Psalm 37 - Delight Yourself in the Lord by Shane Heilman Don’t worry about evildoers Don’t be envious of those who do wrong For they will soon fade like the grass And they will wither like a flower without rain Trust in the LORD and do good Dwell in the land and feast on the truth Delight yourself in Yahweh And He will give you the desires of your heart Commit your way to the LORD Trust in Him, and He will act He will bring your vindication like the dawn And your justice like the noonday Be still before the LORD and wait with expectation Delight yourself in the LORD And He’ll give you the desires of your heart The desires of your heart Delight yourself in the LORD And He’ll give you the desires of your heart The desires of your heart Don’t worry about those who prosper Nor the one who carries out evil schemes Refrain from anger and flee from wrath And do not worry, for it only leads to sin The wicked will be cut off But those who wait for the LORD Will inherit and receive the land But in just a little while The wicked will be no more Though you look closely at his place, he won’t be there Delight yourself in the LORD And He’ll give you the desires of your heart The desires of your heart Delight yourself in the LORD And He’ll give you the desires of your heart The desires of your heart O, the meek will inherit the land And delight themselves in abundant peace O, the meek will inherit the land And delight themselves in abundant peace The wicked plots against the just And gnashes his teeth at him But the LORD laughs at the wicked For He sees that his day is near The wicked draw the sword And bend their bow to bring down the poor To slay those whose way is right But their sword shall enter into their own heart And their bow shall be broken Better is the little that the righteous have Than the riches of many wicked For the arms of the wicked shall be broken But the LORD upholds the just And day by day the LORD watches over His saints And their inheritance is forever They will not be ashamed when the dark trials come In the famine they will be fed The will not be ashamed when tragedy comes In the famine they will be fed They will be fed They will be fed They will be fed They will be fed But the wicked will pass away The enemies of the LORD are like the glory of the meadows They’re here, then one day they’re gone They vanish into nothingness Like smoke, they disappear And no trace of them are left Delight yourself in the LORD And He’ll give you the desires of your heart The desires of your heart Delight yourself in the LORD And He’ll give you the desires of your heart The desires of your heart The wicked borrow, but do not pay back But the righteous give and give and give Those blessed by God will receive the land But those cursed by Him will be cut off The steps of man are made sure By the LORD when He delights in his way Though he fall, he will not be ruined For the LORD is the one who holds him up I have been young, and now and am old I haven’t seen His saints disowned Nor seen His children begging for a scrap of bread Always he is gracious and giving And his children are a blessing for generations Turn yourself away from evil and do good And you will dwell forever For Yahweh loves justice, He will not forsake His saints They’re preserved forever But the seed of the wicked shall not prosper The righteous will receive the land And they will dwell upon it forever and ever Their inheritance is forever The mouth of the righteous pours out wisdom His tongue declares justice The law of his God is in his heart His steps do not slip They do not slip They will no slip They do not slip They will no slip The wicked watch for the righteous And seek a way to take him down But the LORD will not abandon him to his power Nor let him be condemned when he is brought to trial No, the Lord will deliver him Wait for the LORD Keep His way And He will exalt you To inherit the land And you will look on When the wicked are cut off I have seen a wicked, ruthless man Prospering like a laurel tree But he passed away, and was no more When I looked for him, he could not be seen Mark the blameless and behold the just There’s a future for the man of peace But the wicked soon will be destroyed His future suddenly will cease The salvation of the saints Is from the LORD, their stronghold In the time of trouble, He rescues them Because they trust in Him alone The salvation of the saints Is from the LORD, their stronghold In the time of trouble, He rescues them Because they trust in Him alone Because they trust in Him alone