12THERE THEY HAVE FALLEN [THOSE WHO] DO <OF> WICKEDNESS THEY WERE PUSHED DOWN AND NOT THEY WERE ABLE TO RISE 12There the evildoers lie fallen, thrown down and unable to rise.
0OF DAVID Delight Yourself in the LORD (1 Kings 2:1–9) 0Of David.*NoteCloseThis psalm is an acrostic poem, each stanza beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
1MAY NOT YOU FRET YOURSELF IN THE EVIL-DOERS MAY NOT YOU BE JEALOUS OF [THOSE WHO] DO <OF> UNRIGHTEOUSNESS 1Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.
2FOR LIKE <THE> GRASS QUICKLY THEY WILL WITHER AND LIKE [THE] GREENERY OF VEGETATION THEY WILL FADE! 2For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants.
3TRUST IN YAHWEH AND DO GOOD DWELL [THE] LAND AND GRAZE FAITHFULNESS 3Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
4AND TAKE DELIGHT ON YAHWEH SO HE MAY GIVE TO YOU [THE] REQUESTS OF HEART YOUR 4Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
5ROLL ON YAHWEH WAY YOUR AND RELY ON HIM AND HE HE WILL ACT 5Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
6AND HE WILL BRING FORTH LIKE THE LIGHT RIGHTEOUSNESS YOUR AND JUSTICE YOUR LIKE THE NOONTIDE<S> 6He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.
7BE STILL TO YAHWEH AND WAIT LONGINGLY FOR HIM MAY NOT YOU FRET YOURSELF IN [ONE WHO] MAKES PROSPEROUS WAY HIS IN A PERSON [WHO] MAKES PLOTS 7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
8REFRAIN FROM ANGER AND FORSAKE RAGE MAY NOT YOU FRET YOURSELF ONLY TO DO EVIL 8Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret— it can only bring harm.
9FOR EVIL-DOERS THEY WILL BE CUT OFF! AND [THOSE WHO] WAIT FOR <OF> YAHWEH THEY THEY WILL POSSESS [THE] LAND 9For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
10AND YET A LITTLE AND THERE NOT [WILL BE THE] WICKED AND YOU WILL LOOK CAREFULLY ON PLACE HIS AND THERE NOT [WILL BE] HE 10Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
11AND HUMBLE [PEOPLE] THEY WILL POSSESS [THE] LAND AND THEY WILL TAKE DELIGHT ON ABUNDANCE OF WELL-BEING 11But the meek will inherit the land*NoteCloseOr the earth; see Matthew 5:5. and delight in abundant prosperity.
12[IS] PLOTTING [THE] WICKED TO THE RIGHTEOUS AND [IS] GNASHING TOWARDS HIM TEETH HIS 12The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
13[THE] LORD HE LAUGHS TO HIM FOR HE SEES THAT IT WILL COME DAY HIS 13but the Lord laughs seeing that their day is coming.
14A SWORD THEY HAVE DRAWN WICKED [PEOPLE] AND THEY HAVE BENT BOW THEIR TO MAKE FALL [THE] POOR AND [THE] NEEDY TO SLAUGHTER [PEOPLE] UPRIGHT OF WAY 14The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.
15SWORD THEIR IT WILL GO IN OWN HEART THEIR AND BOWS THEIR THEY WILL BE BROKEN 15But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
16[IS] GOOD [THE] LITTLE OF THE RIGHTEOUS MORE THAN [THE] WEALTH OF WICKED [PEOPLE] MANY 16Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
17FOR [THE] ARMS OF WICKED [PEOPLE] THEY WILL BE BROKEN AND [IS] SUSTAINING RIGHTEOUS [PEOPLE] YAHWEH 17For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
18[IS] KNOWING YAHWEH [THE] DAYS OF BLAMELESS [PEOPLE] AND INHERITANCE THEIR FOR EVER IT WILL BE 18The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.
19NOT THEY WILL BE ASHAMED IN A TIME EVIL AND IN DAYS OF FAMINE THEY WILL BE SATISFIED 19In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
20FOR WICKED [PEOPLE] THEY WILL PERISH AND [THE] ENEMIES OF YAHWEH [WILL BE] LIKE A SPLENDID [THING] OF PASTURES THEY WILL COME TO AN END IN <THE> SMOKE THEY WILL COME TO AN END 20But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.
21[IS] BORROWING [THE] WICKED AND NOT HE REPAYS AND [THE] RIGHTEOUS [IS] SHOWING FAVOR AND GIVING 21The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
22FOR BLESSED [ONES] HIS THEY WILL POSSESS [THE] LAND AND CURSED [ONES] HIS THEY WILL BE CUT OFF 22Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.
23FROM YAHWEH [THE] STEPS OF A MAN THEY ARE ESTABLISHED AND WAY HIS HE DELIGHTS IN 23The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.
24FOR HE WILL FALL NOT HE WILL BE THROWN DOWN FOR YAHWEH [IS] SUPPORTING HAND HIS 24Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.*NoteCloseOr upholds him with His hand
25A YOUNG MAN I HAVE BEEN ALSO I AM OLD AND NOT I HAVE SEEN [THE] RIGHTEOUS FORSAKEN AND OFFSPRING HIS SEEKING FOOD 25I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.
26ALL THE DAY [HE IS] SHOWING FAVOR AND [HE IS] LENDING AND OFFSPRING HIS [BECOME] <INTO> A BLESSING 26They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.
27TURN AWAY FROM EVIL AND DO GOOD AND DWELL FOR EVER 27Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.
28FOR YAHWEH [IS] LOVING JUSTICE AND NOT HE WILL ABANDON <OBJ.> FAITHFUL [PEOPLE] HIS FOR EVER THEY ARE PRESERVED AND [THE] OFFSPRING OF WICKED [PEOPLE] IT IS CUT OFF 28For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
29RIGHTEOUS [PEOPLE] THEY WILL POSSESS [THE] LAND SO THEY MAY DWELL FOR EVER ON IT 29The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
30[THE] MOUTH OF [THE] RIGHTEOUS IT UTTERS WISDOM AND TONGUE HIS IT SPEAKS JUSTICE 30The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
31[THE] LAW OF GOD HIS [IS] IN HEART HIS NOT IT SLIPS STEPS HIS 31The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.
32[IS] WATCHING A WICKED [PERSON] FOR <THE> RIGHTEOUS [PERSON] AND [IS] SEEKING TO KILL HIM 32Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
33YAHWEH NOT HE WILL ABANDON HIM IN HAND HIS AND NOT HE WILL CONDEMN AS GUILTY HIM WHEN IS JUDGED HE 33the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.
34WAIT TO YAHWEH AND KEEP WAY HIS AND HE WILL EXALT YOU TO POSSESS [THE] LAND WHEN ARE CUT OFF WICKED [PEOPLE] YOU WILL SEE 34Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
35I HAVE SEEN A WICKED [PERSON] RUTHLESS AND SPREADING HIMSELF LIKE A NATIVE TREE LUXURIANT 35I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
36AND HE PASSED AWAY AND THERE! THERE NOT [WAS] HE AND I SOUGHT HIM AND NOT HE WAS FOUND 36yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.
37WATCH [THE] BLAMELESS AND SEE [THE] UPRIGHT FOR A FUTURE [BELONGS] TO A PERSON OF PEACE 37Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.*NoteCloseOr for there is a future for the man of peace
38AND TRANSGRESSORS THEY WILL BE DESTROYED ALTOGETHER [THE] FUTURE OF WICKED [PEOPLE] IT WILL BE CUT OFF 38But the transgressors will all be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.
39AND [THE] SALVATION OF RIGHTEOUS [PEOPLE] [IS] FROM YAHWEH PLACE OF REFUGE THEIR IN A TIME OF TROUBLE 39The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.
40AND HE HELPED THEM YAHWEH AND HE DELIVERED THEM HE DELIVERS THEM FROM WICKED [PEOPLE] AND HE SAVES THEM FOR THEY HAVE TAKEN REFUGE IN HIM 40The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.