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Psalms

A collection of songs and prayers expressing a wide range of emotions and thoughts on faith.

Chapter 37

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KJV: Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

Geneva: A Psalme of Dauid. Fret not thy selfe because of the wicked men, neither be enuious for the euill doers.

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

Geneva: For they shall soone bee cut downe like grasse, and shall wither as the greene herbe.

KJV: Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

Geneva: Trust thou in the Lord & do good: dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed assuredly.

KJV: Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Geneva: And delite thy selfe in the Lorde, and hee shall giue thee thine hearts desire.

KJV: Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

Geneva: Commit thy way vnto the Lord, & trust in him, and he shall bring it to passe.

KJV: And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

Geneva: And he shall bring foorth thy righteousnes as the light, & thy iudgement as the noone day.

KJV: Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

Geneva: Waite patiently vpon the Lorde and hope in him: fret not thy selfe for him which prospereth in his way: nor for the man that bringeth his enterprises to passe.

KJV: Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

Geneva: Cease from anger, and leaue off wrath: fret not thy selfe also to doe euill.

KJV: For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

Geneva: For euill doers shalbe cut off, and they that wait vpon the Lord, they shall inherite the land.

KJV: For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

Geneva: Therefore yet a litle while, and the wicked shall not appeare, and thou shalt looke after his place, and he shall not be found.

KJV: But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Geneva: But meeke men shal possesse the earth, and shall haue their delite in the multitude of peace.

KJV: The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

Geneva: The wicked practiseth against the iust, and gnasheth his teeth against him.

KJV: The LORD shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

Geneva: But the Lord shall laugh him to scorne: for he seeth, that his day is comming.

KJV: The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

Geneva: The wicked haue drawen their sworde, and haue bent their bowe, to cast downe the poore and needie, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation.

KJV: Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

Geneva: But their sword shall enter into their owne heart, and their bowes shalbe broken.

KJV: A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

Geneva: A small thing vnto the iust man is better, then great riches to the wicked and mightie.

KJV: For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

Geneva: For the armes of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord vpholdeth the iust men.

KJV: The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

Geneva: The Lorde knoweth the dayes of vpright men, and their inheritance shall bee perpetuall.

KJV: They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

Geneva: They shall not be confounded in the perilous time, & in the daies of famine they shall haue ynough.

KJV: But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

Geneva: But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be consumed as the fatte of lambes: euen with the smoke shall they consume away.

KJV: The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

Geneva: The wicked boroweth and payeth not againe. but the righteous is mercifull, and giueth.

KJV: For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

Geneva: For such as be blessed of God, shall inherite the lande, and they that be cursed of him, shalbe cut off.

KJV: The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.

Geneva: The pathes of man are directed by the Lord: for he loueth his way.

KJV: Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

Geneva: Though he fall, hee shall not be cast off: for the Lord putteth vnder his hand.

KJV: I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

Geneva: I haue beene yong, and am olde: yet I sawe neuer the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begging bread.

KJV: He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

Geneva: But hee is euer mercifull and lendeth, and his seede enioyeth the blessing.

KJV: Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

Geneva: Flee from euill and doe good, and dwell for euer.

KJV: For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

Geneva: For the Lord loueth iudgement, and forsaketh not his Saintes: they shall be preserued for euermore: but the seede of the wicked shall be cut off.

KJV: The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

Geneva: The righteous men shall inherit the lande, and dwell therein for euer.

KJV: The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

Geneva: The mouth of the righteous will speake of wisedome, and his tongue will talke of iudgement.

KJV: The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

Geneva: For the Lawe of his God is in his heart, and his steppes shall not slide.

KJV: The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

Geneva: The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

KJV: The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

Geneva: But the Lord wil not leaue him in his hand, nor condemne him, when he is iudged.

KJV: Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

Geneva: Waite thou on the Lorde, and keepe his way, and he shall exalt thee, that thou shalt inherite the lande: when the wicked men shall perish, thou shalt see.

KJV: I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

Geneva: I haue seene the wicked strong, and spreading himselfe like a greene bay tree.

KJV: Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

Geneva: Yet he passed away, and loe, he was gone, and I sought him, but he could not be founde.

KJV: Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

Geneva: Marke the vpright man, and beholde the iust: for the end of that man is peace.

KJV: But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

Geneva: But the transgressours shall be destroyed together, and the ende of the wicked shall bee cut off.

KJV: But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

Geneva: But the saluation of the righteous men shalbe of the Lord: he shalbe their strength in the time of trouble.

KJV: And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

Geneva: For the Lord shall helpe them, and deliuer them: he shall deliuer them from the wicked, and shall saue them, because they trust in him.

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