Verse 8
Psalms 37:8
Geneva Bible
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Cease from anger, and leaue off wrath: fret not thy selfe also to doe euill.
Original Language Text
hebrew
הֶ֣רֶף מֵ֭/אַף וַ/עֲזֹ֣ב חֵמָ֑ה אַל תִּ֝תְחַ֗ר אַךְ לְ/הָרֵֽעַ
English Translation
Cease from anger and forsake wrath; do not fret—it only leads to evil.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 37 Context
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A Psalme of David. Fret not thy selfe because of the wicked men, neither be enuious for the euill do...
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For they shall soone bee cut downe like grasse, and shall wither as the greene herbe.
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Trust thou in the Lord and do good: dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed assuredly.
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And delite thy selfe in the Lord, and hee shall giue thee thine hearts desire.
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Commit thy way vnto the Lord, and trust in him, and he shall bring it to passe.
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And he shall bring foorth thy righteousnes as the light, and thy iudgement as the noone day.
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Waite patiently vpon the Lord and hope in him: fret not thy selfe for him which prospereth in his wa...
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Cease from anger, and leaue off wrath: fret not thy selfe also to doe euill.
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For euill doers shalbe cut off, and they that wait vpon the Lord, they shall inherite the land.
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10
Therefore yet a litle while, and the wicked shall not appeare, and thou shalt looke after his place,...
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But meeke men shall possesse the earth, and shall haue their delite in the multitude of peace.
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12
The wicked practiseth against the iust, and gnasheth his teeth against him.
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13
But the Lord shall laugh him to scorne: for he seeth, that his day is comming.
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14
The wicked haue drawen their sworde, and haue bent their bowe, to cast downe the poore and needie, a...
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But their sword shall enter into their owne heart, and their bowes shalbe broken.
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A small thing vnto the iust man is better, then great riches to the wicked and mightie.
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For the armes of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord vpholdeth the iust men.
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The Lord knoweth the dayes of vpright men, and their inheritance shall bee perpetuall.
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They shall not be confounded in the perilous time, and in the daies of famine they shall haue ynough...
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But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be consumed as the fatte of lambes: e...
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The wicked boroweth and payeth not againe. but the righteous is mercifull, and giueth.
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For such as be blessed of God (Elohim), shall inherite the lande, and they that be cursed of him, sh...
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23
The pathes of man are directed by the Lord: for he loueth his way.
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24
Though he fall, hee shall not be cast off: for the Lord putteth vnder his hand.
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I haue beene yong, and am olde: yet I sawe neuer the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begging bread...
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But hee is euer mercifull and lendeth, and his seede enioyeth the blessing.
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Flee from euill and doe good, and dwell for euer.
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For the Lord loueth iudgement, and forsaketh not his Saintes: they shall be preserued for euermore:...
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The righteous men shall inherit the lande, and dwell therein for euer.
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The mouth of the righteous will speake of wisedome, and his tongue will talke of iudgement.
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For the Lawe of his God (Elohim) is in his heart, and his steppes shall not slide.
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The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
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But the Lord wil not leaue him in his hand, nor condemne him, when he is iudged.
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34
Waite thou on the Lord, and keepe his way, and he shall exalt thee, that thou shalt inherite the lan...
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I haue seene the wicked strong, and spreading himselfe like a greene bay tree.
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Yet he passed away, and loe, he was gone, and I sought him, but he could not be founde.
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37
Marke the vpright man, and beholde the iust: for the end of that man is peace.
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38
But the transgressours shall be destroyed together, and the ende of the wicked shall bee cut off.
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But the saluation of the righteous men shalbe of the Lord: he shalbe their strength in the time of t...
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For the Lord shall helpe them, and deliuer them: he shall deliuer them from the wicked, and shall sa...
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