Psalm 36 — The Holy Bible

Of David.

Do not be envious of those who do evil,

Nor be jealous of those who work lawlessness;

For like grass they shall be dried up quickly,

And like green vegetables they shall swiftly wither.

Hope in the Lord, and work goodness;

Dwell in the land, and you shall be nurtured by its riches.

Delight in the Lord,

And He will give you the requests of your heart.

Reveal your way to the Lord,

And hope in Him; and He will do it.

He shall bring forth your righteousness as light,

And your judgment as the noonday sun.

Submit to the Lord, and supplicate Him;

Do not be envious of him who prospers in his way,

Nor of him who transgresses the law.

Cease from wrath and forsake anger;

Do not be envious so as to do evil;

Because evildoers will be destroyed,

But those who wait on the Lord, these shall inherit the earth.

For in a little while the sinner shall no longer be present,

And you will look for his place, but not find it.

But the gentle shall inherit the earth,

And they will delight in the fullness of peace.

The sinner will closely observe the just man

And gnash at him with his teeth.

But the Lord shall laugh at him,

Because He foresees his day will come.

The sinners draw the sword

And stretch their bow,

To cast down the poor and needy,

To slay the upright in heart.

May their sword enter their heart,

And may their bows be shattered.

Better the little with the just man

Than the great riches of sinners;

For the arms of sinners shall be shattered,

But the Lord supports the righteous.

The Lord knows the ways of the blameless,

And their inheritance shall be forever.

They shall not be ashamed in an evil time,

And in days of famine they shall be filled.

But the sinners shall perish,

And the enemies of the Lord altogether,

When they glorify and exalt themselves;

Like smoke they shall vanish away.

The sinner borrows, but will not repay;

However, the righteous man is compassionate, and gives;

For those who bless Him shall inherit the earth,

But those who curse Him shall be utterly destroyed.

The steps of a man are guided aright by the Lord,

And he shall desire His way.

When he falls, he shall not be broken to pieces,

For the Lord supports him with His hand.

I was young, but indeed I grew old;

Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,

Nor his seed begging bread.

Day in and out, he is merciful and lends,

And his seed shall be a blessing.

Turn away from evil, and do good,

And dwell unto ages of ages;

For the Lord loves judgment,

And He will not abandon His holy ones;

They shall be kept forever.

But the lawless shall be banished,

And the seed of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.

The righteous shall inherit the earth

And dwell upon it unto ages of ages.

The mouth of the righteous shall meditate on wisdom,

And his tongue shall speak of judgment;

The law of God is in his heart,

And his steps shall not be tripped up.

The sinner observes the righteous man

And seeks to put him to death;

But the Lord will not leave him in his hands,

Nor condemn him, when He judges him.

Wait on the Lord, and keep His way,

And He shall exalt you to inherit the earth;

You shall see the sinners when they are utterly destroyed.

I saw the ungodly greatly exalted

And lifting himself up like the cedars of Lebanon;

And I passed by, and behold, he was not;

And I sought for him,

But his place was not found.

Keep innocence, and behold uprightness,

For this is the remnant for the peaceful man.

But transgressors shall be utterly destroyed together;

The remnants of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.

Now the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord,

And He is their protector in time of affliction;

And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them;

And He shall deliver them from sinners,

And save them, because they hope in Him.