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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

13 The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees 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, to kill those who are upright on the path.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

32 The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Hebrew interlinear — Psalms 37:1–40 (296 words)
1
  1. אַלʾalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  2. תִּתְחַ֥רtitḥarcharah: to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousyH2734
  3. בַּמְּרֵעִ֑יםbammĕrēʿîmra`a`: (properly) to spoil; (literally) to ruin by breaking to pieces)H7489
  4. אַלʾalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  5. תְּ֝קַנֵּ֗אtĕqannēʾqana': to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or enviousH7065
  6. בְּעֹשֵׂ֥יbĕʿōśê`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  7. עַוְלָֽה׃ʿawlâ`evel: (moral) evilH5766
2
  1. כִּ֣יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. כֶ֭חָצִירkeḥāṣîrchatsiyr: grass; also a leek (collectively)H2682
  3. מְהֵרָ֣הmĕhērâmherah: (properly) a hurry; hence (adverbially) promptlyH4120
  4. יִמָּ֑לוּyimmālûnamal: to become clipped or (specifically) circumcisedH5243
  5. וּכְיֶ֥רֶקûkĕyereqyereq: (properly) pallor; (hence) the yellowish green of young and sickly vegetationH3418
  6. דֶּ֝֗שֶׁאdešeʾdeshe': a sprout; by analogy, grassH1877
  7. יִבּוֹלֽוּן׃yibbôlûnnabel: to wilt; (generally) to fall away, fail, faintH5034
3
  1. בְּטַ֣חbĕṭaḥbatach: (properly) to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as H2620)H982
  2. בַּֽ֭יהוָהbayhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  3. וַעֲשֵׂהwaʿăśē`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  4. ט֑וֹבṭôbtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
  5. שְׁכָןšĕkānshakan: to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)H7931
  6. אֶ֝֗רֶץʾereṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
  7. וּרְעֵ֥הûrĕʿēra`ah: to tend a flock i.e. pasture it; (intransitively, literally or figuratively) to grazeH7462
  8. אֱמוּנָֽה׃ʾĕmûnâemuwnah: literally firmness; figuratively securityH530
4
  1. וְהִתְעַנַּ֥גwĕhitʿannag`anag: to be soft or pliable, i.e. (figuratively) effeminate or luxuriousH6026
  2. עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  3. יְהוָ֑הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  4. וְיִֽתֶּןwĕyittennathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
  5. לְ֝ךָ֗lĕkā
  6. מִשְׁאֲלֹ֥תmišʾălōtmish'alah: a requestH4862
  7. לִבֶּֽךָ׃libbekāleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
5
  1. גּ֣וֹלgôlgalal: to roll (literally or figuratively)H1556
  2. עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  3. יְהוָ֣הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  4. דַּרְכֶּ֑ךָdarkekāderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  5. וּבְטַ֥חûbĕṭaḥbatach: (properly) to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as H2620)H982
  6. עָ֝לָ֗יוʿālāyw`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  7. וְה֣וּאwĕhûʾhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  8. יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃yaʿăśe`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
6
  1. וְהוֹצִ֣יאwĕhôṣîʾyatsa': to go out; (causatively) to bring outH3318
  2. כָא֣וֹרkāʾôrowr: illumination; (concretely) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)H216
  3. צִדְקֶ֑ךָṣidqekātsedeq: the right (natural, moral or legal); (abstractly) equityH6664
  4. וּ֝מִשְׁפָּטֶ֗ךָûmišpāṭekāmishpat: (properly) a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree...H4941
  5. כַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃kaṣṣāhŏrāyimtsohar: a light (i.e. window)H6672
7
  1. דּ֤וֹם׀dômdamam: to be dumb; (by implication) to be astonished, to stopH1826
  2. לַיהוָה֮layhwāhYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  3. וְהִתְח֪וֹלֵ֫לwĕhitḥôlēlchuwl: (properly) to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain...H2342
  4. ל֥וֹlô
  5. אַלʾalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  6. תִּ֭תְחַרtitḥarcharah: to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousyH2734
  7. בְּמַצְלִ֣יחַbĕmaṣlîaḥtsalach: to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)H6743
  8. דַּרְכּ֑וֹdarkôderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  9. בְּ֝אִ֗ישׁbĕʾîšiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
  10. עֹשֶׂ֥הʿōśe`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  11. מְזִמּֽוֹת׃mĕzimmôtmzimmah: a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)H4209
8
  1. הֶ֣רֶףherepraphah: to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)H7503
  2. מֵ֭אַףmēʾapaph: (properly) the nose or nostril; (hence) the face, and occasionally a personH639
  3. וַעֲזֹ֣בwaʿăzōb`azab: to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etcH5800
  4. חֵמָ֑הḥēmâchemah: heat; (figuratively) anger, poison (from its fever)H2534
  5. אַלʾalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  6. תִּ֝תְחַ֗רtitḥarcharah: to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousyH2734
  7. אַךְʾakak: a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) onlyH389
  8. לְהָרֵֽעַ׃lĕhārēaʿra`a`: (properly) to spoil; (literally) to ruin by breaking to pieces)H7489
9
  1. כִּֽיkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. מְ֭רֵעִיםmĕrēʿîmra`a`: (properly) to spoil; (literally) to ruin by breaking to pieces)H7489
  3. יִכָּרֵת֑וּןyikkārētûnkarath: to cut (off, down or asunder); (by implication) to destroy or consumeH3772
  4. וְקוֵֹ֥יwĕqôêqavah: to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collectH6960
  5. יְ֝הוָ֗הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  6. הֵ֣מָּהhēmmâhem: they (only used when emphatic)H1992
  7. יִֽירְשׁוּyîrĕšûyarash: to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place)H3423
  8. אָֽרֶץ׃ʾāreṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
10
  1. וְע֣וֹדwĕʿôd`owd: (properly) iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly...H5750
  2. מְ֭עַטmĕʿaṭm`at: a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)H4592
  3. וְאֵ֣יןwĕʾênayin: a non-entity; (generally) used as a negative particleH369
  4. רָשָׁ֑עrāšāʿrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  5. וְהִתְבּוֹנַ֖נְתָּwĕhitbônantābiyn: to separate mentally (or distinguish); (generally) understandH995
  6. עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  7. מְקוֹמ֣וֹmĕqômômaqowm: (properly) a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific)H4725
  8. וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃wĕʾênennûayin: a non-entity; (generally) used as a negative particleH369
11
  1. וַעֲנָוִ֥יםwaʿănāwîm`anav: depressed (figuratively), in mind (gentle) or circumstances (needy, especially saintly)H6035
  2. יִֽירְשׁוּyîrĕšûyarash: to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place)H3423
  3. אָ֑רֶץʾāreṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
  4. וְ֝הִתְעַנְּג֗וּwĕhitʿannĕgû`anag: to be soft or pliable, i.e. (figuratively) effeminate or luxuriousH6026
  5. עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  6. רֹ֥בrōbrob: abundance (in any respect)H7230
  7. שָׁלֽוֹם׃šālômshalowm: safe; (figuratively) well, happy, friendlyH7965
12
  1. זֹמֵ֣םzōmēmzamam: to plan, usually in a bad senseH2161
  2. רָ֭שָׁעrāšoʿrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  3. לַצַּדִּ֑יקlaṣṣaddîqtsaddiyq: justH6662
  4. וְחֹרֵ֖קwĕḥōrēqcharaq: to grate the teethH2786
  5. עָלָ֣יוʿālāyw`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  6. שִׁנָּֽיו׃šinnāywshen: a tooth (as sharp); specifically (for H8143) ivoryH8127
13
  1. אֲדֹנָ֥יʾădōnāyAdonay: the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)H136
  2. יִשְׂחַקyiśḥaqsachaq: to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); (by implication) to playH7832
  3. ל֑וֹlô
  4. כִּֽיkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  5. רָ֝אָ֗הrāʾâra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
  6. כִּֽיkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  7. יָבֹ֥אyābōʾbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
  8. יוֹמֽוֹ׃yômôyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
14
  1. חֶ֤רֶב׀ḥerebchereb: drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementH2719
  2. פָּֽתְח֣וּpātĕḥûpathach: to open wide (literally or figuratively)H6605
  3. רְשָׁעִים֮rĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  4. וְדָרְכ֪וּwĕdorkûdarak: to tread; (by implication) to walkH1869
  5. קַ֫שְׁתָּ֥םqaštāmqesheth: X arch(-er), + arrow, bow((-man, -shot))H7198
  6. לְ֭הַפִּילlĕhappîlnaphal: to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)H5307
  7. עָנִ֣יʿānî`aniy: depressed, in mind or circumstances (practically the same as H6035, although the margin constantly disputes...H6041
  8. וְאֶבְי֑וֹןwĕʾebyônebyown: destituteH34
  9. לִ֝טְב֗וֹחַliṭbôaḥtabach: to slaughter (animals or men)H2873
  10. יִשְׁרֵיyišrêyashar: straightH3477
  11. דָֽרֶךְ׃dārekderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
15
  1. חַ֭רְבָּםḥarbomchereb: drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementH2719
  2. תָּב֣וֹאtābôʾbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
  3. בְלִבָּ֑םbĕlibbāmleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  4. וְ֝קַשְּׁתוֹתָ֗םwĕqaššĕtôtāmqesheth: X arch(-er), + arrow, bow((-man, -shot))H7198
  5. תִּשָּׁבַֽרְנָה׃tiššābarnâshabar: to burst (literally or figuratively)H7665
16
  1. טוֹבṭôbtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
  2. מְ֭עַטmĕʿaṭm`at: a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)H4592
  3. לַצַּדִּ֑יקlaṣṣaddîqtsaddiyq: justH6662
  4. מֵ֝הֲמ֗וֹןmēhămônhamown: a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealthH1995
  5. רְשָׁעִ֥יםrĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  6. רַבִּֽים׃rabbîmrab: abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)H7227
17
  1. כִּ֤יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. זְרוֹע֣וֹתzĕrôʿôtzrowa`: the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the forelegH2220
  3. רְ֭שָׁעִיםrĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  4. תִּשָּׁבַ֑רְנָהtiššābarnâshabar: to burst (literally or figuratively)H7665
  5. וְסוֹמֵ֖ךְwĕsômēkcamak: to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable...H5564
  6. צַדִּיקִ֣יםṣaddîqîmtsaddiyq: justH6662
  7. יְהוָֽה׃yĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
18
  1. יוֹדֵ֣עַyôdēaʿyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  2. יְ֭הוָהyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  3. יְמֵ֣יyĕmêyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
  4. תְמִימִ֑םtĕmîmimtamiym: (literally, figuratively or morally) entireH8549
  5. וְ֝נַחֲלָתָ֗םwĕnaḥălātāmnachalah: (properly) something inherited; (abstractly) occupancyH5159
  6. לְעוֹלָ֥םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  7. תִּהְיֶֽה׃tihyehayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
19
  1. לֹֽאlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  2. יֵ֭בֹשׁוּyēbōšûbuwsh: (properly) to pale; (by implication) to be ashamedH954
  3. בְּעֵ֣תbĕʿēt`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  4. רָעָ֑הrāʿâra`: bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)H7451
  5. וּבִימֵ֖יûbîmêyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
  6. רְעָב֣וֹןrĕʿābônrabown: famineH7459
  7. יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃yiśbāʿûsaba`: to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)H7646
20
  1. כִּ֤יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. רְשָׁעִ֨ים׀rĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  3. יֹאבֵ֗דוּyōʾbēdûabad: (properly) to wander away, i.e. lose oneselfH6
  4. וְאֹיְבֵ֣יwĕʾôybêoyeb: hating; an adversaryH341
  5. יְ֭הוָהyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  6. כִּיקַ֣רkîqaryaqar: valuableH3368
  7. כָּרִ֑יםkārîmkar: a ram (as full-grown and fat), including a battering-ram (as butting)H3733
  8. כָּל֖וּkālûkalah: to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)H3615
  9. בֶעָשָׁ֣ןbeʿāšān`ashan: smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger)H6227
  10. כָּֽלוּ׃kālûkalah: to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)H3615
21
  1. לוֶֹ֣הlôelavah: (properly) to twine; (by implication) to unite, to remainH3867
  2. רָ֭שָׁעrāšoʿrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  3. וְלֹ֣אwĕlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  4. יְשַׁלֵּ֑םyĕšallēmshalam: to be safe (in mind, body or estate); (figuratively) to be completedH7999
  5. וְ֝צַדִּ֗יקwĕṣaddîqtsaddiyq: justH6662
  6. חוֹנֵ֥ןḥônēnchanan: (properly) to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferiorH2603
  7. וְנוֹתֵֽן׃wĕnôtēnnathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
22
  1. כִּ֣יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. מְ֭בֹרָכָיוmĕbōrākāywbarak: to kneel; (implication, man toward God) to bless God as an act of adorationH1288
  3. יִ֣ירְשׁוּyîrĕšûyarash: to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place)H3423
  4. אָ֑רֶץʾāreṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
  5. וּ֝מְקֻלָּלָ֗יוûmĕqullālāywqalal: to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile...H7043
  6. יִכָּרֵֽתוּ׃yikkārētûkarath: to cut (off, down or asunder); (by implication) to destroy or consumeH3772
23
  1. מֵ֭יְהוָהmēyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  2. מִֽצְעֲדֵיmiṣĕʿădêmits`ad: a step; (figuratively) companionshipH4703
  3. גֶ֥בֶרgebergeber: (properly) a valiant man or warrior; (generally) a person simplyH1397
  4. כּוֹנָ֗נוּkônānûkuwn: (properly) to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular)H3559
  5. וְדַרְכּ֥וֹwĕdarkôderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  6. יֶחְפָּֽץ׃yeḥpāṣchaphets: (properly) to incline to; (by implication) (literally but rarely) to bendH2654
24
  1. כִּֽיkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. יִפֹּ֥לyippōlnaphal: to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)H5307
  3. לֹֽאlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  4. יוּטָ֑לyûṭāltuwl: to pitch over or reel; hence (transitively) to cast down or outH2904
  5. כִּֽיkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  6. יְ֝הוָ֗הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  7. סוֹמֵ֥ךְsômēkcamak: to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable...H5564
  8. יָדֽוֹ׃yādôyad: a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one)H3027
25
  1. נַ֤עַר׀naʿarna`ar: (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescenceH5288
  2. הָיִ֗יתִיhāyîtîhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  3. גַּםgamgam: (properly) assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, thoughH1571
  4. זָ֫קַ֥נְתִּיzāqantîzaqen: to be oldH2204
  5. וְֽלֹאwĕlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  6. רָ֭אִיתִיrāʾîtîra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
  7. צַדִּ֣יקṣaddîqtsaddiyq: justH6662
  8. נֶעֱזָ֑בneʿĕzāb`azab: to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etcH5800
  9. וְ֝זַרְע֗וֹwĕzarʿôzera`: seed; (figuratively) fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterityH2233
  10. מְבַקֶּשׁmĕbaqqešbaqash: to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer)H1245
  11. לָֽחֶם׃lāḥemlechem: food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)H3899
26
  1. כָּלkālkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  2. הַ֭יּוֹםhayyômyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
  3. חוֹנֵ֣ןḥônēnchanan: (properly) to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferiorH2603
  4. וּמַלְוֶ֑הûmalwelavah: (properly) to twine; (by implication) to unite, to remainH3867
  5. וְ֝זַרְע֗וֹwĕzarʿôzera`: seed; (figuratively) fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterityH2233
  6. לִבְרָכָֽה׃librākâBrakah: benediction; (by implication) prosperityH1293
27
  1. ס֣וּרsûrcuwr: to turn off (literal or figurative)H5493
  2. מֵ֭רָעmēroʿra`: bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)H7451
  3. וַעֲשֵׂהwaʿăśē`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  4. ט֗וֹבṭôbtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
  5. וּשְׁכֹ֥ןûšĕkōnshakan: to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)H7931
  6. לְעוֹלָֽם׃lĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
28
  1. כִּ֤יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. יְהוָ֨ה׀yĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  3. אֹ֘הֵ֤בʾōhēbahab: to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)H157
  4. מִשְׁפָּ֗טmišpāṭmishpat: (properly) a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree...H4941
  5. וְלֹאwĕlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  6. יַעֲזֹ֣בyaʿăzōb`azab: to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etcH5800
  7. אֶתʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  8. חֲ֭סִידָיוḥăsîdāywchaciyd: (properly) kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)H2623
  9. לְעוֹלָ֣םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  10. נִשְׁמָ֑רוּnišmārûshamar: (properly) to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guardH8104
  11. וְזֶ֖רַעwĕzeraʿzera`: seed; (figuratively) fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterityH2233
  12. רְשָׁעִ֣יםrĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  13. נִכְרָֽת׃nikrātkarath: to cut (off, down or asunder); (by implication) to destroy or consumeH3772
29
  1. צַדִּיקִ֥יםṣaddîqîmtsaddiyq: justH6662
  2. יִֽירְשׁוּyîrĕšûyarash: to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place)H3423
  3. אָ֑רֶץʾāreṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
  4. וְיִשְׁכְּנ֖וּwĕyiškĕnûshakan: to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)H7931
  5. לָעַ֣דlāʿad`ad: (properly) a (peremptory) terminusH5703
  6. עָלֶֽיהָ׃ʿālêhā`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
30
  1. פִּֽיpîpeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
  2. צַ֭דִּיקṣaddîqtsaddiyq: justH6662
  3. יֶהְגֶּ֣הyehgehagah: to murmur (in pleasure or anger); (by implication) to ponderH1897
  4. חָכְמָ֑הḥokmâchokmah: wisdom (in a good sense)H2451
  5. וּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹûlĕšônôlashown: the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and...H3956
  6. תְּדַבֵּ֥רtĕdabbērdabar: perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speakH1696
  7. מִשְׁפָּֽט׃mišpāṭmishpat: (properly) a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree...H4941
31
  1. תּוֹרַ֣תtôrattowrah: a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or PentateuchH8451
  2. אֱלֹהָ֣יוʾĕlōhāywelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  3. בְּלִבּ֑וֹbĕlibbôleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  4. לֹ֖אlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  5. תִמְעַ֣דtimʿadma`ad: to waverH4571
  6. אֲשֻׁרָֽיו׃ʾăšurāywashur: a stepH838
32
  1. צוֹפֶ֣הṣôpetsaphah: (properly) to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distanceH6822
  2. רָ֭שָׁעrāšoʿrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  3. לַצַּדִּ֑יקlaṣṣaddîqtsaddiyq: justH6662
  4. וּ֝מְבַקֵּ֗שׁûmĕbaqqēšbaqash: to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer)H1245
  5. לַהֲמִיתוֹ׃lahămîtômuwth: (literally or figuratively) to die; (causatively) to killH4191
33
  1. יְ֭הוָהyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  2. לֹאlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  3. יַעַזְבֶ֣נּוּyaʿazbennû`azab: to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etcH5800
  4. בְיָד֑וֹbĕyādôyad: a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one)H3027
  5. וְלֹ֥אwĕlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  6. יַ֝רְשִׁיעֶ֗נּוּyaršîʿennûrasha`: to be wrong; (causatively) to do or declare wrongH7561
  7. בְּהִשָּׁפְטֽוֹ׃bĕhiššopṭôshaphat: to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against)H8199
34
  1. קַוֵּ֤הqawwēqavah: to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collectH6960
  2. אֶלʾelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  3. יְהוָ֨ה׀yĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  4. וּשְׁמֹ֬רûšĕmōrshamar: (properly) to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guardH8104
  5. דַּרְכּ֗וֹdarkôderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  6. וִֽ֭ירוֹמִמְךָwîrômimkāruwm: to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)H7311
  7. לָרֶ֣שֶׁתlārešetyarash: to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place)H3423
  8. אָ֑רֶץʾāreṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
  9. בְּהִכָּרֵ֖תbĕhikkārētkarath: to cut (off, down or asunder); (by implication) to destroy or consumeH3772
  10. רְשָׁעִ֣יםrĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  11. תִּרְאֶֽה׃tirʾera'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
35
  1. רָ֭אִיתִיrāʾîtîra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
  2. רָשָׁ֣עrāšāʿrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  3. עָרִ֑יץʿārîṣ`ariyts: fearful, i.e. powerful or tyrannicalH6184
  4. וּ֝מִתְעָרֶ֗הûmitʿāre`arah: to be (causatively, make) bare; (hence) to empty, pour out, demolishH6168
  5. כְּאֶזְרָ֥חkĕʾezrāḥezrach: a spontaneous growth; native (tree or persons)H249
  6. רַעֲנָֽן׃raʿănānra`anan: green; (figuratively) prosperousH7488
36
  1. וַ֭יַּֽעֲבֹרwayyaʿăbōr`abar: to cross overH5674
  2. וְהִנֵּ֣הwĕhinnēhinneh: lo!H2009
  3. אֵינֶ֑נּוּʾênennûayin: a non-entity; (generally) used as a negative particleH369
  4. וָֽ֝אֲבַקְשֵׁ֗הוּwāʾăbaqšēhûbaqash: to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer)H1245
  5. וְלֹ֣אwĕlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  6. נִמְצָֽא׃nimṣāʾmatsa': (properly) to come forth to, i.e. appear or existH4672
37
  1. שְׁמָרšĕmārshamar: (properly) to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guardH8104
  2. תָּ֭םtāmtam: complete; usually (morally) piousH8535
  3. וּרְאֵ֣הûrĕʾēra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
  4. יָשָׁ֑רyāšāryashar: straightH3477
  5. כִּֽיkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  6. אַחֲרִ֖יתʾaḥărîtachariyth: the last or end; (hence) the futureH319
  7. לְאִ֣ישׁlĕʾîšiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
  8. שָׁלֽוֹם׃šālômshalowm: safe; (figuratively) well, happy, friendlyH7965
38
  1. וּֽ֭פֹשְׁעִיםûpōšĕʿîmpasha`: to break away (from just authority), i.e. trespass, apostatize, quarrelH6586
  2. נִשְׁמְד֣וּnišmĕdûshamad: to desolateH8045
  3. יַחְדָּ֑וyaḥdāwyachad: (properly) a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedlyH3162
  4. אַחֲרִ֖יתʾaḥărîtachariyth: the last or end; (hence) the futureH319
  5. רְשָׁעִ֣יםrĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  6. נִכְרָֽתָה׃nikrātâkarath: to cut (off, down or asunder); (by implication) to destroy or consumeH3772
39
  1. וּתְשׁוּעַ֣תûtĕšûʿattshuw`ah: rescue (literal or figurative, pers., national or spir.)H8668
  2. צַ֭דִּיקִיםṣaddîqîmtsaddiyq: justH6662
  3. מֵיְהוָ֑הmêhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  4. מָֽ֝עוּזָּ֗םmāʿûzzāmma`owz: a fortified place; (figuratively) a defenceH4581
  5. בְּעֵ֣תbĕʿēt`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  6. צָרָֽה׃ṣārâtsarah: tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rivalH6869
40
  1. וַֽיַּעְזְרֵ֥םwayyaʿzĕrēm`azar: to surround, i.e. protect or aidH5826
  2. יְהוָ֗הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  3. וַֽיְפַ֫לְּטֵ֥םwaypallĕṭēmpalat: to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to deliverH6403
  4. יְפַלְּטֵ֣םyĕpallĕṭēmpalat: to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to deliverH6403
  5. מֵ֭רְשָׁעִיםmērĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  6. וְיוֹשִׁיעֵ֑םwĕyôšîʿēmyasha`: (properly) to be open, wide or free; (by implication) to be safeH3467
  7. כִּיkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  8. חָ֥סוּḥāsûchacah: to flee for protection; (figuratively) to confide inH2620

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Strong's words in Psalms 37 (6)
Strong's H3068 — בַּֽ֭יהוָה (bayhwâ)
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') n/p. 1. (the) self-Existent or Eternal 2. Jehovah, Jewish national name of God [from H1961] KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Root(s): H1961 Compare: H3050, H3069. Appears 15 times in Psalms 37.
Strong's H7563 — רָשָׁ֑ע (rāšāʿ)
rasha` (raw-shaw') adj. 1. morally wrong 2. (concretely) an (actively) bad person [from H7561] KJV: + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong. Root(s): H7561. Appears 13 times in Psalms 37.
Strong's H6662 — לַצַּדִּ֑יק (laṣṣaddîq)
tsaddiyq (tsad-deek') adj. 1. just [from H6663] KJV: just, lawful, righteous (man). Root(s): H6663. Appears 9 times in Psalms 37.
Strong's H776 — אֶ֝֗רֶץ (ʾereṣ)
erets (eh'-rets) n-f. 1. the earth (at large, or partitively a land) [from an unused root probably meaning to be firm] KJV: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.. Appears 6 times in Psalms 37.
Strong's H1870 — דַּרְכֶּ֑ךָ (darkekā)
derek (deh'-rek) n-m. 1. a road (as trodden) 2. (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverb [from H1869] KJV: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever). Root(s): H1869. Appears 5 times in Psalms 37.
Strong's H3423 — יִֽירְשׁוּ (yîrĕšû)
yarash (yaw-rash') (or yaresh {yaw-raysh'}) v. 1. to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place) 2. (by implication) to seize, to rob, to inherit 3. (also) to expel, to impoverish, to ruin [a primitive root] KJV: cast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, X without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) + magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have) in (take) possession, seize upon, succeed, X utterly.. Appears 5 times in Psalms 37.

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“Therefore it is right and proper, brothers, that we should be obedient to God rather than follow those who in arrogance and unruliness have set themselves up as leaders in abominable jealousy. For we shall bring on us no common harm, but rather great peril, if we surrender our...”

— Clement of Rome (1st century) on Psalms 37:9
What the Early Church wrote about Psalms 37 (4)

  • “The kind-hearted shall inhabit the land, and the guiltless shall be left upon it, but transgressors shall be destroyed from off the face of it.”

  • “But be thou meek, since the meek shall inherit the earth. Be long-suffering and pitiful and guileless and gentle and good and always trembling at the words which thou hast heard.”

    — Didache (1st century) on Psalms 37:11

  • “I saw the ungodly highly exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Lebanon: I passed by, and, behold, he was not; and I diligently sought his place, and could not find it.”

  • “The “land” here indicates the heart of the listener and his soul. We are ordered, therefore, to indwell this land, that is, not to stray far from it, not to run to and fro, far and near, but to dwell and to stand firm within the bounds of our spirits and to consider the land v...”

    — Origen (3rd century) on Psalms 37:3

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