Psalms 37

Matthew^{(i) 1} A Psalme of Dauid. Fret not thy selfe at the vngodly be not thou enuious agaynst the euel doers. ² For they shall soone be cutte doune lyke the grasse, & be wythered euen as the grene herbe. ³ Put thou thy trust in the Lorde, and be doyng good: so shalt thou dwel in the lande, & verely it shall fede the. ⁴ Delyte thou in the Lorde, & he shall geue the thy hertes desire. ⁵ Committe thy waye vnto the Lorde, sette thy hope in hym, and he shall brynge it too passe. ⁶ He shal make thy righteousnesse as cleare as the light, & thy iust dealynge as the noone daye. ⁷ Holde the styl in the Lord, and abyde paciently vpon hym: but greue not thy selfe at one that hath prosperytie, and lyueth in abhominacion. ⁸ Leaue of from wrath, let go displeasure, let not thy gelousy moue the also to do euell. ⁹ For wycked doers shalbe roted oute, but they that paciently abyde the Lord, shall enheret the lande. ¹⁰ Suffre yet a litle whyle, and the vngodly shalbe cleane gone: thou shalt loke after hys place, and he shalbe awaye. ¹¹ But the meke spreted shall possesse the earth, and haue pleasure in muche rest. ¹² The vngodly layeth wayte for the iust, & gnassheth vpon him with his tethe. ¹³ But the Lord laugheth him to scorne, for he seyth that his daye is commyng. ¹⁴ The vngodly drawe oute the swerde & bende their bowe, to caste doune the simple and poore, and to slaye suche as go the right waye. ¹⁵ Neuertheles, their swerde shal go thorow their owne hert, and theyr bowe shalbe broken. ¹⁶ A small thinge that the righteous hath, is better then great ryches of the vngodly. ¹⁷ For the armes of the vngodly shalbe broken, but the Lorde vpholdeth the ryghteous. ¹⁸ The Lord knoweth the dayes of the Godly and their inheritaunce endureth for euer. ¹⁹ They shall not be confounded in the perlous tyme, and in the daies of derth thei shal haue ynough. ²⁰ As for the vngodly, they shall perysh: and when the enemyes of the Lorde are in theyr floures, they shall consume, yea, euen as the smoke shall they consume awaye. ²¹ The vngodly boroweth and payeth not agayne, but the righteous is mercyfull and lyberall. ²² Such as be blessed of hym, shall possesse the lande: and they whome he curseth, shalbe roted out. ²³ The Lorde ordreth a good mans goynge, and hath pleasure in hys waye. ²⁴ Though he fall, he shall not be hurte, for the Lorde vpholdeth him with his hande. ²⁵ I haue bene yonge, and now am olde: yet sawe I neuer the righteous forsaken, nor hys sede to seke their bread. ²⁶ The righteous is euer mercifull, and lendeth gently, therfore shal his sede be blessed. ²⁷ Fle from euell, and do the thynge that is good, so shalt thou dwell for euer. ²⁸ For the Lorde loueth the thynge that is ryght, he forsaketh not hys sainctes, but thei shalbe preserued for euermore: as for the sede of the vngodly, it shalbe roted out. ²⁹ Yea, the righteous shal possesse the land, and dwell therein for euer. ³⁰ The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wysdome, and hys tonge talketh of iudgement. ³¹ The lawe of his God is in his hert, therfore shall not his fotesteppes slyde. ³² The vngodly seyth the righteous, & goeth aboute to slaye hym. ³³ But the Lorde will not leaue him in hys handes, nor condempne him when he is iudged. ³⁴ Hope thou in the Lord, & kepe his waye, & he shal so promote the, that thou shalt haue the lande by enheritaunce, and se, when the vngodly shall perishe. ³⁵ I my selfe haue sene the vngodly in great power, & florishinge lyke a grene baye tree: ³⁶ but when I went by, lo, he was gone: I sought hym, but he coulde no where be founde. ³⁷ Kepe innocency, and take hede vnto the thynge that is ryghte, for that shall brynge a man peace at the last. ³⁸ As for the transgressours, they shall peryshe together, and the vngodly shall be roted out at the laste. ³⁹ The helpe of the righteous commeth of the Lorde, he is their strength in the tyme of trouble. ⁴⁰ The Lorde shall stande by them, and saue them: he shall delyuer them from the vngodly and helpe them, because they put their truste in hym.