Psalms 37 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 38

¹A Psalm by David, for a memorial. Yahweh, don’t rebuke me in your wrath, neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.

KJVA Psalm^H4210 of David^H1732, to bring to remembrance^H2142^(H8687). O LORD^H3068, rebuke^H3198^(H8686) me not in thy wrath^H7110: neither chasten^H3256^(H8762) me in thy hot displeasure^H2534.

² For your arrows have pierced me, your hand presses hard on me.

KJVFor thine arrows^H2671 stick fast^H5181^(H8738) in me, and thy hand^H3027 presseth me sore^H5181^(H8799).

³ There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation, neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.

KJVThere is no soundness^H4974 in my flesh^H1320 because^H6440 of thine anger^H2195; neither is there any rest^H7965 in my bones^H6106 because^H6440 of my sin^H2403.

⁴ For my iniquities have gone over my head. As a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.

KJVFor mine iniquities^H5771 are gone over^H5674^(H8804) mine head^H7218: as an heavy^H3515 burden^H4853 they are too heavy^H3513^(H8799) for me.

⁵ My wounds are loathsome and corrupt because of my foolishness.

KJVMy wounds^H2250 stink^H887^(H8689) and are corrupt^H4743^(H8738) because^H6440 of my foolishness^H200.

⁶ I am in pain and bowed down greatly. I go mourning all day long.

KJVI am troubled^H5753^(H8738); I am bowed down^H7817^(H8804) greatly^H3966; I go^H1980^(H8765) mourning^H6937^(H8802) all the day^H3117 long.

⁷ For my waist is filled with burning. There is no soundness in my flesh.

KJVFor my loins^H3689 are filled^H4390^(H8804) with a loathsome^H7033^(H8737) disease: and there is no soundness^H4974 in my flesh^H1320.

⁸ I am faint and severely bruised. I have groaned by reason of the anguish of my heart.

KJVI am feeble^H6313^(H8738) and sore^H3966 broken^H1794^(H8738): I have roared^H7580^(H8804) by reason of the disquietness^H5100 of my heart^H3820.

⁹ Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you.

KJVLord^H136, all my desire^H8378 is before thee; and my groaning^H585 is not hid^H5641^(H8738) from thee.

¹⁰ My heart throbs. My strength fails me. As for the light of my eyes, it has also left me.

KJVMy heart^H3820 panteth^H5503^(H8773), my strength^H3581 faileth^H5800^(H8804) me: as for the light^H216 of mine eyes^H5869, it^H1992 also is gone^H369 from me.

¹¹ My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague. My kinsmen stand far away.

KJVMy lovers^H157^(H8802) and my friends^H7453 stand^H5975^(H8799) aloof from^H5048 my sore^H5061; and my kinsmen^H7138 stand^H5975^(H8804) afar off^H7350.

¹² They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all day long.

KJVThey also that seek^H1245^(H8764) after my life^H5315 lay snares^H5367^(H8762) for me: and they that seek^H1875^(H8802) my hurt^H7451 speak^H1696^(H8765) mischievous things^H1942, and imagine^H1897^(H8799) deceits^H4820 all the day^H3117 long.

¹³ But I, as a deaf man, don’t hear. I am as a mute man who doesn’t open his mouth.

KJVBut I, as a deaf^H2795 man, heard^H8085^(H8799) not; and I was as a dumb man^H483 that openeth^H6605^(H8799) not his mouth^H6310.

¹⁴ Yes, I am as a man who doesn’t hear, in whose mouth are no reproofs.

KJVThus I was as a man^H376 that heareth^H8085^(H8802) not, and in whose mouth^H6310 are no reproofs^H8433.

¹⁵ For I hope in you, Yahweh. You will answer, Lord my God.

KJVFor in thee, O LORD^H3068, do I hope^H3176^(H8689): thou wilt hear^H6030^(H8799), O Lord^H136 my God^H430.

¹⁶ For I said, “Don’t let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips.”

KJVFor I said^H559^(H8804), Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice^H8055^(H8799) over me: when my foot^H7272 slippeth^H4131^(H8800), they magnify^H1431^(H8689) themselves against me.

¹⁷ For I am ready to fall. My pain is continually before me.

KJVFor I am ready^H3559^(H8737) to halt^H6761, and my sorrow^H4341 is continually^H8548 before me.

¹⁸ For I will declare my iniquity. I will be sorry for my sin.

KJVFor I will declare^H5046^(H8686) mine iniquity^H5771; I will be sorry^H1672^(H8799) for my sin^H2403.

¹⁹ But my enemies are vigorous and many. Those who hate me without reason are numerous.

KJVBut mine enemies^H341^(H8802) are lively^H2416, and they are strong^H6105^(H8804): and they that hate^H8130^(H8802) me wrongfully^H8267 are multiplied^H7231^(H8804).

²⁰ They who give evil for good are also adversaries to me, because I follow what is good.

KJVThey also that render^H7999^(H8764) evil^H7451 for good^H2896 are mine adversaries^H7853^(H8799); because I follow^H7291^(H8800) the thing that good^H2896 is.

²¹ Don’t forsake me, Yahweh. My God, don’t be far from me.

KJVForsake^H5800^(H8799) me not, O LORD^H3068: O my God^H430, be not far^H7368^(H8799) from me.

²² Hurry to help me, Lord, my salvation.

KJVMake haste^H2363^(H8798) to help^H5833 me, O Lord^H136 my salvation^H8668.

WEB·Psalms 37

¹By David. Don’t fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.

KJVA Psalm of David^H1732. Fret^H2734^(H8691) not thyself because of evildoers^H7489^(H8688), neither be thou envious^H7065^(H8762) against the workers^H6213^(H8802) of iniquity^H5766.

² For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb.

KJVFor they shall soon^H4120 be cut down^H5243^(H8799) like the grass^H2682, and wither^H5034^(H8799) as the green^H3418 herb^H1877.

³ Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.

KJVTrust^H982^(H8798) in the LORD^H3068, and do^H6213^(H8798) good^H2896; so shalt thou dwell^H7931^(H8798) in the land^H776, and verily^H530 thou shalt be fed^H7462^(H8798).

⁴ Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

KJVDelight^H6026^(H8690) thyself also in the LORD^H3068; and he shall give^H5414^(H8799) thee the desires^H4862 of thine heart^H3820.

⁵ Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:

KJVCommit^H1556^(H8798) thy way^H1870 unto the LORD^H3068; trust^H982^(H8798) also in him; and he shall bring it to pass^H6213^(H8799).

⁶ he will make your righteousness shine out like light, and your justice as the noon day sun.

KJVAnd he shall bring forth^H3318^(H8689) thy righteousness^H6664 as the light^H216, and thy judgment^H4941 as the noonday^H6672.

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.

KJVRest^H1826^(H8798) in the LORD^H3068, and wait patiently^H2342^(H8708) for him: fret^H2734^(H8691) not thyself because of him who prospereth^H6743^(H8688) in his way^H1870, because of the man^H376 who bringeth^H6213 wicked devices^H4209 to pass^H6213^(H8802).

⁸ Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret; it leads only to evildoing.

KJVCease^H7503^(H8685) from anger^H639, and forsake^H5800^(H8798) wrath^H2534: fret^H2734^(H8691) not thyself in any wise^H389 to do evil^H7489^(H8687).

⁹ For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land.

KJVFor evildoers^H7489^(H8688) shall be cut off^H3772^(H8735): but those that wait^H6960^(H8802) upon the LORD^H3068, they shall inherit^H3423^(H8799) the earth^H776.

¹⁰ For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn’t there.

KJVFor yet a little while^H4592, and the wicked^H7563 shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider^H995^(H8712) his place^H4725, and it shall not be.

¹¹ But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

KJVBut the meek^H6035 shall inherit^H3423^(H8799) the earth^H776; and shall delight^H6026^(H8694) themselves in the abundance^H7230 of peace^H7965.

¹² The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.

KJVThe wicked^H7563 plotteth^H2161^(H8802) against the just^H6662, and gnasheth^H2786^(H8802) upon him with his teeth^H8127.

¹³ The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.

KJVThe Lord^H136 shall laugh^H7832^(H8799) at him: for he seeth^H7200^(H8804) that his day^H3117 is coming^H935^(H8799).

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.

KJVThe wicked^H7563 have drawn out^H6605^(H8804) the sword^H2719, and have bent^H1869^(H8804) their bow^H7198, to cast down^H5307^(H8687) the poor^H6041 and needy^H34, and to slay^H2873^(H8800) such as be of upright^H3477 conversation^H1870.

¹⁵ Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken.

KJVTheir sword^H2719 shall enter^H935^(H8799) into their own heart^H3820, and their bows^H7198 shall be broken^H7665^(H8735).

¹⁶ Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.

KJVA little^H4592 that a righteous man^H6662 hath is better^H2896 than the riches^H1995 of many^H7227 wicked^H7563.

¹⁷ For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous.

KJVFor the arms^H2220 of the wicked^H7563 shall be broken^H7665^(H8735): but the LORD^H3068 upholdeth^H5564^(H8802) the righteous^H6662.

¹⁸ Yahweh knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 knoweth^H3045^(H8802) the days^H3117 of the upright^H8549: and their inheritance^H5159 shall be for ever^H5769.

¹⁹ They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

KJVThey shall not be ashamed^H954^(H8799) in the evil^H7451 time^H6256: and in the days^H3117 of famine^H7459 they shall be satisfied^H7646^(H8799).

²⁰ But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Yahweh shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish— vanish like smoke.

KJVBut the wicked^H7563 shall perish^H6^(H8799), and the enemies^H341^(H8802) of the LORD^H3068 shall be as the fat^H3368 of lambs^H3733: they shall consume^H3615^(H8804); into smoke^H6227 shall they consume away^H3615^(H8804).

²¹ The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously.

KJVThe wicked^H7563 borroweth^H3867^(H8801), and payeth not again^H7999^(H8762): but the righteous^H6662 sheweth mercy^H2603^(H8802), and giveth^H5414^(H8802).

²² For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.

KJVFor such as be blessed^H1288^(H8794) of him shall inherit^H3423^(H8799) the earth^H776; and they that be cursed^H7043^(H8794) of him shall be cut off^H3772^(H8735).

²³ A man’s steps are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way.

KJVThe steps^H4703 of a good man^H1397 are ordered^H3559^(H8797) by the LORD^H3068: and he delighteth^H2654^(H8799) in his way^H1870.

²⁴ Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for Yahweh holds him up with his hand.

KJVThough he fall^H5307^(H8799), he shall not be utterly cast down^H2904^(H8714): for the LORD^H3068 upholdeth^H5564^(H8802) him with his hand^H3027.

²⁵ I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.

KJVI have been young^H5288, and now am old^H2204^(H8804); yet have I not seen^H7200^(H8804) the righteous^H6662 forsaken^H5800^(H8737), nor his seed^H2233 begging^H1245^(H8764) bread^H3899.

²⁶ All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His offspring is blessed.

KJVHe is ever^H3117 merciful^H2603^(H8802), and lendeth^H3867^(H8688); and his seed^H2233 is blessed^H1293.

²⁷ Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.

KJVDepart^H5493^(H8798) from evil^H7451, and do^H6213^(H8798) good^H2896; and dwell^H7931^(H8798) for evermore^H5769.

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.

KJVFor the LORD^H3068 loveth^H157^(H8802) judgment^H4941, and forsaketh^H5800^(H8799) not his saints^H2623; they are preserved^H8104^(H8738) for ever^H5769: but the seed^H2233 of the wicked^H7563 shall be cut off^H3772^(H8738).

²⁹ The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.

KJVThe righteous^H6662 shall inherit^H3423^(H8799) the land^H776, and dwell^H7931^(H8799) therein for ever^H5703.

³⁰ The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.

KJVThe mouth^H6310 of the righteous^H6662 speaketh^H1897^(H8799) wisdom^H2451, and his tongue^H3956 talketh^H1696^(H8762) of judgment^H4941.

³¹ The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.

KJVThe law^H8451 of his God^H430 is in his heart^H3820; none of his steps^H838 shall slide^H4571^(H8799).

³² The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to kill him.

KJVThe wicked^H7563 watcheth^H6822^(H8802) the righteous^H6662, and seeketh^H1245^(H8764) to slay^H4191^(H8687) him.

³³ Yahweh will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 will not leave^H5800^(H8799) him in his hand^H3027, nor condemn^H7561^(H8686) him when he is judged^H8199^(H8736).

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.

KJVWait^H6960^(H8761) on the LORD^H3068, and keep^H8104^(H8798) his way^H1870, and he shall exalt^H7311^(H8787) thee to inherit^H3423^(H8800) the land^H776: when the wicked^H7563 are cut off^H3772^(H8736), thou shalt see^H7200^(H8799) it.

³⁵ I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

KJVI have seen^H7200^(H8804) the wicked^H7563 in great power^H6184, and spreading^H6168^(H8693) himself like a green^H7488 bay tree^H249.

³⁶ But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.

KJVYet he passed away^H5674^(H8799), and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought^H1245^(H8762) him, but he could not be found^H4672^(H8738).

³⁷ Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.

KJVMark^H8104^(H8798) the perfect^H8535 man, and behold^H7200^(H8798) the upright^H3477: for the end^H319 of that man^H376 is peace^H7965.

³⁸ As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off.

KJVBut the transgressors^H6586^(H8802) shall be destroyed^H8045^(H8738) together^H3162: the end^H319 of the wicked^H7563 shall be cut off^H3772^(H8738).

³⁹ But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

KJVBut the salvation^H8668 of the righteous^H6662 is of the LORD^H3068: he is their strength^H4581 in the time^H6256 of trouble^H6869.

⁴⁰ Yahweh helps them and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked and saves them, because they have taken refuge in him.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 shall help^H5826^(H8799) them, and deliver^H6403^(H8762) them: he shall deliver^H6403^(H8762) them from the wicked^H7563, and save^H3467^(H8686) them, because they trust^H2620^(H8804) in him.

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