1-2Господи, в яростта Си не ме изобличавай и в гнева Си не ме наказвай, (Ер 10:24)3защото Твоите стрели се забиха в мене, и Твоята ръка тежи върху ми. (Вт 32:23; Йов 6:4)4Няма здраво място в плътта ми от Твоя гняв; няма мира в моите кости от греховете ми;5защото беззаконията ми превишиха главата ми, като тежко бреме ме притиснаха, (Пс 31:4; Ез 33:10)6смърдят и гноясват моите рани поради безумието ми.7Аз се прегърбих и съвсем се наведох, цял ден ходя натъжен; (Пс 41:10)8защото чреслата ми са цели възпалени, и няма здраво място в плътта ми.9Изнемощях и извънмерно съм съкрушен; викам от мъките на сърцето си.10Господи, пред Тебе са всичките ми желания, и моята въздишка не е скрита от Тебе.11Сърцето ми трепери; моите сили ме напуснаха, и светлината на очите ми, – и нея няма у мене.12Моите приятели и моите искрени отстъпиха от раните ми, и ближните ми стоят надалеч. (Йов 19:13; Йов 30:10; Пс 30:12)13А които търсят душата ми, турят мрежи, и които ми желаят зло, говорят за моето загиване и всеки ден козни кроят;14аз пък като глух не чувам и съм като ням, който не отваря устата си; (Ис 53:7; Мт 27:12; Д А 8:32)15и станах като човек, който не чува и няма в устата си отговор,16защото на Тебе, Господи, се уповавам; Ти ще чуеш, Господи, Боже мой.17И аз рекох: да не възтържествуват над мене (моите врагове); когато се колебае ногата ми, те се големеят над мене.18Близко съм да падна, и скръбта ми е винаги пред мене.19Беззаконието си съзнавам, съкрушавам се заради греха си. (Пс 31:5; 2 Кор 7:10)20А моите врагове живеят и крепнат, и ония, които ме ненавиждат без вина, се умножават;21и които ми връщат зло за добро, враждуват против мене, задето следвам доброто. (Пс 108:5)22Не ме оставяй, Господи, Боже мой, не се отдалечавай от мене;23побързай ми на помощ, Господи, Спасителю мой!
1[1] Of David. Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! (Пс 37:7; Пс 73:3; Пр 3:31; Пр 23:17; Пр 24:1; Пр 24:19)2For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb. (Йов 14:2; Йов 27:13; Пс 90:5; Пс 129:6)3Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.[2] (Лев 26:5; Пс 62:8; Пс 115:9; Пр 2:21; Пр 3:5; Ис 26:4)4Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. (Йов 22:26; Ис 58:14; Мт 6:33; Фил 3:1; Фил 4:4)5Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. (Пс 22:8; Пс 37:3; Пс 55:22; Пр 16:3; 1 Пет 5:7)6He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday. (Йов 11:17; Ис 58:8; Ис 58:10; Мих 7:9)7Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices! (Пс 37:1; Пс 62:1; Ис 30:15; Ер 12:1; П Ер 3:26)8Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil. (Пс 37:7; Еф 4:26)9For the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land. (Пс 25:13; Пс 37:2; Пс 37:22; Пр 2:21; Ис 57:13; Ис 60:21)10In just a little while, the wicked will be no more; though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there. (Йов 7:10; Йов 24:24)11But the meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace. (Пс 119:165; Ис 32:17; Мт 5:5)12The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him, (Пс 31:13; Пс 35:16)13but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming. (Йов 18:20; Пс 2:4)14The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose way is upright; (Пс 7:10; Пс 7:12)15their sword shall enter their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. (1 Цар 2:4)16Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked. (Пр 15:16; Пр 16:8; 1 Тим 6:6)17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous. (Йов 38:15; Пс 10:15; Пс 37:24; Ез 30:21)18The Lord knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will remain forever; (Пс 1:6; Пс 37:9)19they are not put to shame in evil times; in the days of famine they have abundance. (Йов 5:20; Пс 33:19)20But the wicked will perish; the enemies of the Lord are like the glory of the pastures; they vanish—like smoke they vanish away. (Пс 68:2; Пс 102:3; Ос 13:3; Мт 6:30; Як 1:11)21The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives; (Пс 37:26)22for those blessed by the Lord[3] shall inherit the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off. (Пс 37:2; Пс 37:9)23The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way; (1 Цар 2:9; Пс 25:12; Пс 40:2; Пс 119:5)24though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds his hand. (Пс 37:17; Пр 24:16; Мих 7:8; 2 Кор 4:9)25I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread. (Йов 15:23; Пс 109:10)26He is ever lending generously, and his children become a blessing. (Вт 15:8; Вт 15:10; Пс 112:5; Пс 112:9; Мт 5:42; Лк 6:35)27Turn away from evil and do good; so shall you dwell forever. (Пс 34:14; Пс 102:28)28For the Lord loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off. (Пс 11:7; Пс 16:10; Пс 21:10; Пс 37:2; Пс 37:9; Пр 2:22; Ис 14:20)29The righteous shall inherit the land and dwell upon it forever. (Пс 37:27)30The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.31The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not slip. (Вт 6:6; Пс 40:8; Пс 73:2; Пс 119:11; Ис 51:7; Ер 31:33; Рим 7:22)32The wicked watches for the righteous and seeks to put him to death. (Пс 10:8)33The Lord will not abandon him to his power or let him be condemned when he is brought to trial. (Пс 109:31; 2 Пет 2:9)34Wait for the Lord and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on when the wicked are cut off. (Пс 27:14; Пс 37:9; Пс 52:5; Пс 91:8)35I have seen a wicked, ruthless man, spreading himself like a green laurel tree.[4] (Йов 5:3; Пс 52:8)36But he passed away,[5] and behold, he was no more; though I sought him, he could not be found. (Йов 20:5; Пс 37:10)37Mark the blameless and behold the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace. (Пс 37:11; Пс 119:165; Ис 57:2)38But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed; the future of the wicked shall be cut off. (Йов 18:17; Пс 52:5; Пс 73:17; Пс 104:35; Пр 2:22)39The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; he is their stronghold in the time of trouble. (Пс 3:8; Пс 9:9)40The Lord helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him. (1 Лет 5:20; Пс 11:1; Ис 31:5; Дан 3:17; Дан 3:28; Дан 6:23; Д А 12:11)