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Psalm 37

1 This Pſalme cōteineth exhortation & conſolation for the weake, that are grieued at the proſperitie of the wicked, & the affliction of the godlie. 7 For how proſperouſly ſoeuer the wicked do liue for the time, he doeth affirme their felicitie to be vaine and tranſitorie, becauſe they are not in the fauour of God, but in the end they are deſtroyed as his enemies. 11 And how miſerably that the righteous ſemeth to liue in the worlde, yet his end is peace, & he is in the fauour of God, he is deliuered from the wicked & preſerued.
¶ A Pſalme of Dauid.
1.FReate not thy ſelf becauſe of the wicked men, nether be enuious for the euil doers.
2.For they ſhal ſoone be cut downe like graſſe, and ſhal wither as the grene herbe.
3.Truſt thou in the Lord & do good: dwel in the land, & thou ſhalt be fed aſſuredly.
4.And delite thy ſelf in the Lord, and he ſhal giue thee thine hearts deſire.
5.Cōmit thy waye vnto the Lord, and truſt in him, and he ſhal bring it to paſſe.
6.And he ſhal bring forthe thy righteouſnes as the light, & thy iudgement as the noone daye.
7.Waite pacently vpon the Lord & hope in him: freat not thy ſelf for him which proſpereth in his waye: nor for the mā that bringeth his entrepriſes to paſſe.
8.Ceaſe from angre, & leaue of wrath: freat not thy ſelfe alſo to do euil.
9.For euil doers ſhalbe cut of, and they that waite vpon the Lord, they ſhal inherite the land.
10.Therefore yet a litle while, and the wicked ſhal not appeare, and thou ſhalt loke after his place, and he ſhal not be founde.
11.But meeke men ſhal poſſeſſe the earth, and ſhal haue their delite in the multitude of peace.
12.The wicked practiſeth againſt the iuſt, and gnaſheth his teeth againſt him.
13.But the Lord ſhal laugh him to ſcorne: for he ſeeth, that his daye is coming.
14.The wicked haue drawne their ſworde, and haue bent their bowe, to caſt downe the poore and nedie, and to ſlay ſuche as be of vpright conuerſation.
15.But their ſworde ſhal entre into their owne heart, & their bowes ſhal be broken.
16.A ſmall thing vnto the iuſt man is better, then great riches to the wicked and mightie.
17.For the armes of the wicked ſhalbe broken: but the Lord vpholdeth the iuſt men.
18.The Lord knoweth ye dayes of vpright men, and their inheritance ſhalbe perpetual.
19.They ſhal not be cõfounded in the perilous time, and in the dayes of famine they ſhal haue ynough.
20.But the wicked ſhal periſh, and the enemies of the Lord ſhalbe conſumed as the fat of lambes: euen with the ſmoke ſhal they conſume awaye.
21.The wicked boroweth and payeth not againe: but the righteous is merciful, and giueth.
22.For ſuche as be bleſſed of God, ſhal inherit the land, & they that be curſed of him, ſhalbe cut of.
23.The paths of man are directed by the Lord: for he loueth his waye.
24.Thogh he fall, he ſhal not be caſt of: for the Lord putteth vnder his hand.
25.I haue bene yong and am olde: yet I ſaw neuer the righteous forſaken, nor his ſede begging bread.
26.But he is euer merciful and lendeth, and his ſede enioyeth the bleſsing.
27.Flee from euil and do good, and dwel for euer.
28.For the Lord loueth iudgement, & forſaketh not his Saints: they ſhalbe preſerued for euermore: but the ſede of the wicked ſhalbe cut of.
29.The righteous mẽ ſhal inherit the land, and dwel therein for euer.
30.The mouth of the righteous wil ſpeake of wiſdome, and his tongue wil talke of iudgement.
31.For the Law of his God is in his heart, & his ſteppes ſhal not ſlide.
32.The wicked watcheth the righteous, and ſeketh to ſlay him.
33.But ye Lord wil not leaue him in his hãd, nor condemne him, when he is iudged.
34.Waite thou on the Lord, and kepe his waye, & he ſhal exalt thee, that thou ſhalt inherit the lãd: when the wicked men ſhal periſh, thou ſhalt ſe.
35.I haue ſene the wicked ſtrong, & ſpreading him ſelf like a grene baye tre.
36.Yet he paſſed away, and lo, he was gone, and I ſoght him, but he colde not be founde.
37.Marke the vpright man, and beholde the iuſt: for the end of that man is peace.
38.But the tranſgreſſours ſhalbe deſtroyed together, and the end of the wicked ſhalbe cut of.
39.But the ſaluation of the righteous mẽ ſhalbe of the Lord: he ſhalbe their ſtrength in the time of trouble.
40.For the Lord ſhal helpe them, and deliuer them: he ſhal deliuer them from the wicked, and ſhal ſaue them, becauſe they truſt in him.

Notes

1:a.
He admoniſheth vs nether to vexe our ſelues for the proſperous eſtate of ye wicked, nether to deſire to be like thē: to make our ſtate the better.
2:b.
For Gods iudgemēt cutteth downe their ſtate in a moment.
3:c.
To truſt in God, and do according to his wil, are ſure tokens, that his prouidence wil neuer faile vs.
5:d.
Be not led by thine owne wiſdome, but obey God, and he wil finiſh his worke in thee.
6:e.
As the hope of ye dailight cauſeth vs not to be offended with the darkenes of the night: ſo oght we patiently to truſt that God wil cleare our cauſe and reſtore vs to our right.
7:f.
When God ſuffreth the wicked to proſper, it ſemeth to the fleſh that he fauoreth their doings.
8:g.
Meaning, except he moderate his affectiōs, he ſhalbe led to do as they do.
10:h.
He correcteth the impaciencie of our nature, which can not abide til the fulnes of Gods time be come.
11:i.
The godlie are aſſured of the power and craft of the wicked ſhal not preuail againſt them, but fall on their owne neckes, & therfore oght patiently to abide Gods time, & in the meane while bewaile their ſinnes, & offer vp their teares as a ſacrifice of their obedience.
11:*.
Matt. 5.5.
16:k.
For thei are daily fed as wt Manna frõ heauen, & haue ſufficiẽt, when ye wicked haue neuer ynough, but euer hũgre
18:l.
God knoweth what dangers hang ouer his, & by what meanes to deliuer them.
19:m.
For God wil giue them cõtẽted mindes, & that wc ſhalbe neceſſarie.
20:n.
They ſhal vaniſh awaye ſuddenly: for they are fed for the daie of ſlaughter.
21:o.
God ſo furniſheth him with his bleſsing, that he is able to helpe others.
23:p.
God proſpereth the faithful, becauſe they walke in his waies with an vpright cõſcience.
24:q.
When God doeth exerciſe his faith wt diuers tentations.
25:r.
Thogh the iuſt man dye, yet Gods bleſsings are extended to his poſteritie, and thogh God ſuffer ſome iuſt man to lacke temporal benefites, yet he recõpẽſeth him with ſpiritual treaſures.
29:s.
They ſhal continually be preſerued vnder Gods wings, and haue at leaſt inwarde reſt.
30:t.
Theſe thre pointes are required of the faithful, that their talke be godlie, ye Gods Law be in their heart, & that their life be vpright.
33:v.
he wil approue their cauſe, & reuenge their wrong.
33:u.
Thogh it be ſometime ſo expedient both for Gods glorie, & that lacke a[t?]
36:x.
So that the proſperitie of the wicked is but as a cloude, which vaniſheth away in a moment.
37:y.
He exhorteth the faithful to marke diligently the exãples bothe of Gods mercies, & alſo of his iudgemẽts.
39:z.
He ſheweth that ye pacient hope of the godlie is neuer in vaine, but in the end hathe good ſucces, thoght for a time God proue them by ſundrie tentations.