Psa 37:1-24 | ESV | STEP | Of David . Fret not yourself because of evildoers ; be not envious of wrongdoers !

1 ^bFret not yourself because of evildoers;
be not ^cenvious of wrongdoers!
2 For they will soon ^dfade like ^ethe grass
and wither ^flike the green herb.
3 ^gTrust in the Lord, and do good;
^hdwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. ^{▼▼Or and feed on faithfulness, or and find safe pasture}
4 ^jDelight yourself in the Lord,
and he will ^kgive you the desires of your heart.
5 ^lCommit your way to the Lord;
^mtrust in him, and he will act.
6 ⁿHe will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
and your justice as ^othe noonday.
7 ^pBe still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
^qfret not yourself over the one who ^rprospers in his way,
over the man who carries out evil devices!
8 ^sRefrain from anger, and forsake wrath!
^tFret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
9 ^uFor the evildoers shall be cut off,
but those who wait for the Lord shall ^vinherit the land.
10 In ^wjust a little while, the wicked will be no more;
though you look carefully at ^xhis place, he will not be there.
11 But ^ythe meek shall inherit the land
and delight themselves in ^zabundant peace.
12 The wicked ^aaplots against the righteous
and ^abgnashes his teeth at him,
13 but the Lord ^aclaughs at the wicked,
for he sees that his ^adday is coming.
14 The wicked draw the sword and ^aebend their bows
to bring down the poor and needy,
to slay those whose ^afway is upright;
15 their sword shall enter their own heart,
and their ^agbows shall be broken.
16 ^ahBetter is the little that the righteous has
than the abundance of many wicked.
17 For ^aithe arms of the wicked shall be broken,
but the Lord ^ajupholds the righteous.
18 The Lord ^akknows the days of the blameless,
and their ^alheritage will remain forever;
19 they are not put to shame in evil times;
in ^amthe days of famine they have abundance.
20 But the wicked will perish;
the enemies of the Lord are like ^anthe glory of the pastures;
they vanish—like ^aosmoke they vanish away.
21 The wicked borrows but does not pay back,
but the righteous ^apis generous and gives;
22 for those blessed by the Lord ^{▼▼Hebrew by him} shall ^arinherit the land,
but those cursed by him ^asshall be cut off.
23 The ^atsteps of a man are ^auestablished by the Lord,
when he delights in his way;
24 ^avthough he fall, he shall not be cast headlong,
for the Lord ^awupholds his hand.

Psalms 37:1-24

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.

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