13 See there! [C] they are fallen, the dealers in

vanity!

They are cast down, and are not able to rise!

PSALM XXXVII.

(ALPHABETICAL) THE GODLY COMFORTED WITH THE PROMISE

OF THEIR FUTURE HAPPINESS.

IN THIS PSALM THE BLES

SINGS ARE PROMISED TO THE GODLY THROUGH CHRIST, THE
JUST ONE. [A]

א

1 Fret not thyself because of the wicked, Envy not the workers of iniquity;

2. For suddenly, like hay, they shall be mown down, And like the verdure of the grass they shall

wither.

ב

3 Trust in Jehovah, and do good,

Dwell in the land, and feed in security; [B]

4 And place thy delight in Jehovah,

And he shall give thee the desires of thy heart.

5 Commit thy way unto Jehovah,

And trust in him, and he shall-bring-to-pass.

6 He shall display thy righteousness as the light, And thy good-conduct * as the noon-day.

ד

7 Repose in Jehovah, and place thy expectation upon him,

Fret not thyself because of him who hath prospered in his course,

Because of the man who bringeth his devices to effect.

*Literally, "thy judgement."

ה

8 Remit anger, and relinquish wrath, Fret not thyself so far as to do evil.*

9 For evil-doers † shall be extirpated,

But such as patiently-wait-for Jehovah, they shall inherit a land.

10 For yet a little while, and the impious is not; Thou shalt make-much-enquiry-after his place, t but it is not [to be found].

11 But the meek shall inherit a land,

And delight themselves in the greatness of their

recompense.

* Or, "fret not so far as to be made evil," i. e. to become malignant.

+ Or, “the malignant.”

Literally, "take-much-thought-about."

12 The impious plots against the JUST ONE, And gnashes his teeth at him.

13 The Lord shall laugh at him,

For he seeth that his day approacheth,

14 The impious have drawn their sword,
And levelled their bow,

To cut down the helpless and poor,
To butcher the upright in conduct.

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

16 Better is the little of the Just ONE,

Than the abundance of the thriving impious.

17 For the arms of the impious shall be broken,

But Jehovah supporteth the Just.

18 Jehovah noticeth the days of the perfect,* And their inheritance shall be for ever.

19 They shall not be-put-to-shame in the season of adversity;

And in the days of famine they shall be full-fed.

20 Truly, the impious shall perish;

And the enemies of Jehovah, so soon-as-they-are

exalted to honour,

Vanish. They vanish like smoke. [C]

The perfect are those who are perfect in their loyalty to Jehovah. I often render this word by ❝ loyal.”