Psa 30, Psa 37 | ESV | STEP | A Psalm of David . A song at the dedication of the temple . I will extol you, O Lord , for you have drawn me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me.

1 I will ^bextol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up
and have not let my foes ^crejoice over me.
2 O Lord my God, I ^dcried to you for help,
and you have ^ehealed me.
3 O Lord, you have brought up my soul from ^fSheol;
you restored me to life from among those who ^ggo down to the pit. ^{▼▼Or to life, that I should not go down to the pit}
4 Sing praises to the Lord, O you ⁱhis saints,
and ^jgive thanks to his holy name. ^{▼▼Hebrew to the memorial of his holiness (see Exodus 3:15)}
5 ^lFor his anger is but for a moment,
and ^mhis favor is for a lifetime. ^{▼▼Or and in his favor is life}
^oWeeping may tarry for the night,
but ^pjoy comes with the morning.
6 As for me, I said in my ^qprosperity,
“I shall never be ^rmoved.”
7 By your favor, O Lord,
you made my ^smountain stand strong;
you ^thid your face;
I was ^udismayed.
8 To you, O Lord, I cry,
and ^vto the Lord I plead for mercy:
9 “What profit is there in my death, ^{▼▼Hebrew in my blood}
if I go down to the pit? ^{▼▼Or to corruption}
Will ^ythe dust praise you?
Will it tell of your faithfulness?
10 ^zHear, O Lord, and be merciful to me!
O Lord, be my helper!”
11 You have turned for me my mourning into ^aadancing;
you have loosed my sackcloth
and clothed me with gladness,
12 that my ^abglory may sing your praise and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

Psalms 37

He Will Not Forsake His Saints

^{▼▼This psalm is an acrostic poem, each stanza beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet} Of David.

1 ^adFret not yourself because of evildoers;
be not ^aeenvious of wrongdoers!
2 For they will soon ^affade like ^agthe grass
and wither ^ahlike the green herb.
3 ^aiTrust in the Lord, and do good;
^ajdwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. ^{▼▼Or and feed on faithfulness, or and find safe pasture}
4 ^alDelight yourself in the Lord,
and he will ^amgive you the desires of your heart.
5 ^anCommit your way to the Lord;
^aotrust in him, and he will act.
6 ^apHe will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
and your justice as ^aqthe noonday.
7 ^arBe still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
^asfret not yourself over the one who ^atprospers in his way,
over the man who carries out evil devices!
8 ^auRefrain from anger, and forsake wrath!
^avFret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
9 ^awFor the evildoers shall be cut off,
but those who wait for the Lord shall ^axinherit the land.
10 In ^ayjust a little while, the wicked will be no more;
though you look carefully at ^azhis place, he will not be there.
11 But ^bathe meek shall inherit the land
and delight themselves in ^bbabundant peace.
12 The wicked ^bcplots against the righteous
and ^bdgnashes his teeth at him,
13 but the Lord ^belaughs at the wicked,
for he sees that his ^bfday is coming.
14 The wicked draw the sword and ^bgbend their bows
to bring down the poor and needy,
to slay those whose ^bhway is upright;
15 their sword shall enter their own heart,
and their ^bibows shall be broken.
16 ^bjBetter is the little that the righteous has
than the abundance of many wicked.
17 For ^bkthe arms of the wicked shall be broken,
but the Lord ^blupholds the righteous.
18 The Lord ^bmknows the days of the blameless,
and their ^bnheritage will remain forever;
19 they are not put to shame in evil times;
in ^bothe days of famine they have abundance.
20 But the wicked will perish;
the enemies of the Lord are like ^bpthe glory of the pastures;
they vanish—like ^bqsmoke they vanish away.
21 The wicked borrows but does not pay back,
but the righteous ^bris generous and gives;
22 for those blessed by the Lord ^{▼▼Hebrew by him} shall ^btinherit the land,
but those cursed by him ^bushall be cut off.
23 The ^bvsteps of a man are ^bwestablished by the Lord,
when he delights in his way;
24 ^bxthough he fall, he shall not be cast headlong,
for the Lord ^byupholds his hand.
25 I have been young, and now am old,
yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
or his children ^bzbegging for bread.
26 He is ever ^calending generously,
and his children become a blessing.
27 ^cbTurn away from evil and do good;
so shall you ^ccdwell forever.
28 For the Lord ^cdloves justice;
he will not forsake his ^cesaints.
They are preserved forever,
but the children of the wicked shall be ^cfcut off.
29 The righteous shall inherit the land
and ^cgdwell upon it forever.
30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
and his tongue speaks justice.
31 ^chThe law of his God is in his heart;
his ^cisteps do not slip.
32 The wicked ^cjwatches for the righteous
and seeks to put him to death.
33 The Lord will not ^ckabandon him to his power
or let him ^clbe condemned when he is brought to trial.
34 ^cmWait for the Lord and keep his way,
and he will exalt you to inherit the land;
you will look on ^cnwhen the wicked are cut off.
35 ^coI have seen a wicked, ruthless man,
spreading himself like ^cpa green laurel tree. ^{▼▼The identity of this tree is uncertain}
36 But he passed away, ^{▼▼Or But one passed by} and behold, ^cshe 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 ^ctpeace.
38 But ^cutransgressors shall be altogether destroyed;
the future of the wicked ^cvshall be cut off.
39 ^cwThe salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
he is their stronghold in ^cxthe time of trouble.
40 The Lord helps them and ^cydelivers them;
^czhe delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
because they ^datake refuge in him.

Psalms 30

Joy Comes with the Morning

A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of athe temple.

Psalms 37

He Will Not Forsake His Saints

▼▼This psalm is an acrostic poem, each stanza beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet Of David.

A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of ^athe temple.

^{▼▼This psalm is an acrostic poem, each stanza beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet} Of David.