☦️ Eastern Orthodox Christianity: Psalm 37, ESV

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Psalm 37~
English Standard Version

He Will Not Forsake His Saints
Of David

37 Fret not yourself because of evildoers;
be not envious of wrongdoers!
2. For they will soon fade like the grass
and wither like the green herb.

3. Trust in the Lord, and do good;
dwell in the land and befriend
faithfulness.
4. Delight yourself in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of
your heart.

5. Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him, and he will act.
6. He will bring forth your
righteousness as the light,
and your justice as the noonday.

7. Be still before the Lord and wait
patiently for him;
fret not yourself over the one who
prospers in his way,
over the man who carries out evil
devices!

8. Refrain from anger, and forsake
wrath!
Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
9. For the evildoers shall be cut off,
but those who wait for the Lord shall
inherit the land.

10. In just a little while, the wicked will
be no more;
though you look carefully at his
place, he will not be there.
11. But the meek shall inherit the land
and delight themselves in abundant
peace.

12. The wicked plots against the
righteous and gnashes his teeth at
him,
13. but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
for he sees that his day is coming.

14. The wicked draw the sword and
bend their bows to bring down the
poor and needy, to slay those whose
way is upright;
15. their sword shall enter their own
heart, and their bows shall be
broken.

16. Better is the little that the
righteous has than the abundance
of many wicked.
17. For the arms of the wicked shall be
broken, but the Lord upholds the
righteous.

18. The Lord knows the days of the
blameless, and their heritage will
remain forever;
19. they are not put to shame in evil
times;
in the days of famine they have
abundance.

20. But the wicked will perish;
the enemies of the Lord are like the
glory of the pastures;
they vanish—like smoke they vanish
away.

21. The wicked borrows but does not pay
back,
but the righteous is generous and
gives;
22. for those blessed by the Lord shall
inherit the land,
but those cursed by him shall be cut
off.

23. The steps of a man are established
by the Lord,
when he delights in his way;
24. though he fall, he shall not be cast
headlong,
for the Lord upholds his hand.

25. I have been young, and now am old,
yet I have not seen the righteous
forsaken or his children begging for
bread.
26. He is ever lending generously,
and his children become a blessing.

27. Turn away from evil and do good;
so shall you dwell forever.
28. For the Lord loves justice;
he will not forsake his saints.
They are preserved forever,
but the children of the wicked shall
be cut off.

29. The righteous shall inherit the land
and dwell upon it forever.
30. The mouth of the righteous utters
wisdom, and his tongue speaks
justice.

31. The law of his God is in his heart;
his steps do not slip.
32. The wicked watches for the
righteous and seeks to put him to
death.

33. The Lord will not abandon him to his
power or let him be condemned
when he is brought to trial.
34. Wait for the Lord and keep his way,
and he will exalt you to inherit the
land;
you will look on when the wicked are
cut off.

35. I have seen a wicked, ruthless man,
spreading himself like a green laurel
tree.
36. But he passed away, and behold,
he was no more;
though I sought him, he could not be
found.

37. Mark the blameless and behold the
upright,
for there is a future for the man of
peace.
38. But transgressors shall be altogether
destroyed;
the future of the wicked shall be cut
off.

39. The salvation of the righteous is
from the Lord;
he is their stronghold in the time of
trouble.
40. The Lord helps them and delivers
them;
he delivers them from the wicked
and saves them,
because they take refuge in him.