Psalm 37/Verse by Verse/Text

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לְדָוִד 1 By David.
אַל־תִּתְחַר בַּמְּרֵעִים Do not get upset about those who act wickedly;
אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בְּעֹשֵׂי עַוְלָֽה׃ Do not be jealous of those who do wrong.
כִּי כֶחָצִיר מְהֵרָה יִמָּלוּ 2 For they will soon wither like grass,
וּכְיֶרֶק דֶּשֶׁא יִבּוֹלֽוּן׃ and they will fade like green leaves on plants.
בְּטַח בַּֽיהוָה 3 Trust in YHWH
וַעֲשֵׂה־טוֹב and do good!
שְׁכָן־אֶרֶץ Reside in the land
וּרְעֵה אֱמוּנָֽה׃ and graze securely!
וְהִתְעַנַּג עַל־יְהוָה 4 And then you will delight yourself in YHWH,
וְיִֽתֶּן־לְךָ מִשְׁאֲלֹת לִבֶּֽךָ׃ and he will give you your heart's desires.
גּוֹל עַל־יְהוָה דַּרְכֶּךָ 5 Commit your way to YHWH,
וּבְטַח עָלָיו and trust in him,
וְהוּא יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ and he will act,
וְהוֹצִיא כָאוֹר צִדְקֶךָ 6 and he will make your righteousness known like the light,
וּמִשְׁפָּטֶךָ כַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃ and [he will make] your justice [known] like midday.
דּוֹם׀ לַיהוָה 7 Be silent before YHWH
וְהִתְחוֹלֵל לוֹ and wait for him!
אַל־תִּתְחַר בְּמַצְלִיחַ דַּרְכּוֹ בְּאִישׁ עֹשֶׂה מְזִמּֽוֹת׃ Do not get upset about someone who makes his way successful, at a person carrying out schemes.
הֶרֶף מֵאַף 8 Let go of anger
וַעֲזֹב חֵמָה and leave wrath behind!
אַל־תִּתְחַר אַךְ־לְהָרֵעַ Do not get upset only to act wickedly!
כִּֽי־מְרֵעִים יִכָּרֵתוּן 9 For those who act wickedly will be destroyed;
וְקֹוֵי יְהוָה הֵמָּה יִֽירְשׁוּ־אָֽרֶץ׃ but those who hope in YHWH—they will possess the land.
וְעוֹד מְעַט 10 And just a little bit longer,
וְאֵין רָשָׁע and the wicked person will be gone;
וְהִתְבּוֹנַנְתָּ עַל־מְקוֹמוֹ And you will look closely at the place where he was,
וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃ and he will not be there.
וַעֲנָוִים יִֽירְשׁוּ־אָרֶץ 11 But the humble will possess the land
וְהִתְעַנְּגוּ עַל־רֹב שָׁלֽוֹם׃ and delight themselves in great prosperity.
זֹמֵם רָשָׁע לַצַּדִּיק 12 The wicked person is plotting against the righteous person
וְחֹרֵק עָלָיו שִׁנָּֽיו׃ and grinding his teeth at him.
אֲדֹנָי יִשְׂחַק־לוֹ 13 The Lord laughs at him,
כִּֽי־רָאָה כִּֽי־יָבֹא יוֹמֽוֹ׃ because he sees that his time will come.
חֶרֶב׀ פָּֽתְחוּ רְשָׁעִים 14 The wicked have drawn swords
וְדָרְכוּ קַשְׁתָּם and strung their bows
לְהַפִּיל עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן in order to bring down the one who is afflicted and poor,
לִטְבוֹחַ יִשְׁרֵי־דָֽרֶךְ׃ in order to slaughter those whose conduct is upright.
חַרְבָּם תָּבוֹא בְלִבָּם 15 Their swords will go into their hearts,
וְקַשְּׁתוֹתָם תִּשָּׁבַֽרְנָה׃ and their bows will be broken.
טוֹב־מְעַט לַצַּדִּיק מֵהֲמוֹן רְשָׁעִים רַבִּֽים׃ 16 A little belonging to the righteous person is better than the abundance of many wicked people.
כִּי זְרוֹעוֹת רְשָׁעִים תִּשָּׁבַרְנָה 17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken,
וְסוֹמֵךְ צַדִּיקִים יְהוָֽה׃ but YHWH is upholding the righteous.
יוֹדֵעַ יְהוָה יְמֵי תְמִימִם 18 YHWH knows the days of the blameless,
וְנַחֲלָתָם לְעוֹלָם תִּהְיֶֽה׃ and their inheritance will be forever.
לֹֽא־יֵבֹשׁוּ בְּעֵת רָעָה 19 They will not come to shame during hard times,
וּבִימֵי רְעָבוֹן יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃ and they will eat their fill during times of famine.
כִּי רְשָׁעִים׀ יֹאבֵדוּ 20 For the wicked will perish,
וְאֹיְבֵי יְהוָה כִּיקַר כָּרִים and YHWH's enemies [will perish] like flowers in a pasture.
כָּלוּ בֶעָשָׁן They are finished like smoke!
כָּֽלוּ׃ They are finished!
לֹוֶה רָשָׁע 21 The wicked person is borrowing
וְלֹא יְשַׁלֵּם and will not repay,
וְצַדִּיק חוֹנֵן וְנוֹתֵֽן׃ but the righteous person is giving generously.
כִּי מְבֹרָכָיו יִירְשׁוּ אָרֶץ 22 For those blessed by him will possess the land,
וּמְקֻלָּלָיו יִכָּרֵֽתוּ׃ and those cursed by him will be destroyed.
מֵיְהוָה מִֽצְעֲדֵי־גֶבֶר כּוֹנָנוּ 23 When a person's steps are made steadfast by YHWH,
וְדַרְכּוֹ יֶחְפָּֽץ׃ then he will be pleased with his way.
כִּֽי־יִפֹּל 24 When he falls,
לֹֽא־יוּטָל he will not fall flat.
כִּֽי־יְהוָה סוֹמֵךְ יָדֽוֹ׃ because YHWH is supporting his hand.
נַעַר׀ הָיִיתִי 25 I was once a young man;
גַּם־זָקַנְתִּי and now I am old,
וְֽלֹא־רָאִיתִי צַדִּיק נֶעֱזָב וְזַרְעוֹ מְבַקֶּשׁ־לָֽחֶם׃ and I have not seen a righteous person abandoned or his children looking for food.
כָּל־הַיּוֹם חוֹנֵן וּמַלְוֶה 26 He is always lending generously,
וְזַרְעוֹ לִבְרָכָֽה׃ and his children will become a blessing.
סוּר מֵרָע 27 Turn away from evil
וַעֲשֵׂה־טוֹב and do good,
וּשְׁכֹן לְעוֹלָֽם׃ and you will reside forever!
כִּי יְהוָה׀ אֹהֵב מִשְׁפָּט 28A For YHWH loves justice,
וְלֹא־יַעֲזֹב אֶת־חֲסִידָיו and he will not abandon those who are loyal to him.
פִּֽי־צַדִּיק יֶהְגֶּה חָכְמָה 30* A righteous person's mouth utters what is wise,
וּלְשׁוֹנוֹ תְּדַבֵּר מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ and his tongue speaks what is just.
תּוֹרַת אֱלֹהָיו בְּלִבּוֹ 31* The instruction of his God is in his heart.
לֹא תִמְעַד אֲשֻׁרָיו׃ His steps will not slip.
*עַוָּלִים נִשְׁמָדוּ* 28B* Wrong-doers are exterminated,
וְזֶרַע רְשָׁעִים נִכְרָֽת׃ and the children of the wicked are destroyed!
צַדִּיקִים יִֽירְשׁוּ־אָרֶץ 29* The righteous will possess the land
וְיִשְׁכְּנוּ לָעַד עָלֶֽיהָ׃ and reside on it forever.
צוֹפֶה רָשָׁע לַצַּדִּיק 32 The wicked person is watching for the righteous person
וּמְבַקֵּשׁ לַהֲמִיתוֹ׃ and trying to kill him.
יְהוָה לֹא־יַעַזְבֶנּוּ בְיָדוֹ 33 YHWH will not abandon him into his hand,
וְלֹא יַרְשִׁיעֶנּוּ בְּהִשָּׁפְטֽוֹ׃ and he will not let him be condemned as guilty when he enters into judgment.
קַוֵּה אֶל־יְהוָה׀ 34 Hope in YHWH
וּשְׁמֹר דַּרְכּוֹ and keep his way,
וִֽירוֹמִמְךָ לָרֶשֶׁת אָרֶץ and he will exalt you to possess the land.
בְּהִכָּרֵת רְשָׁעִים תִּרְאֶֽה׃ You will see when the wicked are destroyed.
רָאִיתִי רָשָׁע עָרִיץ 35 I once saw a ruthless wicked person,
וּמִתְעָרֶה כְּאֶזְרָח רַעֲנָֽן׃ and he was ascending like a native tree.
וָאֶעֲבֹר 36 Then I passed by,
וְהִנֵּה אֵינֶנּוּ and—get this!—he was gone;
וָֽאֲבַקְשֵׁהוּ then I looked for him,
וְלֹא נִמְצָֽא׃ and he was not found.
שְׁמָר־תָּם 37 Pay attention to the blameless one
וּרְאֵה יָשָׁר and look at the upright one,
כִּֽי־אַחֲרִית לְאִישׁ שָׁלֽוֹם׃ because the future of a [blameless] person is peace.
וּֽפֹשְׁעִים נִשְׁמְדוּ יַחְדָּו 38 But those who rebel are completely exterminated!
אַחֲרִית רְשָׁעִים נִכְרָֽתָה׃ The future of the wicked is destroyed!
וּתְשׁוּעַת צַדִּיקִים מֵיְהוָה מָעוּזָּם בְּעֵת צָרָה 39 But the salvation of the righteous comes from YHWH, their fortress during times of trouble,
וַֽיַּעְזְרֵם יְהוָה 40 and YHWH helps them
וַֽיְפַלְּטֵם and rescues them.
יְפַלְּטֵם מֵרְשָׁעִים He will rescue them from the wicked
וְיוֹשִׁיעֵם and save them,
כִּי־חָסוּ בֽוֹ׃ because they have sought refuge in him.