| 1 | Don`t fret because of evil-doers, Neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness. | Ps 37:7 1Sa 1:6-8 Pr 19:3 Pr 24:1 Pr 24:19 |
| 2 | For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither like the green herb. | Ps 37:35 Ps 37:36 Ps 73:17-20 Ps 90:5 Ps 90:6 Ps 92:7 Ps 129:5-7 Jb 20:5-9 Jm 1:10 Jm 1:11 1Pe 1:24 |
| 3 | Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture. | Ps 4:5 Ps 26:1 Isa 1:16-19 Isa 50:10 Jer 17:7 Jer 17:8 1Co 15:57 1Co 15:58 Heb 6:10-12 |
| 4 | Also delight yourself in Yahweh, And he will give you the desires of your heart. | Ps 43:4 Ps 104:34 Jb 27:10 Jb 34:9 So 2:3 Isa 58:14 1Pe 1:8 |
| 5 | Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this: | Ps 22:8 Ps 55:22 Pr 16:3 Mt 6:25 Lk 12:22 Lk 12:29 Lk 12:30 Php 4:6 Php 4:7 1Pe 5:7 |
| 6 | He will make your righteousness go forth as the light, And your justice as the noon day sun. | Ps 31:20 Isa 54:17 Mic 7:8 Mic 7:9 1Co 4:5 |
| 7 | Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don`t fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who makes wicked plots happen. | Ps 62:1 Jsh 10:12 Jon 1:11 |
| 8 | Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don`t fret, it leads only to evildoing. | Jb 5:2 Jb 18:4 Pr 14:29 Pr 16:32 Eph 4:26 Eph 4:31 Jm 1:19 Jm 1:20 Jm 3:14-18 |
| 9 | For evildoers shall be cut off, But those who wait for Yahweh, they shall inherit the land. | Ps 37:35 Ps 37:36 Ps 55:23 Jb 20:23-29 Jb 27:13 Jb 27:14-23 |
| 10 | For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn`t there. | Ps 73:18-20 Jb 24:24 Heb 10:36 Heb 10:37 1Pe 4:7 Rev 6:10 Rev 6:11 |
| 11 | But the humble shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. | Mt 5:5 Ga 5:22 Ga 5:23 1Ti 6:11 Jm 1:21 Jm 3:13 |
| 12 | The wicked plots against the just, And gnashes at him with his teeth. | Ps 37:32 1Sa 18:21 1Sa 23:7-9 2Sa 15:10-12 Es 3:6 Mt 26:4 Mt 26:16 |
| 13 | The Lord will laugh at him, For he sees that his day is coming. | Ps 2:4 Pr 1:26 |
| 14 | The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To kill those who are upright in the way. | Ps 64:2-6 Ac 12:2 Ac 12:3 Ac 12:11 Ac 12:23 |
| 15 | Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken. | Ps 7:14 Ps 7:15 Ps 35:8 1Sa 31:4 2Sa 17:23 Es 7:9 Es 7:10 Isa 37:38 Mic 5:6 Mt 27:4 Mt 27:5 |
| 16 | Better is a little that the righteous has, Than the abundance of many wicked. | Pr 3:33 Pr 13:25 Pr 15:16 Pr 15:17 Pr 16:8 Pr 30:9 Ec 2:26 Ec 4:6 Mt 6:11 1Ti 6:6 |
| 17 | For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, But Yahweh upholds the righteous. | Ps 10:15 Jb 38:15 Ezk 30:21-25 |
| 18 | Yahweh knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever. | Ps 1:6 Ps 31:7 Mt 6:32 2Ti 2:19 |
| 19 | They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied. | Ec 9:12 Am 5:13 Mic 2:3 Eph 5:16 |
| 20 | But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Yahweh shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish -- Vanish like smoke. | Ps 68:2 Ps 92:9 Jg 5:31 Lk 13:3 Lk 13:5 2Pe 2:12 |
| 21 | The wicked borrow, and don`t pay back, But the righteous give generously. | Dt 28:12 Dt 28:43 Dt 28:44 2Ki 4:1-5 Ne 5:1-5 Pr 22:7 |
| 22 | For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off. | Ps 37:11 Ps 37:18 Ps 32:1 Ps 115:15 Ps 128:1 Pr 3:33 |
| 23 | A man`s goings are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way. | Ps 17:5 Ps 85:13 Ps 119:133 Ps 121:3 Ps 121:8 1Sa 2:9 Jb 23:11 Jb 23:12 Pr 16:9 Jer 10:23 |
| 24 | Though he stumble, he shall not fall, For Yahweh holds him up with his hand. | Ps 34:19 Ps 34:20 Ps 40:2 Ps 91:12 Ps 94:18 Ps 145:14 Pr 24:16 Mic 7:7 Mic 7:8 Lk 2:34 Lk 22:31 Lk 22:32 Lk 22:60-62 |
| 25 | I have been young, and now am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his children begging for bread. | Ps 71:9 Ps 71:18 Jb 32:6 Jb 32:7 Ac 21:16 Phm 1:8 Phm 1:9 |
| 26 | All the day long he deals graciously, and lends. His seed is blessed. | Ps 37:21 Ps 112:5 Ps 112:9 Dt 15:8-10 Mt 5:7 Lk 6:35-38 |
| 27 | Depart from evil, and do good; Live securely forever. | Ps 34:14 Jb 28:28 Pr 16:6 Pr 16:17 Isa 1:16 Isa 1:17 2Ti 2:19 Tit 2:11-14 |
| 28 | For Yahweh loves justice, And doesn`t forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, But the children of the wicked shall be cut off. | Ps 11:7 Ps 45:6 Ps 45:7 Ps 99:4 Isa 30:18 Isa 61:8 Jer 9:24 |
| 29 | The righteous shall inherit the land, And live in it forever. | Ps 37:9 Ps 37:11 Ps 37:18 Ps 37:27 Dt 30:20 Pr 2:21 2Pe 3:13 Rev 21:3 Rev 21:4 Rev 21:7 |
| 30 | The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice. | Ps 71:15 Ps 71:24 Dt 6:7-9 Pr 10:21 Pr 10:31 Pr 15:7 Pr 25:11-13 Pr 27:9 Mt 12:35 Eph 4:29 Col 4:6 |
| 31 | The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide. | Ps 1:2 Ps 40:3 Ps 40:8 Ps 119:11 Ps 119:98 Dt 6:6 Dt 11:18-20 Pr 4:4 Isa 51:7 Jer 31:33 Heb 8:10 |
| 32 | The wicked watches the righteous, And seeks to kill him. | Ps 37:12 Ps 10:8-10 Jer 20:10 Lk 6:7 Lk 11:54 Lk 14:1 Lk 19:47 Lk 19:48 Lk 20:20 Ac 9:24 |
| 33 | Yahweh will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged. | Ps 31:7 Ps 31:8 Ps 124:6 Ps 124:7 1Sa 23:26-28 2Ti 4:17 2Pe 2:9 |
| 34 | Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, And he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it. | Ps 37:3 Ps 37:7 Ps 37:9 Ps 27:14 Pr 20:22 |
| 35 | I have seen the wicked in great power, Spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil. | Ps 73:3-11 Es 5:11 Jb 5:3 Jb 21:7-17 Isa 14:14-19 |
| 36 | But he passed away, and, behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found. | Ps 37:10 Ex 15:9 Ex 15:10 Ex 15:19 Jb 20:5-29 Isa 10:16-19 Isa 10:33-19 Isa 10:34-19 Ac 12:22 Ac 12:23 |
| 37 | Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, For there is a future for the man of peace. | Jb 1:1 Jb 42:12-17 Pr 14:32 Isa 32:17 Isa 57:2 Lk 2:25-29 Ac 7:59 Ac 7:60 2Ti 4:6-8 2Pe 1:14 |
| 38 | As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off. | Ps 1:4-6 Ps 9:17 Ps 52:5 Pr 14:32 Mt 13:30 Mt 13:49 Mt 13:50 Mt 25:46 2Th 1:8 2Th 1:9 |
| 39 | But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble. | Ps 3:8 Isa 12:2 Jon 2:9 Eph 2:8 |
| 40 | Yahweh helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, Because they have taken refuge in him. Psalm 38 A Psalm by David, for a memorial. | Isa 31:5 Isa 46:4 Dn 3:17 Dn 3:28 Dn 6:23 |
