1 A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness. 2 For they shall soon wither like the grass, and fade as the green herb. 3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land, and cherish faithfulness. 4 So shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and He shall give thee the petitions of thy heart. 5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in Him, and He will bring it to pass. 6 And He will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, and thy right as the noonday. 7 Resign thyself unto the LORD, and wait patiently for Him; fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing. 9 For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait for the LORD, they shall inherit the land. 10 And yet a little while, and the wicked is no more; yea, thou shalt look well at his place, and he is not. 11 But the humble shall inherit the land, and delight themselves in the abundance of peace. 12 The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth at him with his teeth. 13 The Lord doth laugh at him; for He seeth that his day is coming. 14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow; to cast down the poor and needy, to slay such as are upright in the way; 15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. 16 Better is a little that the righteous hath than the abundance of many wicked. 17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; but the LORD upholdeth the righteous. 18 The LORD knoweth the days of them that are wholehearted; and their inheritance shall be for ever. 19 They shall not be ashamed in the time of evil; and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. 20 For the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs — they shall pass away in smoke, they shall pass away. 21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not; but the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth. 22 For such as are blessed of Him shall inherit the land; and they that are cursed of Him shall be cut off. 23 It is of the LORD that a man's goings are established; and He delighted in his way. 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the LORD upholdeth his hand. 25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. 26 All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. 27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore. 28 For the LORD loveth justice, and forsaketh not His saints; they are preserved for ever; but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. 29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. 30 The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh justice. 31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps slide. 32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. 33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor suffer him to be condemned when he is judged. 34 Wait for the LORD, and keep His way, and He will exalt thee to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. 35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a leafy tree in its native soil. 36 But one passed by, and, lo, he was not; yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. 37 Mark the man of integrity, and behold the upright; for there is a future for the man of peace. 38 But transgressors shall be destroyed together; the future of the wicked shall be cut off. 39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD; He is their stronghold in the time of trouble. 40 And the LORD helpeth them, and delivereth them; He delivereth them from the wicked, and saveth them, because they have taken refuge in Him.
Salmos · Tanaj de la JPS (1917)
Salmo 37 Tanaj de la JPS (1917)
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Notas sobre este texto (2)
- Las Biblias griegas y latinas numeran la mayoría de los Salmos un número por debajo de las hebreas y las españolas.
- Numbers like (22-2) in the text give the Hebrew verse numbering where it differs.
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Pasajes relacionados con cada versículo, del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, tal como los reúnen y ordenan los lectores de OpenBible.info.
- 1 Salmo 37:7; Proverbios 23:17; Proverbios 24:19; Proverbios 3:31; Proverbios 24:1
- 2 Salmo 92:7; Salmo 90:5–6; Santiago 1:10–11; Salmo 37:35–36; Job 14:2
- 3 Jeremías 17:7–8; Mateo 6:31–33; Salmo 62:8; 1 Corintios 15:57–58; Salmo 34:9–10
- 4 Juan 15:7; Salmo 145:19; Juan 15:16; Isaías 58:14; 1 Juan 5:14–15
- 5 Proverbios 16:3; 1 Pedro 5:7; Filipenses 4:6–7; Mateo 6:25; Salmo 55:22
- 6 Isaías 54:17; Job 11:17; Isaías 58:8; Miqueas 7:8–9; Mateo 13:43
- 7 Santiago 5:7–11; Salmo 27:14; Salmo 62:5; Hebreos 10:36–37; Lamentaciones 3:25–26
- 8 Proverbios 14:29; Proverbios 16:32; Santiago 1:19–20; Efesios 4:31; Efesios 4:26
- 9 Isaías 60:21; Salmo 25:13; Proverbios 2:21; Salmo 37:29; Isaías 57:13
- 10 Job 24:24; 1 Pedro 4:7; Salmo 37:35–36; Salmo 107:42–43; Salmo 103:16
- 11 Mateo 5:5; Gálatas 5:22–23; Isaías 26:3; Santiago 3:13; Salmo 119:165
- 12 Salmo 35:16; Miqueas 2:1; Daniel 8:12; Salmo 31:13; Mateo 26:16
- 13 Salmo 2:4; Proverbios 1:26; Daniel 5:26; 1 Samuel 26:10; Ezequiel 21:25
- 14 Proverbios 29:27; Salmo 11:2; 1 Juan 3:12; Proverbios 29:10; Salmo 64:2–6
- 15 Salmo 7:14–15; Salmo 35:8; Oseas 2:18; 1 Samuel 31:4; Jeremías 51:56
- 16 Proverbios 16:8; Proverbios 15:16–17; 1 Timoteo 6:6; Proverbios 13:25; Proverbios 3:33
- 17 Isaías 41:10; Salmo 63:8; Salmo 145:14; Isaías 42:1; Salmo 37:24
- 18 Salmo 1:6; Salmo 103:17; Romanos 6:23; 2 Timoteo 2:19; Apocalipsis 11:3–5
- 19 Salmo 33:19; Proverbios 10:3; Job 5:20–22; Isaías 33:16; Amós 5:13
- 20 Salmo 68:2; Salmo 102:3; Lucas 13:3; Deuteronomio 33:14–16; Jueces 5:31
- 21 Hebreos 13:16; Salmo 112:5; Proverbios 22:7; Salmo 112:9; Lucas 6:30
- 22 Proverbios 3:33; 1 Corintios 16:22; Salmo 37:9; Salmo 37:28; Salmo 37:11
- 23 Proverbios 16:9; Salmo 119:133; Proverbios 4:26; 1 Samuel 2:9; Salmo 40:2
- 24 Proverbios 24:16; Salmo 145:14; Salmo 94:18; Miqueas 7:7–8; Juan 10:27–30
- 25 Hebreos 13:5; Salmo 37:28; Salmo 25:13; Salmo 112:2; 1 Samuel 12:22
- 26 Salmo 112:5; Salmo 37:21; Mateo 5:7; Jeremías 32:39; Deuteronomio 15:8–10
- 27 Salmo 34:14; Proverbios 16:6; 1 Juan 2:16–17; 1 Tesalonicenses 5:15; Hebreos 13:16
- 28 Proverbios 2:22; Salmo 11:7; Salmo 21:10; Isaías 59:21; 1 Pedro 1:5
- 29 Proverbios 2:21; Salmo 37:9; 2 Pedro 3:13; Salmo 37:11; Salmo 37:18
- 30 Colosenses 4:6; Proverbios 25:11–13; Proverbios 15:7; Efesios 4:29; Mateo 12:35
- 31 Salmo 40:8; Deuteronomio 6:6; Isaías 51:7; Salmo 119:11; Jeremías 31:33
- 32 Jeremías 20:10; Lucas 14:1; Lucas 20:20; Salmo 10:8–10; Lucas 19:47–48
- 33 Salmo 109:31; 2 Pedro 2:9; Romanos 8:1; Romanos 8:33–34; 2 Timoteo 4:17
- 34 Salmo 27:14; Proverbios 20:22; Salmo 37:9; Mateo 24:13; Salmo 52:5–6
- 35 Job 5:3; Salmo 73:3–11; Job 21:7–17; Ezequiel 31:6–10; Isaías 14:14–19
- 36 Salmo 37:10; Hechos 12:22–23; Isaías 10:16–19; Éxodo 15:19; Isaías 10:33–34
- 37 Isaías 32:17; Isaías 57:1–2; 2 Timoteo 4:6–8; Hechos 7:59–60; Job 42:12–17
- 38 Proverbios 14:32; Salmo 52:5; Mateo 13:49–50; 2 Tesalonicenses 1:8–9; Salmo 1:4–6
- 39 Salmo 9:9; Salmo 91:15; Isaías 12:2; Salmo 3:8; 2 Timoteo 4:17
- 40 Isaías 31:5; Daniel 3:17; 1 Crónicas 5:20; Isaías 46:4; Daniel 3:28
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Cómo se eligieron
«Comentario» es el comienzo de una homilía o exposición sobre este capítulo (homilías de san Juan Crisóstomo; tratados, sermones y comentarios a los Salmos de san Agustín). «Cita» es una frase en la que las notas de la propia edición identifican la cita de un versículo de este capítulo; solo se conserva si el texto coincide con el versículo. Solo se usan obras de autoría segura. Los Salmos siguen la numeración hebrea (Agustín usa la de los Setenta: su Salmo 50 es aquí el 51).
"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.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
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?
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
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.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
"Delight thyself also in the Lord and he shall give thee the desire of thine heart." Do you love riches?
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)
… 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 …
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)