[37:1] Don't be worried on account of the wicked; don't be jealous of those who do wrong.
[37:2] They will soon disappear like grass that dries up; they will die like plants that wither.
[37:3] Trust in the Lord and do good; live in the land and be safe.
[37:4] Seek your happiness in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desire.
[37:5] Give yourself to the Lord; trust in him, and he will help you;
[37:6] he will make your righteousness shine like the noonday sun.
[37:7] Be patient and wait for the Lord to act; don't be worried about those who prosper or those who succeed in their evil plans.
[37:8] Don't give in to worry or anger; it only leads to trouble.
[37:9] Those who trust in the Lord will possess the land, but the wicked will be driven out.
[37:10] Soon the wicked will disappear; you may look for them, but you won't find them;
[37:11] but the humble will possess the land and enjoy prosperity and peace.
[37:12] The wicked plot against good people and glare at them with hate.
[37:13] But the Lord laughs at wicked people, because he knows they will soon be destroyed.
[37:14] The wicked draw their swords and bend their bows to kill the poor and needy, to slaughter those who do what is right;
[37:15] but they will be killed by their own swords, and their bows will be smashed.
[37:16] The little that a good person owns is worth more than the wealth of all the wicked,
[37:17] because the Lord will take away the strength of the wicked, but protect those who are good.
[37:18] The Lord takes care of those who obey him, and the land will be theirs forever.
[37:19] They will not suffer when times are bad; they will have enough in time of famine.
[37:20] But the wicked will die; the enemies of the Lord will vanish like wild flowers; they will disappear like smoke.
[37:21] The wicked borrow and never pay back, but good people are generous with their gifts.
[37:22] Those who are blessed by the Lord will possess the land, but those who are cursed by him will be driven out.
[37:23] The Lord guides us in the way we should go and protects those who please him.
[37:24] If they fall, they will not stay down, because the Lord will help them up.
[37:25] I am old now; I have lived a long time, but I have never seen good people abandoned by the Lord or their children begging for food.
[37:26] At all times they give freely and lend to others, and their children are a blessing.
[37:27] Turn away from evil and do good, and your descendants will always live in the land;
[37:28] for the Lord loves what is right and does not abandon his faithful people. He protects them forever, but the descendants of the wicked will be driven out.
[37:29] The righteous will possess the land and live in it forever.
[37:30] The words of good people are wise, and they are always fair.
[37:31] They keep the law of their God in their hearts and never depart from it.
[37:32] Wicked people watch good people and try to kill them;
[37:33] but the Lord will not abandon them to their enemy's power or let them be condemned when they are on trial.
[37:34] Put your hope in the Lord and obey his commands; he will honor you by giving you the land, and you will see the wicked driven out.
[37:35] I once knew someone wicked who was a tyrant; he towered over everyone like a cedar of Lebanon;
[37:36] but later I passed by, and he wasn't there; I looked for him, but couldn't find him.
[37:37] Notice good people, observe the righteous; peaceful people have descendants,
[37:38] but sinners are completely destroyed, and their descendants are wiped out.
[37:39] The Lord saves the righteous and protects them in times of trouble.
[37:40] He helps them and rescues them; he saves them from the wicked, because they go to him for protection.