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Psalms 37:1

In Psalms 37 of Psalms.

Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

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לְדָוִ֨דledavidto Davidדָּוִדpreposition, noun, proper name — “to David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.

אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תִּתְחַ֥רtitcharburnחָרָהverb, hithpael, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “burn”, a wish or indirect commandH2734to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousybe angry, burn, be displeased, [idiom] earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot, be incensed, kindle, [idiom] very, be wroth. See H8474 (תַּחָרָה).בַּמְּרֵעִ֑יםbamreimin be worseרָעַעpreposition, with the article, verb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “in be worse”, a verb used as a describing wordH7489properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)afflict, associate selves (by mistake for H7462 (רָעָה)), break (down, in pieces), [phrase] displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for H7462 (רָעָה)), do harm, (do) hurt, (behave self, deal) il…אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תְּ֝קַנֵּ֗אteqanebe jealousקָנָאverb, piel, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be jealous”, a wish or indirect commandH7065to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious(be) envy(-ious), be (move to, provoke to) jealous(-y), [idiom] very, (be) zeal(-ous).בְּעֹשֵׂ֥יbeosein doעָשָׂהpreposition, verb, qal, participle, construct — “in do”, a verb used as a describing wordH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…עַוְלָֽהavlahiniquityעֶוֶלnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “iniquity”, the ordinary formH5766(moral) eviliniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.

Young’s Literal Translation

By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,

World English Bible

Don’t fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.

Darby Translation

Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, and be not envious of them that work unrighteousness;

Douay-Rheims

A psalm for David, for a remembrance of the sabbath.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τῷ Δαυίδ. Μὴ παραζήλου ἐν πονηρευομένοις, μηδὲ ζήλου τοὺς ποιοῦντας τὴν ἀνομίαν.