Reading #5
Psalm 37:1-19
There are no Torah Portions this week. So, let’s spend some time in the Psalms. Looking forward to Pesach this Shabbat!
37 Don’t fret because of evildoers,
neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,
and wither like the green herb.
3 Trust in Hashem, and do good.
Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
4 Also delight yourself in Hashem,
and He will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to Hashem.
Trust also in Him, and He will do this:
6 He will make your righteousness shine out like light,
and your justice as the noon day sun.
7 Rest in Hashem, and wait patiently for Him.
Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way,
because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath.
Don’t fret; it leads only to evildoing.
9 For evildoers shall be cut off,
but those who wait for Hashem shall inherit the land.
10 For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more.
Yes, though you look for his place, he isn’t there.
11 But the humble shall inherit the land,
and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
12 The wicked plots against the just,
and gnashes at him with his teeth.
13 Hashem will laugh at him,
for he sees 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 kill those who are upright on the path.
15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart.
Their bows shall be broken.
16 Better is a little that the righteous has,
than the abundance of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
but Hashem upholds the righteous.
18 Hashem knows the days of the perfect.
Their inheritance shall be forever.
19 They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil.
In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
