Psalms 37
From Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers
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Hoodoo psychic readers, spirit workers and root doctors who recite Psalms on behalf of clients may work with Psalm 37 during
altar work and prayers when there are pending spiritual and magical issues involving protection from enemies, warding off evil, and stopping gossip. It may also be used by a hoodoo doctor in conjunction with Psalm 35 during spell-casting for a court cases or legal matters in which an evil-minded person is working against the interests of the client by spreading gossip, lies, and false testimony.
Psalms 37
[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 evildoers 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 sheweth 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 LORD, 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
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.
