664 as the light H216 , and thy judgment H4941 as the noonday H6672 .
7 Rest H1826 in the LORD H3068 L-EDS , and wait patiently H2342 for him : fret not thyself H408 NPAR because of him who prospereth H6743 in his way H1870 CMS-3MS , because of the man H376 who bringeth wicked devices to pass H6213 VQPMS .
8 Cease H7503 from anger H639 , and forsake H5800 wrath H2534 NFS : fret not thyself H408 NPAR in any wise H389 ADV to do evil H7489 .
9 For H3588 CONJ evildoers H7489 shall be cut off H3772 : but those that wait upon H6960 the LORD H3068 EDS , they H1992 PPRO-3MP shall inherit H3423 the earth H776 GFS .
10 For yet H5750 W-ADV a little H4592 AMS while , and the wicked H7563 AMS shall not H369 W-NPAR be : yea , thou shalt diligently consider H995 his place H4725 , and it shall not H369 W-ADV-3MS be .
11 But the meek H6035 shall inherit H3423 the earth H776 NFS ; and shall delight themselves H6026 in H5921 PREP the abundance H7230 of peace H7965 .
12 The wicked H7563 AMS plotteth H2161 against the just H6662 , and gnasheth H2786 upon H5921 PREP-3MS him with his teeth H8127 .
13 The Lord H136 EDS shall laugh H7832 VQY3MS at him : for H3588 CONJ he seeth H7200 VQQ3MS that H3588 CONJ his day H3117 CMS-3MS is coming H935 VQY3MS .
14 The wicked H7563 AMP have drawn out H6605 the sword H2719 GFS , and have bent H1869 their bow H7198 , to cast down H5307 the poor H6041 AMS and needy H34 W-AMS , and to slay H2873 such as be of upright H3477 conversation H1870 NMS .
15 Their sword H2719 shall enter H935 VQY2MS into their own heart H3820 , and their bows H7198 shall be broken H7665 .
16 A little H4592 AMS that a righteous H6662 man hath is better H2896 AMS than the riches H1995 of many H7227 AMP wicked H7563 AMP .
17 For H3588 CONJ the arms H2220 of the wicked H7563 AMP shall be broken H7665 : but the LORD H3068 NAME-4MS upholdeth H5564 the righteous H6662 AMP .
18 The LORD H3068 EDS knoweth H3045 VQPMS the days H3117 CMP of the upright H8549 : and their inheritance H5159 shall be H1961 VQY2MS forever H5769 L-NMS .
19 They shall not H3808 ADV be ashamed H954 in the evil H7451 AFS time H6256 : and in the days H3117 WB-CMP of famine H7459 they shall be satisfied H7646 VQY3MP .
20 But H3588 CONJ the wicked H7563 AMP shall perish H6 VQY3MP , and the enemies H341 of the LORD H3068 EDS shall be as the fat H3368 of lambs H3733 : they shall consume H3615 VQQ3MP ; into smoke H6227 shall they consume away H3615 .
21 The wicked H7563 AMS borroweth H3867 , and payeth H7999 VPY3MS not H3808 W-NPAR again : but the righteous H6662 W-AMS showeth mercy H2603 , and giveth H5414 .
22 For H3588 CONJ such as be blessed H1288 of him shall inherit H3423 the earth H776 NFS ; and they that be cursed H7043 of him shall be cut off H3772 .
23 The steps H4703 of a good man H1397 NMS are ordered H3559 by the LORD H3068 : and he delighteth H2654 in his way H1870 .
24 Though H3588 CONJ he fall H5307 VQY3MS , he shall not H3808 ADV be utterly cast down H2904 : for H3588 CONJ the LORD H3068 EDS upholdeth H5564 him with his hand H3027 .
25 I have been H1961 VQQ1MS young H5288 , and H1571 CONJ now am old H2204 ; yet have I not H3808 W-NPAR seen H7200 VQQ1MS the righteous H6662 AMS forsaken H5800 , nor his seed H2233 begging H1245 bread H3899 NMS .
26 He is ever H3605 NMS merciful H2603 , and lendeth H3867 ; and his seed H2233 is blessed H1293 .
27 Depart H5493 VQI2MS from H4480 evil H7451 M-AMS , and do H6213 good H2896 AMS ; and dwell H7931 forevermore H5769 .
28 For H3588 CONJ the LORD H3068 EDS loveth H157 judgment H4941 NMS , and forsaketh H5800 not H3808 W-NPAR his saints H2623 ; they are preserved H8104 forever H5769 L-NMS : but the seed H2233 of the wicked H7563 AMP shall be cut off H3772 .
29 The righteous H6662 AMP shall inherit H3423 the land H776 NFS , and dwell H7931 therein H5921 forever H5703 L-NMS .
30 The mouth H6310 of the righteous H6662 AMS speaketh H1897 VQY3MS wisdom H2451 NFS , and his tongue H3956 talketh H1696 of judgment H4941 NMS .
31 The law H8451 CFS of his God H430 CMP-3MS is in his heart H3820 ; none H3808 NADV of his steps H838 shall slide H4571 .
32 The wicked H7563 AMS watcheth H6822 the righteous H6662 , and seeketh H1245 to slay H4191 him .
33 The LORD H3068 EDS will not H3808 NADV leave H5800 him in his hand H3027 , nor H3808 W-NADV condemn H7561 him when he is judged H8199 .
34 Wait H6960 on H413 PREP the LORD H3068 EDS , and keep H8104 his way H1870 CMS-3MS , and he shall exalt H7311 thee to inherit H3423 the land H776 NFS : when the wicked H7563 AMP are cut off H3772 , thou shalt see H7200 VQY2MS it .
35 I have seen H7200 VQQ1MS the wicked H7563 AMS in great power H6184 , and spreading himself H6168 like a green H7488 bay tree H249 .
36 Yet he passed away H5674 , and , lo H2009 IJEC , he was not H369 : yea , I sought H1245 him , but he could not H3808 W-NPAR be found H4672 .
37 Mark H8104 the perfect H8535 AMS man , and behold H7200 W-VQI2MS the upright H3477 AMS : for H3588 CONJ the end H319 CFS of that man H376 L-NMS is peace H7965 .
38 But the transgressors H6586 shall be destroyed H8045 together H3162 ADV-3MS : the end H319 CFS of the wicked H7563 AMP shall be cut off H3772 .
39 But the salvation H8668 of the righteous H6662 AMP is of the LORD H3068 : he is their strength H4581 in the time H6256 of trouble H6869 NFS .
40 And the LORD H3068 EDS shall help H5826 them , and deliver H6403 them : he shall deliver H6403 them from the wicked H7563 M-AMP , and save H3467 them , because H3588 CONJ they trust H2620 in him .