Psalm 37 or
Coverdale
Part II Novit Dominus
19The LORD cares for the lives of the godly,
and their inheritance shall last for ever.
20They shall not be ashamed in bad times,
and in days of famine they shall have enough.
21As for the wicked, they shall perish,
and the enemies of the LORD, like the glory of
the meadows, shall vanish;
they shall vanish like smoke.
22The wicked borrow and do not repay,
but the righteous are generous in giving.
23Those who are blessed by God shall possess the land,
but those who are cursed by him shall be destroyed.
24Our steps are directed by the LORD;
he strengthens those in whose way he delights.
25If they stumble, they shall not fall headlong,
for the LORD holds them by the hand.
26I have been young and now I am old,
but never have I seen the righteous forsaken,
or their children begging bread.
27The righteous are always generous in their lending,
and their children shall be a blessing.
28Turn from evil, and do good,
and dwell in the land for ever.
29For the LORD loves justice;
he does not forsake his faithful ones.
30They shall be kept safe for ever,
but the offspring of the wicked shall be destroyed.
31The righteous shall possess the land
and dwell in it for ever.
32The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
and their tongue speaks what is right.
33The law of their God is in their heart,
and their footsteps shall not falter.
34The wicked spy on the righteous
and seek occasion to kill them.
35The LORD will not abandon them to their hand,
nor let them be found guilty when brought to trial.
36Wait upon the LORD and keep his way;
he will raise you up to possess the land,
and when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
37I have seen the wicked in their arrogance,
flourishing like a tree in full leaf.
38I went by, and behold, they were not there;
I searched for them, but they could not be found.
39Mark those who are honest;
observe the upright;
for there is a future for the peaceable.
40Transgressors shall be destroyed, one and all;
the future of the wicked is cut off.
41But the deliverance of the righteous comes from the LORD;
he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
42The LORD will help them and rescue them;
he will rescue them from the wicked and deliver them,
because they seek refuge in him.