Psalm 37

Instruction in Wisdom

Davidic.

Do[a] not be agitated by evildoers;
do not envy those who do wrong.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 37:1 The lines of this poem form an acrostic.

Psalm 37[a]

Of David.

Do not fret because of those who are evil
    or be envious(A) of those who do wrong;(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 37:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the stanzas of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

24 Don’t envy evil men(A)
or desire to be with them,(B)

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Saying 20

24 Do not envy(A) the wicked,
    do not desire their company;

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19 Don’t be agitated by evildoers,
and don’t envy the wicked.(A)

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Saying 29

19 Do not fret(A) because of evildoers
    or be envious of the wicked,

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