{"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/drb/psalms/37","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T07:13:18.037Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":37,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":36,"nextChapter":38,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":40},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"A psalm for David himself. Be not emulous of evildoers; nor envy them that work iniquity. "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"For they shall shortly wither away as grass, and as the green herbs shall quickly fall. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Trust in the Lord, and do good, and dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed with its riches. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Delight in the Lord, and he will give thee the requests of thy heart. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Commit thy way to the Lord, and trust in him, and he will do it. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And he will bring forth thy justice as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Be subject to the Lord and pray to him Envy not the man who prospereth in his way; the man who doth unjust things. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Cease from anger, and leave rage; have no emulation to do evil. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"For the evildoers shall be cut off : but they that wait upon the Lord shall inherit the land. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be : and thou shalt seek his place, and shalt not find it. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight in abundance of peace. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"The sinner shall watch the just man : and shall gnash upon him with his teeth. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"But the Lord shall laugh at him : for he foreseeth that his day shall come. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"The wicked have drawn out the sword : they have bent their bow. To cast down the poor and needy, to kill the upright of heart. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Let their sword enter into their own hearts, and let their bow be broken. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Better is a little to the just, than the great riches of the wicked. "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"For the arms of the wicked shall be broken in pieces; but the Lord strengtheneth the just. "},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"The Lord knoweth the days of undefiled; and their inheritance shall be for ever. "},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"They shall not be confounded in the evil time; and in the days of famine they shall be filled : "},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"because the wicked shall perish. And the enemies of the Lord, presently after they shall be honoured and exalted, shall come to nothing and vanish like smoke. "},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"The sinner shall borrow, and not pay again; but the just sheweth mercy and shall give. "},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"For such as bless him shall inherit the land : but such as curse him shall perish. "},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"With the Lord shall the steps of a man be directed, and he shall like well his way. "},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"When he shall fall he shall not be bruised, for the Lord putteth his hand under him. "},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"I have been young, and now am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread. "},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"He sheweth mercy, and lendeth all the day long; and his seed shall be in blessing. "},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"Decline from evil and do good, and dwell for ever and ever. "},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"For the Lord loveth judgment, and will not forsake his saints : they shall be preserved for ever. The unjust shall be punished, and the seed of the wicked shall perish. "},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"But the just shall inherit the land, and shall dwell therein for evermore. "},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom : and his tongue shall speak judgment. "},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be supplanted. "},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"The wicked watcheth the just man, and seeketh to put him to death, "},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"But the Lord will not leave in his hands; nor condemn him when he shall be judged. "},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"Expect the Lord and keep his way : and he will exalt thee to inherit the land : when the sinners shall perish thou shalt see. "},{"verseNumber":35,"text":"I have seen the wicked highly exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Libanus. "},{"verseNumber":36,"text":"And I passed by, and lo, he was not : and I sought him and his place was not found. "},{"verseNumber":37,"text":"Keep innocence, and behold justice : for there are remnants for the peaceable man. "},{"verseNumber":38,"text":"But the unjust shall be destroyed together : the remnants of the wicked shall perish. "},{"verseNumber":39,"text":"But the salvation of the just is from the Lord, and he is their protector in the time of trouble. "},{"verseNumber":40,"text":"And the Lord will help them and deliver them : and he will rescue them from the wicked, and save them, because they have hoped in him. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 37 (DRB)","markdown":"[Psalms 37](https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/37)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/37 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}