Verse 35
Psalms 37:35
New Living Translation
35
I have seen wicked and ruthless people<br>flourishing like a tree in its native soil.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
רָ֭אִיתִי רָשָׁ֣ע עָרִ֑יץ וּ֝/מִתְעָרֶ֗ה כְּ/אֶזְרָ֥ח רַעֲנָֽן
English Translation
I have seen a wicked man powerful and spreading out like a green tree.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 37 Context
1
Don’t worry about the wicked<br>or envy those who do wrong.<br>
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2
For like grass, they soon fade away.<br>Like spring flowers, they soon wither.<br>
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3
Trust in the LORD and do good.<br>Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.<br>
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4
Take delight in the LORD,<br>and he will give you your heart’s desires.<br>
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5
Commit everything you do to the LORD.<br>Trust him, and he will help you.<br>
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6
He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn,<br>and the justice of your cause will shine like...
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7
Be still in the presence of the LORD,<br>and wait patiently for him to act.<br>Don’t worry about evi...
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8
Stop being angry!<br>Turn from your rage!<br>Do not lose your temper —<br>it only leads to harm.<br>
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9
For the wicked will be destroyed,<br>but those who trust in the LORD will possess the land.<br>
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10
Soon the wicked will disappear.<br>Though you look for them, they will be gone.<br>
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11
The lowly will possess the land<br>and will live in peace and prosperity.<br>
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12
The wicked plot against the godly;<br>they snarl at them in defiance.<br>
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13
But the Lord just laughs,<br>for he sees their day of judgment coming.<br>
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14
The wicked draw their swords<br>and string their bows<br>to kill the poor and the oppressed,<br>to s...
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15
But their swords will stab their own hearts,<br>and their bows will be broken.<br>
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16
It is better to be godly and have little<br>than to be evil and rich.<br>
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17
For the strength of the wicked will be shattered,<br>but the LORD takes care of the godly.<br>
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18
Day by day the LORD takes care of the innocent,<br>and they will receive an inheritance that lasts f...
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19
They will not be disgraced in hard times;<br>even in famine they will have more than enough.<br>
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20
But the wicked will die.<br>The LORD’s enemies are like flowers in a field —<br>they will disappear...
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21
The wicked borrow and never repay,<br>but the godly are generous givers.<br>
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22
Those the LORD blesses will possess the land,<br>but those he curses will die.<br>
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23
The LORD directs the steps of the godly.<br>He delights in every detail of their lives.<br>
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24
Though they stumble, they will never fall,<br>for the LORD holds them by the hand.<br>
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25
Once I was young, and now I am old.<br>Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned<br>or their childre...
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26
The godly always give generous loans to others,<br>and their children are a blessing.<br>
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27
Turn from evil and do good,<br>and you will live in the land forever.<br>
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28
For the LORD loves justice,<br>and he will never abandon the godly.<br> He will keep them safe forev...
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29
The godly will possess the land<br>and will live there forever.<br>
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30
The godly offer good counsel;<br>they teach right from wrong.<br>
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31
They have made God (Elohim)’s law their own,<br>so they will never slip from his path.<br>
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32
The wicked wait in ambush for the godly,<br>looking for an excuse to kill them.<br>
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33
But the LORD will not let the wicked succeed<br>or let the godly be condemned when they are put on t...
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34
Put your hope in the LORD.<br>Travel steadily along his path.<br>He will honor you by giving you the...
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35
I have seen wicked and ruthless people<br>flourishing like a tree in its native soil.<br>
36
But when I looked again, they were gone!<br>Though I searched for them, I could not find them!<br>
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37
Look at those who are honest and good,<br>for a wonderful future awaits those who love peace.<br>
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38
But the rebellious will be destroyed;<br>they have no future.<br>
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39
The LORD rescues the godly;<br>he is their fortress in times of trouble.<br>
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40
The LORD helps them,<br>rescuing them from the wicked.<br>He saves them,<br>and they find shelter in...
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