---
title: Joseph Smith Translation (1867 edition)
description: Psalms from the Joseph Smith Translation (JST), 1867 edition.
authors:
  - Smith, Joseph, Jr.
collections:
  - joseph-smith
tags:
  - translation
published: "1867"
publisher: RLDS Publication Board
publisher_place: Plano, Illinois
publisher_note: "The title page reads: Published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; Joseph Smith, I. L. Rogers, E. Robinson, Publishing Committee; 1867."
edition: First edition (Plano, 1867)
language: en
type: book
chapter: 37
verse_count: 40
reference: "Joseph Smith Jr., *Joseph Smith Translation*, first edition (Plano, IL: RLDS Publication Board, 1867), Psalms, chap. 37, https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft."
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft
  identifier: holyscripturestr00smituoft
  scan: University of Toronto / Trinity College Library copy, Internet Archive
  transcription: "OCR text of the 1867 scans (Toronto copy and a second copy, holyscriptures00smit), reconciled word by word; Romans was also checked against the page images. Method, per-chapter validation log and known limits: docs/jst-1867-import.md."
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: 1867 US publication
  source: https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft
  publication_year: 1867
---

# Psalms 37

*David persuadeth to patience and confidence in God, by the different estate of the godly and the wicked. A Psalm of David.*

**1** Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
**2** For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
**3** Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
**4** Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
**5** Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
**6** And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
**7** Rest in 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 in any wise to do evil.
**9** For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.
**10** For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be; yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
**11** But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
**12** The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
**13** The Lord shall 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, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
**15** Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
**16** A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches 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 the upright; and their inheritance shall be for ever.
**19** They shall not be ashamed in the evil time; and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
**20** But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs; they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
**21** The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth.
**22** For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
**23** The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord; and he delighteth in his way.
**24** Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholdeth him with 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** He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
**27** Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
**28** For the Lord loveth judgment, 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 speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
**31** The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
**32** The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
**33** The Lord will not 'leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he, is judged.
**34** Wait on the Lo'd, and keep his way, and he shall 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 green bay tree.
**36** Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not; yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
**37** Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; for the end of that man is peace.
**38** But the transgressors shall be destroyed together; the end of the wicked shall come, and they shall be cut off.
**39** But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
**40** And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them; he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.