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Daily Bible Reading
April 19 - NT, Psalms & Proverbs
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Psalms 37
Chapter 37
Psalm 37[a]
Of David.
1 Do not fret because of those who are evil
or be envious(a) of those who do wrong;(b)
2 for like the grass they will soon wither,(c)
like green plants they will soon die away.(d)
3 Trust in the
Lord
and do good;
dwell in the land(e) and enjoy safe pasture.(f)
4 Take delight(g) in the
Lord
,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.(h)
5 Commit your way to the
Lord
;
trust in him(i) and he will do this:
6 He will make your righteous reward(j) shine like the dawn,(k)
your vindication like the noonday sun.
7 Be still(l) before the
Lord
and wait patiently(m) for him;
do not fret(n) when people succeed in their ways,(o)
when they carry out their wicked schemes.(p)
8 Refrain from anger(q) and turn from wrath;
do not fret(r)—it leads only to evil.
9 For those who are evil will be destroyed,(s)
but those who hope(t) in the
Lord
will inherit the land.(u)
10 A little while, and the wicked will be no more;(v)
though you look for them, they will not be found.
11 But the meek will inherit the land(w)
and enjoy peace and prosperity.(x)
12 The wicked plot(y) against the righteous
and gnash their teeth(z) at them;
13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
for he knows their day is coming.(aa)
14 The wicked draw the sword(ab)
and bend the bow(ac)
to bring down the poor and needy,(ad)
to slay those whose ways are upright.
15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts,(ae)
and their bows will be broken.(af)
16 Better the little that the righteous have
than the wealth(ag) of many wicked;
17 for the power of the wicked will be broken,(ah)
but the
Lord
upholds(ai) the righteous.
18 The blameless spend their days under the
Lord
's care,(aj)
and their inheritance will endure forever.(ak)
19 In times of disaster they will not wither;
in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.
20 But the wicked will perish:(al)
Though the
Lord
's enemies are like the flowers of the field,
they will be consumed, they will go up in smoke.(am)
21 The wicked borrow and do not repay,
but the righteous give generously;(an)
22 those the
Lord
blesses will inherit the land,
but those he curses(ao) will be destroyed.(ap)
23 The
Lord
makes firm the steps(aq)
of the one who delights(ar) in him;
24 though he may stumble, he will not fall,(as)
for the
Lord
upholds(at) him with his hand.
25 I was young and now I am old,
yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken(au)
or their children begging(av) bread.
26 They are always generous and lend freely;(aw)
their children will be a blessing.[b](ax)
27 Turn from evil and do good;(ay)
then you will dwell in the land forever.(az)
28 For the
Lord
loves the just
and will not forsake his faithful ones.(ba)
Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed[c];
the offspring of the wicked will perish.(bb)
29 The righteous will inherit the land(bc)
and dwell in it forever.(bd)
30 The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom,(be)
and their tongues speak what is just.
31 The law of their God is in their hearts;(bf)
their feet do not slip.(bg)
32 The wicked lie in wait(bh) for the righteous,(bi)
intent on putting them to death;
33 but the
Lord
will not leave them in the power of the wicked
or let them be condemned(bj) when brought to trial.(bk)
34 Hope in the
Lord
(bl)
and keep his way.(bm)
He will exalt you to inherit the land;
when the wicked are destroyed,(bn) you will see(bo) it.
35 I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
flourishing(bp) like a luxuriant native tree,
36 but he soon passed away and was no more;
though I looked for him, he could not be found.(bq)
37 Consider the blameless,(br) observe the upright;(bs)
a future awaits those who seek peace.[d](bt)
38 But all sinners(bu) will be destroyed;(bv)
there will be no future[e] for the wicked.(bw)
39 The salvation(bx) of the righteous comes from the
Lord
;
he is their stronghold in time of trouble.(by)
40 The
Lord
helps(bz) them and delivers(ca) them;
he delivers them from the wicked and saves(cb) them,
because they take refuge(cc) in him.
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