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Psalm 37
Scottish Metrical Psalter (1650)
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Vers 1
For evil-doers fret thou not
thyself unquietly;
Nor do thou envy bear to those
that work iniquity.
thyself unquietly;
Nor do thou envy bear to those
that work iniquity.
Vers 2
For, even like unto the grass,
soon be cut down shall they;
And, like the green and tender herb,
they wither shall away.
soon be cut down shall they;
And, like the green and tender herb,
they wither shall away.
Vers 3
Set thou thy trust upon the Lord,
and be thou doing good;
And so thou in the land shalt dwell,
and verily have food.
and be thou doing good;
And so thou in the land shalt dwell,
and verily have food.
Vers 4
Delight thyself in God; he’ll give
thine heart’s desire to thee.
Thy way to God commit, him trust,
it bring to pass shall he.
thine heart’s desire to thee.
Thy way to God commit, him trust,
it bring to pass shall he.
Vers 5
And, like unto the light, he shall
thy righteousness display;
And he thy judgment shall bring forth
like noon-tide of the day.
thy righteousness display;
And he thy judgment shall bring forth
like noon-tide of the day.
Vers 6
Rest in the Lord, and patiently
wait for him: do not fref
For him who, prosp’ring in his way,
success in sin doth get.
wait for him: do not fref
For him who, prosp’ring in his way,
success in sin doth get.
Vers 7
Do thou from anger cease, and wrath
see thou forsake also:
Fret not thyself in any wise,
that evil thou should’st do.
see thou forsake also:
Fret not thyself in any wise,
that evil thou should’st do.
Vers 8
For those that evil doers are
shall be cut off and fall:
But those that wait upon the Lord
the earth inherit shall.
shall be cut off and fall:
But those that wait upon the Lord
the earth inherit shall.
Vers 9
For yet a little while, and then
the wicked shall not be;
His place thou shalt consider well,
but it thou shalt not see.
the wicked shall not be;
His place thou shalt consider well,
but it thou shalt not see.
Vers 10
But by inheritance the earth
the meek ones shall possess:
They also shall delight themselves
in an abundant peace.
the meek ones shall possess:
They also shall delight themselves
in an abundant peace.
Vers 11
The wicked plots against the just,
and at him whets his teeth:
The Lord shall laugh at him, because
his day he coming seeth.
and at him whets his teeth:
The Lord shall laugh at him, because
his day he coming seeth.
Vers 12
The wicked have drawn out the sword,
and bent their bow, to slay
The poor and needy, and to kill
men of an upright way.
and bent their bow, to slay
The poor and needy, and to kill
men of an upright way.
Vers 13
But their own sword, which they have drawn,
shall enter their own heart:
Their bows which they have bent shall break,
and into pieces part.
shall enter their own heart:
Their bows which they have bent shall break,
and into pieces part.
Vers 14
A little that a just man hath
is more and better far
Than is the wealth of many such
as lewd and wicked are.
is more and better far
Than is the wealth of many such
as lewd and wicked are.
Vers 15
For sinners’ arms shall broken be;
but God the just sustains.
God knows the just man’s days, and still
their heritage remains.
but God the just sustains.
God knows the just man’s days, and still
their heritage remains.
Vers 16
They shall not be asham’d when they
the evil time do see;
And when the days of famine are,
they satisfy’d shall be.
the evil time do see;
And when the days of famine are,
they satisfy’d shall be.
Vers 17
But wicked men, and foes of God,
as fat of lambs, decay;
They shall consume, yea, into smoke
they shall consume away.
as fat of lambs, decay;
They shall consume, yea, into smoke
they shall consume away.
Vers 18
The wicked borrows, but the same
again he doth not pay;
Whereas the righteous mercy shews,
and gives his own away.
again he doth not pay;
Whereas the righteous mercy shews,
and gives his own away.
Vers 19
For such as blessed be of him
the earth inherit shall;
And they that cursed are of him
shall be destroyed all.
the earth inherit shall;
And they that cursed are of him
shall be destroyed all.
Vers 20
A good man’s footsteps by the Lord
are ordered aright;
And in the way wherein he walks
he greatly doth delight.
are ordered aright;
And in the way wherein he walks
he greatly doth delight.
Vers 21
Although he fall, yet shall he not
be cast down utterly;
Because the Lord with his own hand
upholds him mightily.
be cast down utterly;
Because the Lord with his own hand
upholds him mightily.
Vers 22
I have been young, and now am old,
yet have I never seen
The just man left, nor that his seed
for bread have beggars been.
yet have I never seen
The just man left, nor that his seed
for bread have beggars been.
Vers 23
He’s ever merciful, and lends:
his seed is bless’d therefore.
Depart from evil, and do good,
and dwell for evermore.
his seed is bless’d therefore.
Depart from evil, and do good,
and dwell for evermore.
Vers 24
For God loves judgment, and his saints
leaves not in any case;
They are kept ever: but cut off
shall be the sinner’s race.
leaves not in any case;
They are kept ever: but cut off
shall be the sinner’s race.
Vers 25
The just inherit shall the land,
and ever in it dwell:
The just man’s mouth doth wisdom speak;
his tongue doth judgment tell.
and ever in it dwell:
The just man’s mouth doth wisdom speak;
his tongue doth judgment tell.
Vers 26
In’s heart the law is of his God,
his steps slide not away.
The wicked man doth watch the just,
and seeketh him to slay.
his steps slide not away.
The wicked man doth watch the just,
and seeketh him to slay.
Vers 27
Yet him the Lord will not forsake,
nor leave him in his hands:
The righteous will he not condemn,
when he in judgment stands.
nor leave him in his hands:
The righteous will he not condemn,
when he in judgment stands.
Vers 28
Wait on the Lord, and keep his way,
and thee exalt shall he
Th’ earth to inherit; when cut off
the wicked thou shalt see.
and thee exalt shall he
Th’ earth to inherit; when cut off
the wicked thou shalt see.
Vers 29
I saw the wicked great in pow’r,
spread like a green bay-tree:
He pass’d, yea, was not; him I sought,
but found he could not be.
spread like a green bay-tree:
He pass’d, yea, was not; him I sought,
but found he could not be.
Vers 30
Mark thou the perfect, and behold
the man of uprightness;
Because that surely of this man
the latter end is peace.
the man of uprightness;
Because that surely of this man
the latter end is peace.
Vers 31
But those men that transgressors are
shall be destroy’d together;
The latter end of wicked men
shall be cut off for ever.
shall be destroy’d together;
The latter end of wicked men
shall be cut off for ever.
Vers 32
But the salvation of the just
is from the Lord above;
He in the time of their distress
their stay and strength doth prove.
is from the Lord above;
He in the time of their distress
their stay and strength doth prove.
Vers 33
The Lord shall help, and them deliver:
he shall them free and save
From wicked men; because in him
their confidence they have.
he shall them free and save
From wicked men; because in him
their confidence they have.
Scottish Metrical Psalter (1650)
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Psalm 37 is een psalm van David en behoort tot Boek I (Psalm 1–41) van het Psalter. Acrostische psalm: Elke strofe begint met een opvolgende letter van het Hebreeuwse alfabet.
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