Ps.37.1

Don't bother your head with braggarts or wish you could succeed like the wicked.

Ps.37.1

Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong;

Ps.37.1

Do not fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.

Ps.37.1

Don't worry about the wicked. Don't envy those who do wrong.

Ps.37.2

In no time they'll shrivel like grass clippings and wilt like cut flowers in the sun.

Ps.37.2

for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.

Ps.37.2

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb.

Ps.37.2

For like grass, they soon fade away. Like springtime flowers, they soon wither.

Ps.37.3

Get insurance with GOD and do a good deed, settle down and stick to your last.

Ps.37.3

Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

Ps.37.3

Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.

Ps.37.3

Trust in the LORD and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.

Ps.37.4

Keep company with GOD, get in on the best.

Ps.37.4

Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Ps.37.4

Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.

Ps.37.4

Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart's desires.

Ps.37.5

Open up before GOD, keep nothing back; he'll do whatever needs to be done:

Ps.37.5

Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this:

Ps.37.5

Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.

Ps.37.5

Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you.

Ps.37.6

He'll validate your life in the clear light of day and stamp you with approval at high noon.

Ps.37.6

He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.

Ps.37.6

He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday.

Ps.37.6

He will make your innocence as clear as the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.

Ps.37.7

Quiet down before GOD, be prayerful before him. Don't bother with those who climb the ladder, who elbow their way to the top.

Ps.37.7

Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.

Ps.37.7

Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.

Ps.37.7

Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him to act. Don't worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.

Ps.37.8

Bridle your anger, trash your wrath, cool your pipes--it only makes things worse.

Ps.37.8

Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret-it leads only to evil.

Ps.37.8

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret--it only causes harm.

Ps.37.8

Stop your anger! Turn from your rage! Do not envy others--it only leads to harm.

Ps.37.9

Before long the crooks will be bankrupt; GOD-investors will soon own the store.

Ps.37.9

For evil men will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

Ps.37.9

For evildoers shall be cut off; But those who wait on the LORD, They shall inherit the earth.

Ps.37.9

For the wicked will be destroyed, but those who trust in the LORD will possess the land.