{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/37","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T19:56:04.292Z"},"reference":{"translation":"AKJV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":37,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":36,"nextChapter":38,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":40},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Fret not yourself because of evildoers, neither be you envious against the workers of iniquity."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shall you dwell in the land, and truly you shall be fed."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Delight yourself also in the LORD: and he shall give you the desires of your heart."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Commit your way to the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And he shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgment as the noonday."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not yourself in any wise to do evil."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait on the LORD, they shall inherit the earth."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yes, you shall diligently consider his place, and it shall not be."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes on him with his teeth."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"The LORD shall laugh at him: for he sees that his day is coming."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"A little that a righteous man has is better than the riches of many wicked."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholds the righteous."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"The LORD knows the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"The wicked borrows, and pays not again: but the righteous shows mercy, and gives."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delights in his way."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholds him with his hand."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"He is ever merciful, and lends; and his seed is blessed."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever more."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"For the LORD loves judgment, and forsakes not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of judgment."},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide."},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him."},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged."},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt you to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it."},{"verseNumber":35,"text":"I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree."},{"verseNumber":36,"text":"Yet he passed away, and, see, he was not: yes, I sought him, but he could not be found."},{"verseNumber":37,"text":"Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace."},{"verseNumber":38,"text":"But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off."},{"verseNumber":39,"text":"But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble."},{"verseNumber":40,"text":"And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 37 (AKJV)","markdown":"[Psalms 37](https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/37)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* AKJV. https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/37 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}