Of David. Fret not thyself because of evil doers, nor be envious against the workers of iniquity.

[A psalm] of David. Do not compete with evildoers [(to gain success by emulating them)]; do not envy the doers of wrong [(to do as they do)].

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

For they shall soon be cut down as grass, and as the green of the grass shall they fade.

Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and enjoy security.

Trust in the L rd [(and do not say: If I do not steal or if I give charity to the poor, how will I support myself?)], and do good [and you will] dwell [long] in the land and graze [(i.e., reap the fruits of)] faith.

Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thy heart.

And take delight in the [providence of the] L rd, and He shall grant you the desires of Your heart.

Commit thy way to the Lord; trust also in him; and he will bring it to pass.

"Roll" upon the L rd [all of] your ways [i.e., needs], and trust to Him, and He will do [as you desire].

And he will bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment like the noonday.

He will reveal your righteousness as the light [(by rewarding it)], and your justice as the afternoon.

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who accomplishes wicked devices.

Wait upon the [salvation of the] L rd, and hope to Him, and do not compete with those who succeed [through evil devices], with those who scheme [evil].

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself: it comes to no good.

Desist from anger [i.e., from things that will bring G d's anger upon you], and leave off wrath; do not compete, only to do evil.

For evildoers shall be cut off: but those who wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

For the evildoers [(whom you see succeeding now)] will be cut off, and the hopers in the L rd — they will inherit the land.

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: and thou shalt look well at his place, but he will not be there.

But a little more — and there shall be no wicked one. You shall look upon his place and he shall not be there.

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

And the humble shall inherit the land and delight in the plenitude of peace.

The wicked man plots against the just, and grinds his teeth against him.

The wicked one schemes against the righteous one and grinds his teeth against him.

The Lord shall laugh at him: for he sees that his day is coming.

The L rd shall laugh at him, seeing that his day [of death] shall come.

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as are of upright ways.

The wicked have unsheathed their swords and drawn their bows to slay the poor and the needy, to slaughter the just of way.

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

Their swords shall enter their [own] hearts and their bows shall be broken.

A little that a righteous man has is better than the riches of many wicked men.

Better a few, [who go] to [the aid of] the righteous than the vast multitude of the wicked. [(Amrafel and his hosts waged war to take Lot captive, and they were defeated by Abraham and a handful of his men.)]

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholds the just.

For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the L rd sustains the righteous.

The Lord knows the days of the innocent: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

The L rd knows the [(deeds of the)] days of the innocent ones, and their inheritance [i.e., their reward] will endure forever.

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

They shall not be shamed on a day of evil and in days of famine they shall be sated.

But the wicked and the enemies of the Lord shall perish like the glory of the meadows; they shall consume; they shall pass away in smoke.

For the wicked will go lost, and the foes of the L rd, like the light [of the morning clouds] on the plain, will vanish; they will vanish in smoke.

The wicked borrows, but does not pay back: but the righteous man gives with a good grace.

The wicked one borrows and does not repay, and the Righteous One is gracious [(to the lender)] and gives [(him what was stolen from him)].

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

For His blessed ones shall inherit the earth and His cursed ones shall be cut off.

The steps of a man are ordered by the Lord: and he delights in his way.

By the L rd are the steps of man [(one who fears the L rd)] established, and He is desirous of his way.

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholds him with his hand.

Though he fall, he will not be forsaken, for the L rd upholds his hand.

I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen a just man forsaken, and his seed begging bread.

I [(the heavenly plenipotentiary of the world)] have been young and I have also grown old, and I have never seen a righteous one forsaken and his seed begging bread.

He lends generously at all times; and his seed is blessed.

All the day he [the righteous one] is gracious and lends [(to the poor)], and he who "sows" [charity] will see blessing.

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

Depart from evil and do good and dwell [in tranquility] forever.

For the Lord loves justice, and forsakes not his pious ones; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

For the L rd loves justice. He will not forsake His saints; they will be guarded forever — but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell in it for ever.

The righteous shall inherit the earth and they shall dwell forever upon it.

The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue discourses justice.

The mouth of the righteous one shall meditate wisdom [(to determine the ruling of the Torah on all matters)] and [(then, after he has done so)], his tongue shall speak justice.

The Tora of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall falter.

The Torah of the L rd is in his heart, and his feet shall not slip.

The wicked man watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.

The wicked one eyes the righteous one and seeks to kill him.

The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor allow him to be condemned when he is judged.

The L rd shall not let him [fall] into his hand, and He will not incriminate him [(the righteous one)] in his judgment [(brought against him by the wicked one)].

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.

Trust to the L rd and keep His way, and He shall raise you to inherit the land. You shall see the cutting down of the wicked.

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

I have seen a wicked tyrant rooted like a green denizen [(a long-standing, richly fruitful tree)] —

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

[Behold,] he is passed away, gone! I seek him, but I cannot find him.

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

Observe the innocent and see the upright [(to learn from their ways)], for there is a [goodly] end for the man of peace.

But the transgressors are destroyed together: the end of the wicked is cut off.

But the sinners shall be destroyed together; the end of the wicked is cutting-off.

And the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

The help of the righteous is from the L rd, their strength in a time of trouble.

And the Lord will help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they take refuge in him.

The L rd helps them and delivers them. He delivers them from the wicked and He saves them — for they have trusted in Him.