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Psalm 36 (37) Catholic Public Domain Version

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Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · Psalm 37 · About the recordings

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Psalm 36 in CPDV = Psalm 37 in RV1909.

CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
1 A Psalm of David himself. Do not choose to imitate the malicious; neither should you envy those who work iniquity.
37:1 Salmo de David. NO te impacientes á causa de los malignos, ni tengas envidia de los que hacen iniquidad.
2 For they will quickly wither away like dry grass, and in like manner to kitchen herbs, they will soon droop.
37:2 Porque como hierba serán presto cortados, y decaerán como verdor de renuevo.
3 Hope in the Lord and do good, and dwell in the land, and so you shall be pastured with its riches.
37:3 Espera en Jehová, y haz bien; vivirás en la tierra, y en verdad serás alimentado.
4 Delight in the Lord, and he will grant to you the petitions of your heart.
37:4 Pon asimismo tu delicia en Jehová, y él te dará las peticiones de tu corazón.
5 Reveal your way to the Lord, and hope in him, and he will accomplish it.
37:5 Encomienda á Jehová tu camino, y espera en él; y él hará.
6 And he will bring forth your justice like the light, and your judgment like the midday.
37:6 Y exhibirá tu justicia como la luz, y tus derechos como el medio día.
7 Be subject to the Lord and pray to him. Do not choose to compete with him who prospers in his way, with the man who does injustice.
37:7 Calla á Jehová, y espera en él: no te alteres con motivo del que prospera en su camino, por el hombre que hace maldades.
8 Cease from wrath and leave behind rage. Do not choose to imitate the malicious.
37:8 Déjate de la ira, y depón el enojo: no te excites en manera alguna á hacer lo malo.
9 For those who are malicious will be exterminated. But those who remain with the Lord, these will inherit the land.
37:9 Porque los malignos serán talados, mas los que esperan en Jehová, ellos heredarán la tierra.
10 Yet still a little while, and the sinner will not be. And you will search his place and find nothing.
37:10 Pues de aquí á poco no será el malo: y contemplarás sobre su lugar, y no parecerá.
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth, and they will delight in the multitude of peace.
37:11 Pero los mansos heredarán la tierra, y se recrearán con abundancia de paz.
12 The sinner will observe the just, and he will gnash his teeth over him.
37:12 Maquina el impío contra el justo, y cruje sobre él sus dientes.
13 But the Lord will laugh at him: for he knows in advance that his day will come.
37:13 El Señor se reirá de él; porque ve que viene su día.
14 The sinners have drawn the sword, they have bent their bow, so as to cast down the poor and the needy, so as to massacre the upright of heart.
37:14 Los impíos desenvainaron espada, y entesaron su arco, para derribar al pobre y al menesteroso, para matar á los de recto proceder.
15 Let their sword enter into their own hearts, and let their bow be broken.
37:15 La espada de ellos entrará en su mismo corazón, y su arco será quebrado.
16 A little is better to the just than the many riches of sinners.
37:16 Mejor es lo poco del justo, que las riquezas de muchos pecadores.
17 For the arms of sinners will be crushed, but the Lord confirms the just.
37:17 Porque los brazos de los impíos serán quebrados: mas el que sostiene á los justos es Jehová.
18 The Lord knows the days of the immaculate, and their inheritance will be in eternity.
37:18 Conoce Jehová los días de los perfectos: y la heredad de ellos será para siempre.
19 They will not be confounded in an evil time; and in days of famine, they will be satisfied:
37:19 No serán avergonzados en el mal tiempo; y en los días de hambre serán hartos.
20 for sinners will perish. Truly, the adversaries of the Lord, soon after they have been honored and exalted, will fade away, in the same way that smoke fades away.
37:20 Mas los impíos perecerán, y los enemigos de Jehová como la grasa de los carneros serán consumidos: se disiparán como humo.
21 The sinner will lend and not release, but the just one shows compassion and donates.
37:21 El impío toma prestado, y no paga; mas el justo tiene misericordia, y da.
22 For those who bless him will inherit the earth, but those who curse him will perish.
37:22 Porque los benditos de él heredarán la tierra; y los malditos de él serán talados.
23 The steps of a man will be directed by the Lord, and he will choose his way.
37:23 Por Jehová son ordenados los pasos del hombre, y aprueba su camino.
24 When he falls, he will not be harmed, because the Lord places his hand under him.
37:24 Cuando cayere, no quedará postrado; porque Jehová sostiene su mano.
25 I have been young, and now I am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his offspring seeking bread.
37:25 Mozo fuí, y he envejecido, y no he visto justo desamparado, ni su simiente que mendigue pan.
26 He shows compassion and lends, all day long, and his offspring will be in blessing.
37:26 En todo tiempo tiene misericordia, y presta; y su simiente es para bendición.
27 Turn away from evil and do good, and dwell forever and ever.
37:27 Apártate del mal, y haz el bien, y vivirás para siempre.
28 For the Lord loves judgment, and he will not abandon his saints. They will be kept safe in eternity. The unjust will be punished, and the offspring of the impious will perish.
37:28 Porque Jehová ama la rectitud, y no desampara sus santos: para siempre serán guardados; mas la simiente de los impíos será extirpada.
29 But the just will inherit the earth, and they will dwell upon it forever and ever.
37:29 Los justos heredarán la tierra, y vivirán para siempre sobre ella.
30 The mouth of the just one will express wisdom, and his tongue will speak judgment.
37:30 La boca del justo hablará sabiduría; y su lengua proferirá juicio.
31 The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be supplanted.
37:31 La ley de su Dios está en su corazón; por tanto sus pasos no vacilarán.
32 The sinner considers the just one and seeks to put him to death.
37:32 Acecha el impío al justo, y procura matarlo.
33 But the Lord will not abandon him into his hands, nor condemn him, when he will be judged.
37:33 Jehová no lo dejará en sus manos, ni lo condenará cuando le juzgaren.
34 Wait for the Lord, and keep to his way. And he will exalt you, so as to inherit the land that you may seize. When the sinners will have passed away, then you shall see.
37:34 Espera en Jehová, y guarda su camino, y él te ensalzará para heredar la tierra: cuando serán talados los pecadores, lo verás.
35 I have seen the impious over-exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Lebanon.
37:35 Vi yo al impío sumamente ensalzado, y que se extendía como un laurel verde.
36 And I passed by, and behold, he was not. And I sought him, and his place was not found.
37:36 Empero pasóse, y he aquí no parece; y busquélo, y no fué hallado.
37 Keep to innocence, and gaze upon fairness: because there are allotments for the peaceful man.
37:37 Considera al íntegro, y mira al justo: que la postrimería de cada uno de ellos es paz.
38 But the unjust will be destroyed together: the allotments of the impious will pass away.
37:38 Mas los transgresores fueron todos á una destruídos: la postrimería de los impíos fué talada.
39 But the salvation of the just is from the Lord, and he is their protector in time of tribulation.
37:39 Pero la salvación de los justos es de Jehová, y él es su fortaleza en el tiempo de angustia.
40 And the Lord will help them and free them. And he will rescue them from sinners and save them, because they have hoped in him.
37:40 Y Jehová los ayudará, y los librará: y libertarálos de los impíos, y los salvará, por cuanto en él esperaron.
Cross references (40)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info. References use English (Hebrew-based) verse numbers; links open the passage in CPDV.

  1. 1 Psalm 37:7; Proverbs 23:17; Proverbs 24:19; Proverbs 3:31; Proverbs 24:1
  2. 2 Psalm 92:7; Psalm 90:5–6; James 1:10–11; Psalm 37:35–36; Job 14:2
  3. 3 Jeremiah 17:7–8; Matthew 6:31–33; Psalm 62:8; 1 Corinthians 15:57–58; Psalm 34:9–10
  4. 4 John 15:7; Psalm 145:19; John 15:16; Isaiah 58:14; 1 John 5:14–15
  5. 5 Proverbs 16:3; 1 Peter 5:7; Philippians 4:6–7; Matthew 6:25; Psalm 55:22
  6. 6 Isaiah 54:17; Job 11:17; Isaiah 58:8; Micah 7:8–9; Matthew 13:43
  7. 7 James 5:7–11; Psalm 27:14; Psalm 62:5; Hebrews 10:36–37; Lamentations 3:25–26
  8. 8 Proverbs 14:29; Proverbs 16:32; James 1:19–20; Ephesians 4:31; Ephesians 4:26
  9. 9 Isaiah 60:21; Psalm 25:13; Proverbs 2:21; Psalm 37:29; Isaiah 57:13
  10. 10 Job 24:24; 1 Peter 4:7; Psalm 37:35–36; Psalm 107:42–43; Psalm 103:16
  11. 11 Matthew 5:5; Galatians 5:22–23; Isaiah 26:3; James 3:13; Psalm 119:165
  12. 12 Psalm 35:16; Micah 2:1; Daniel 8:12; Psalm 31:13; Matthew 26:16
  13. 13 Psalm 2:4; Proverbs 1:26; Daniel 5:26; 1 Samuel 26:10; Ezekiel 21:25
  14. 14 Proverbs 29:27; Psalm 11:2; 1 John 3:12; Proverbs 29:10; Psalm 64:2–6
  15. 15 Psalm 7:14–15; Psalm 35:8; Hosea 2:18; 1 Samuel 31:4; Jeremiah 51:56
  16. 16 Proverbs 16:8; Proverbs 15:16–17; 1 Timothy 6:6; Proverbs 13:25; Proverbs 3:33
  17. 17 Isaiah 41:10; Psalm 63:8; Psalm 145:14; Isaiah 42:1; Psalm 37:24
  18. 18 Psalm 1:6; Psalm 103:17; Romans 6:23; 2 Timothy 2:19; Revelation 11:3–5
  19. 19 Psalm 33:19; Proverbs 10:3; Job 5:20–22; Isaiah 33:16; Amos 5:13
  20. 20 Psalm 68:2; Psalm 102:3; Luke 13:3; Deuteronomy 33:14–16; Judges 5:31
  21. 21 Hebrews 13:16; Psalm 112:5; Proverbs 22:7; Psalm 112:9; Luke 6:30
  22. 22 Proverbs 3:33; 1 Corinthians 16:22; Psalm 37:9; Psalm 37:28; Psalm 37:11
  23. 23 Proverbs 16:9; Psalm 119:133; Proverbs 4:26; 1 Samuel 2:9; Psalm 40:2
  24. 24 Proverbs 24:16; Psalm 145:14; Psalm 94:18; Micah 7:7–8; John 10:27–30
  25. 25 Hebrews 13:5; Psalm 37:28; Psalm 25:13; Psalm 112:2; 1 Samuel 12:22
  26. 26 Psalm 112:5; Psalm 37:21; Matthew 5:7; Jeremiah 32:39; Deuteronomy 15:8–10
  27. 27 Psalm 34:14; Proverbs 16:6; 1 John 2:16–17; 1 Thessalonians 5:15; Hebrews 13:16
  28. 28 Proverbs 2:22; Psalm 11:7; Psalm 21:10; Isaiah 59:21; 1 Peter 1:5
  29. 29 Proverbs 2:21; Psalm 37:9; 2 Peter 3:13; Psalm 37:11; Psalm 37:18
  30. 30 Colossians 4:6; Proverbs 25:11–13; Proverbs 15:7; Ephesians 4:29; Matthew 12:35
  31. 31 Psalm 40:8; Deuteronomy 6:6; Isaiah 51:7; Psalm 119:11; Jeremiah 31:33
  32. 32 Jeremiah 20:10; Luke 14:1; Luke 20:20; Psalm 10:8–10; Luke 19:47–48
  33. 33 Psalm 109:31; 2 Peter 2:9; Romans 8:1; Romans 8:33–34; 2 Timothy 4:17
  34. 34 Psalm 27:14; Proverbs 20:22; Psalm 37:9; Matthew 24:13; Psalm 52:5–6
  35. 35 Job 5:3; Psalm 73:3–11; Job 21:7–17; Ezekiel 31:6–10; Isaiah 14:14–19
  36. 36 Psalm 37:10; Acts 12:22–23; Isaiah 10:16–19; Exodus 15:19; Isaiah 10:33–34
  37. 37 Isaiah 32:17; Isaiah 57:1–2; 2 Timothy 4:6–8; Acts 7:59–60; Job 42:12–17
  38. 38 Proverbs 14:32; Psalm 52:5; Matthew 13:49–50; 2 Thessalonians 1:8–9; Psalm 1:4–6
  39. 39 Psalm 9:9; Psalm 91:15; Isaiah 12:2; Psalm 3:8; 2 Timothy 4:17
  40. 40 Isaiah 31:5; Daniel 3:17; 1 Chronicles 5:20; Isaiah 46:4; Daniel 3:28

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations). Verse numbers below follow the Hebrew/English numbering: 37.

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Commentary Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm XXXVI)

    "The ungodly hath said in himself that he will sin: there is no fear of God before his eyes" (ver. 1). Not of one man, but of a race of ungodly men he speaketh, who fight against their own selves, by not understanding, that so they may live well; not because they cannot, but because they will not.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)

  2. Quotes verse 37:23 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book V, Chapters VII–VIII)

    It was Thou, O my God, who didst it, for the steps of a man are ordered by the Lord, and He shall dispose his way. Or how can we procure salvation but from Thy hand, remaking what it hath made?

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  3. Quotes verse 37:11 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XV)

    And besides, since in the Old Testament the prophet used to say continually, "The meek shall inherit the earth;" He thus weaves into His discourse the words to which they were accustomed, so as not everywhere to speak a strange language.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  4. Quotes verse 37:4 Basil of Caesarea, Hexaemeron (Homily VIII)

    "Delight thyself also in the Lord and he shall give thee the desire of thine heart." Do you love riches?

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)

  5. Quotes verse 37:11 Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament (Sermon XXXI)

    … saith, "Great peace have they who love Thy law, and nothing is an offence to them." To this sentiment also agrees the passage which we have chanted in course; "But the meek shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace." Because, "great peace have they who love Thy law." For these "meek" ones are they …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)