시편 37

Do not fret; wait for the LORD

¹Of David. Do not let evildoers get you heated; do not envy people who practice injustice. ²They will dry up quickly, like grass, and droop like tender green shoots. ³Trust in the LORD and do what is good; make your home in the land and feed on faithfulness.^{a 4}Make the LORD your joy, and he will grant what your heart asks. ⁵Lay the course of your life on the LORD; rely on him, and he will step in. ⁶He will bring your innocence into the open like daylight, the justice of your cause like the blaze of noon. ⁷Be silent before the LORD; wait for him with longing. Do not be upset by those whose way goes well, by people who put their plots into action. ⁸Let go of anger and leave rage behind. Do not get heated; it can end only in wrongdoing. ⁹Evildoers will be cut down, but those who look to the LORD in hope will take possession of the land. ¹⁰Wait a short while, and the wicked will have vanished; look closely at the place where they stood, and you will find nothing. ¹¹But the lowly will possess the land and take their delight in great well-being. ¹²The wicked plot harm for the righteous and grind their teeth at them. ¹³The Lord laughs at them, for he sees their day drawing near. ¹⁴The wicked have unsheathed the sword and strung their bows, ready to cut down the poor and the needy and to butcher those who walk straight. ¹⁵But the sword they drew will be thrust into their own hearts; their bows will snap in two. ¹⁶The little that the righteous own is worth more than the plenty of many wicked people. ¹⁷The wicked will have their arms snapped, while the LORD keeps the righteous on their feet. ¹⁸The LORD watches over every day the blameless live, and their share will last for all time. ¹⁹When disaster comes they will not be disgraced; when famine strikes they will have enough to eat. ²⁰The wicked are doomed to perish, and the LORD’s enemies will be like the bloom of the fields: they come to an end, and end in smoke.^{b 21}The wicked borrow and never pay back, but the righteous are kind and give freely. ²²Those he blesses will possess the land, but those he curses will be cut off. ²³The LORD makes a person’s steps secure when he takes pleasure in their way.^{c 24}They may stumble, but they will not be thrown down, for the LORD holds them by the hand. ²⁵Young I was, and now I am old, and in all those years I have not known the righteous to be deserted, or their children to go hunting for bread. ²⁶All day long they show kindness and lend, and their offspring become a blessing. ²⁷Turn away from evil and do what is good, and you will have a home for all time. ²⁸For the LORD loves what is just and will not abandon his faithful people. They are guarded for all time, while the line of the wicked comes to an end.^{d 29}The righteous will take possession of the land and live there for all time. ³⁰The righteous murmur wisdom with their mouths, and their tongues talk of what is right. ³¹They hold the instruction of their God in their hearts; their steps never falter. ³²The wicked spy on the righteous, looking for a chance to kill them. ³³The LORD will not abandon them to the grip of their enemy; when they stand trial, he will not declare them guilty. ³⁴Put your hope in the LORD and keep to his way; he will raise you up to take possession of the land, and you will see the wicked cut off. ³⁵I have seen someone wicked and ruthless, spreading out like a leafy tree in its home soil.^{e 36}Yet that person passed on, and suddenly was gone; I searched, but could find no trace.^{f 37}Pay attention to people of integrity, look closely at the upright: those who live in peace have a future ahead of them. ³⁸Rebels will be destroyed, every one of them, and what lies ahead for the wicked will be cut off. ³⁹It is the LORD who saves the righteous; he is their fortress in days of distress. ⁴⁰The LORD helps them and sets them free; he pulls them from the grip of the wicked and keeps them safe, since they make him their refuge.