Psalm 37, sung word for word in more than 20 music styles, with the words on screen. Free. Choose a style and a voice to play it.
1 -[Of David.] Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.
2 -For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants.
3 -Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
4 -Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
5 -Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
6 -He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.
7 -Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
8 -Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.
9 -For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
10 -Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
11 -But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.
12 -The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
13 -but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.
14 -The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.
15 -But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
16 -Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
17 -For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
18 -The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.
19 -In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
20 -But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.
21 -The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
22 -Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.
23 -The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.
24 -Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
25 -I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.
26 -They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.
27 -Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.
28 -For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
29 -The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
30 -The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
31 -The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.
32 -Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
33 -the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.
34 -Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
35 -I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
36 -yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.
37 -Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.
38 -But the transgressors will all be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.
39 -The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.
40 -The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.
(Berean Standard Bible)
