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Psalm 37

Exhortation to Patience and Trust

Of David.

Do not fret because of the wicked;
    do not be envious of wrongdoers,(A)

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Psalm 37[a]

Of David.

Do not fret because of those who are evil
    or be envious(A) of those who do wrong;(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 37:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the stanzas of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

For I was envious of the arrogant;
    I saw the prosperity of the wicked.(A)

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For I envied(A) the arrogant
    when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.(B)

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31 Do not envy the violent,
    and do not choose any of their ways,(A)

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31 Do not envy(A) the violent
    or choose any of their ways.

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