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<p class="indent2">Dwell in the land and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>cultivate faithfulness. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Delight yourself in Yahweh; <p class="indent2">And He will give you the desires of your heart. <div align="center"><b>Gimel</b></div><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Commit your way to Yahweh, <p class="indent2">Trust in Him, and He will do it. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>He will bring forth your righteousness as the light <p class="indent2">And your judgment as the noonday. <div align="center"><b>Daleth</b></div><p class="reg"><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Be still in Yahweh and wait <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>patiently for Him; <p class="indent2">Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, <p class="indent2">Because of the man who carries out schemes of wickedness. <div align="center"><b>He</b></div><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Cease from anger and forsake wrath; <p class="indent2">Do not fret; <i>it leads</i> only to evildoing. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>For evildoers will be cut off, <p class="indent2">But those who hope for Yahweh, they will inherit the land. <div align="center"><b>Vav</b></div><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Yet a little while and the wicked man will be no more; <p class="indent2">You will look carefully at his place, and he will not be <i>there</i>. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>But the lowly will inherit the land <p class="indent2">And will delight themselves in abundant peace. <div align="center"><b>Zayin</b></div><p class="reg"><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The wicked schemes against the righteous <p class="indent2">And gnashes at him with his teeth. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The Lord laughs at him, <p class="indent2">For He sees that his day is coming. <div align="center"><b>Heth</b></div><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow <p class="indent2">To cast down the afflicted and the needy, <p class="indent2">To slay those who are upright in conduct. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Their sword will enter their own heart, <p class="indent2">And their bows will be broken. <div align="center"><b>Teth</b></div><p class="reg"><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Better is the little of the righteous <p class="indent2">Than the abundance of many wicked. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>For the arms of the wicked will be broken, <p class="indent2">But Yahweh sustains the righteous. <div align="center"><b>Yodh</b></div><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Yahweh knows the days of the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>blameless, <p class="indent2">And their inheritance will be forever. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>They will not be ashamed in the time of evil, <p class="indent2">And in the days of famine they will be satisfied. <div align="center"><b>Kaph</b></div><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>But the wicked will perish; <p class="indent2">And the enemies of Yahweh will be like the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>glory of the pastures, <p class="indent2">They vanish—in smoke they vanish away. <div align="center"><b>Lamedh</b></div><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>The wicked borrows and does not pay back, <p class="indent2">But the righteous is gracious and gives. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>For those blessed by Him will inherit the land, <p class="indent2">But those cursed by Him will be cut off. <div align="center"><b>Mem</b></div><p class="reg"><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>The footsteps of a man are established by Yahweh, <p class="indent2">And He delights in his way. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong, <p class="indent2">Because Yahweh is the One <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>who sustains his hand. <div align="center"><b>Nun</b></div><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>I was young and now I am old, <p class="indent2">Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken <p class="indent2">Or his seed begging bread. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>All day long he is gracious and lends, <p class="indent2">And his seed is a blessing. <div align="center"><b>Samekh</b></div><p class="reg"><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Depart from evil and do good, <p class="indent2">So you will dwell forever. <div align="center"><b>Ayin</b></div><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>For Yahweh loves <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>justice <p class="indent2">And will not forsake His holy ones; <p class="indent2">They are kept forever, <p class="indent2">But the seed of the wicked will be cut off. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>The righteous will inherit the land <p class="indent2">And dwell in it forever. <div align="center"><b>Pe</b></div><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, <p class="indent2">And his tongue speaks justice. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>The law of his God is in his heart; <p class="indent2">His steps do not slip. <div align="center"><b>Tsadhe</b></div><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>The wicked spies upon the righteous <p class="indent2">And seeks to put him to death. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>Yahweh will not forsake him in his hand; <p class="indent2">He will not condemn him when he is judged. <div align="center"><b>Qoph</b></div><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>Hope for Yahweh and keep His way, <p class="indent2">And He will exalt you to inherit the land; <p class="indent2">When the wicked are cut off, you will see it. <div align="center"><b>Resh</b></div><p class="reg"><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>I have seen a wicked, ruthless man <p class="indent2">Spreading himself like a luxuriant <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>tree in its native soil. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>Then <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>he passed away, and behold, he was no more; <p class="indent2">I sought for him, but he could not be found. <div align="center"><b>Shin</b></div><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>Observe the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>blameless man, and behold the upright; <p class="indent2">For the man of peace will have <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>a posterity. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>But transgressors will be altogether destroyed; <p class="indent2">The <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>posterity of the wicked will be cut off. <div align="center"><b>Tav</b></div><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh; <p class="indent2">He is their strength in time of distress. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/37-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>Yahweh helps them and protects them; <p class="indent2">He protects them from the wicked and saves them, <p class="indent2">Because they take refuge in Him.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="fnverse">3</span> Or <i>feed securely</i>, <i>feed on His faithfulness</i><br><span class="fnverse">7</span> Or <i>longingly</i><br><span class="fnverse">18</span> Lit <i>complete</i>, <i>perfect</i><br><span class="fnverse">20</span> Flowers<br><span class="fnverse">24</span> Or <i>who sustains him with His hand</i><br><span class="fnverse">28</span> Lit <i>judgment</i><br><span class="fnverse">35</span> Native plant; 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