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Psalm 37
King James Version
Psalm 37
King James Version
37 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.
Salmos 37
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Salmos 37
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Salmo de David.
Álef
37 No te enojes a causa de los malvados
ni envidies a los malhechores;
2 porque pronto se marchitan, como la hierba;
como la hierba verde, pronto se secan.
Bet
3 Confía en el Señor y haz el bien;
establécete en la tierra y mantente fiel.
4 Deléitate en el Señor
y él te concederá los deseos de tu corazón.
Guímel
5 Encomienda al Señor tu camino;
confía en él y él actuará.
6 Hará que tu justicia resplandezca como el alba;
tu justa causa, como el sol de mediodía.
Dálet
7 Guarda silencio ante el Señor
y espera en él con paciencia;
no te enojes ante el éxito de otros,
de los que maquinan planes malvados.
He
8 Refrena la ira, deja la furia;
no te enojes, pues esto conduce al mal.
9 Porque los malvados serán exterminados,
pero los que esperan en el Señor heredarán la tierra.
Vav
10 Dentro de poco los malvados dejarán de existir;
por más que los busques, no los encontrarás.
11 Pero los humildes heredarán la tierra
y disfrutarán de gran bienestar.
Zayin
12 Los malvados conspiran contra los justos
y rechinan los dientes contra ellos;
13 pero el Señor se ríe de los malvados,
pues sabe que les llegará su hora.
Jet
14 Los malvados sacan la espada y tensan el arco
para abatir al pobre y al necesitado,
para matar a los que viven con rectitud.
15 Pero su propia espada les atravesará el corazón
y su arco quedará hecho pedazos.
Tet
16 Más vale lo poco de un justo
que la abundancia de muchos malvados;
17 porque el brazo de los malvados será quebrado,
pero el Señor sostendrá a los justos.
Yod
18 El Señor conoce la vida de los íntegros,
y su herencia perdura por siempre.
19 En tiempos difíciles no serán avergonzados;
en épocas de hambre tendrán abundancia.
Caf
20 Los malvados, los enemigos del Señor,
acabarán por ser destruidos;
desaparecerán como las flores silvestres,
se desvanecerán como el humo.
Lámed
21 Los malvados piden prestado y no pagan,
pero los justos dan con generosidad.
22 Los benditos del Señor heredarán la tierra,
pero los que él maldice serán exterminados.
Mem
23 El Señor afirma los pasos del hombre
cuando le agrada su modo de vivir;
24 podrá tropezar, pero no caerá,
porque el Señor lo sostiene de la mano.
Nun
25 Fui joven y ahora soy viejo,
pero nunca he visto al justo en el abandono
ni que sus hijos mendiguen pan.
26 Prestan siempre con generosidad;
sus hijos son una bendición.
Sámej
27 Apártate del mal y haz el bien,
y siempre tendrás dónde vivir.
28 Porque el Señor ama al justo
y no abandona a quienes le son fieles.
Ayin
El Señor los protegerá para siempre,
pero la descendencia de los malvados será exterminada.
29 Los justos heredarán la tierra
y por siempre vivirán en ella.
Pe
30 La boca del justo imparte sabiduría
y su lengua proclama la justicia.
31 La Ley de Dios está en su corazón
y sus pies jamás resbalan.
Tsade
32 Los malvados acechan a los justos
con la intención de matarlos,
33 pero el Señor no los dejará caer en sus manos
ni permitirá que los condenen en el juicio.
Qof
34 Pero tú, espera en el Señor
y sigue su camino,
que él te exaltará para que heredes la tierra.
Cuando los malvados sean exterminados,
tú lo verás con tus propios ojos.
Resh
35 He visto al déspota y malvado
extenderse como árbol frondoso en su propio suelo.
36 Pero pasó al olvido y dejó de existir;
lo busqué y ya no pude encontrarlo.
Shin
37 Observa a los que son íntegros y honestos:
hay porvenir para quien busca la paz.
38 Pero todos los transgresores serán destruidos;
el porvenir de los malvados será el exterminio.
Tav
39 La salvación de los justos viene del Señor;
él es su fortaleza en tiempos de angustia.
40 El Señor los ayuda y los libra;
los libra de los malvados y los salva,
porque en él se refugian.
Psalm 37
The Message
Psalm 37
The Message
37 1-2 Don’t bother your head with braggarts
or wish you could succeed like the wicked.
In no time they’ll shrivel like grass clippings
and wilt like cut flowers in the sun.
3-4 Get insurance with God and do a good deed,
settle down and stick to your last.
Keep company with God,
get in on the best.
5-6 Open up before God, keep nothing back;
he’ll do whatever needs to be done:
He’ll validate your life in the clear light of day
and stamp you with approval at high noon.
7 Quiet down before God,
be prayerful before him.
Don’t bother with those who climb the ladder,
who elbow their way to the top.
8-9 Bridle your anger, trash your wrath,
cool your pipes—it only makes things worse.
Before long the crooks will be bankrupt;
God-investors will soon own the store.
10-11 Before you know it, the wicked will have had it;
you’ll stare at his once famous place and—nothing!
Down-to-earth people will move in and take over,
relishing a huge bonanza.
12-13 Bad guys have it in for the good guys,
obsessed with doing them in.
But God isn’t losing any sleep; to him
they’re a joke with no punch line.
14-15 Bullies brandish their swords,
pull back on their bows with a flourish.
They’re out to beat up on the harmless,
or mug that nice man out walking his dog.
A banana peel lands them flat on their faces—
slapstick figures in a moral circus.
16-17 Less is more and more is less.
One righteous will outclass fifty wicked,
For the wicked are moral weaklings
but the righteous are God-strong.
18-19 God keeps track of the decent folk;
what they do won’t soon be forgotten.
In hard times, they’ll hold their heads high;
when the shelves are bare, they’ll be full.
20 God-despisers have had it;
God’s enemies are finished—
Stripped bare like vineyards at harvest time,
vanished like smoke in thin air.
21-22 Wicked borrows and never returns;
Righteous gives and gives.
Generous gets it all in the end;
Stingy is cut off at the pass.
23-24 Stalwart walks in step with God;
his path blazed by God, he’s happy.
If he stumbles, he’s not down for long;
God has a grip on his hand.
25-26 I once was young, now I’m a graybeard—
not once have I seen an abandoned believer,
or his kids out roaming the streets.
Every day he’s out giving and lending,
his children making him proud.
27-28 Turn your back on evil,
work for the good and don’t quit.
God loves this kind of thing,
never turns away from his friends.
28-29 Live this way and you’ve got it made,
but bad eggs will be tossed out.
The good get planted on good land
and put down healthy roots.
30-31 Righteous chews on wisdom like a dog on a bone,
rolls virtue around on his tongue.
His heart pumps God’s Word like blood through his veins;
his feet are as sure as a cat’s.
32-33 Wicked sets a watch for Righteous,
he’s out for the kill.
God, alert, is also on watch—
Wicked won’t hurt a hair of his head.
34 Wait passionately for God,
don’t leave the path.
He’ll give you your place in the sun
while you watch the wicked lose it.
35-36 I saw Wicked bloated like a toad,
croaking pretentious nonsense.
The next time I looked there was nothing—
a punctured bladder, vapid and limp.
37-38 Keep your eye on the healthy soul,
scrutinize the straight life;
There’s a future
in strenuous wholeness.
But the willful will soon be discarded;
insolent souls are on a dead-end street.
39-40 The spacious, free life is from God,
it’s also protected and safe.
God-strengthened, we’re delivered from evil—
when we run to him, he saves us.
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