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CEASE FROM ANGER - That is, in reference to the fact that there are
wicked people, and that they are permitted to carry out their plans.
Do not allow your mind to be excited with envious, fretful, wra...
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Psalms 37
The Blessed Lot of the Righteous Contrasted with the Wicked
_ 1. Waiting for Jehovah and His promise (Psalms 37:1)_
2. The doom of the wicked and the portion of the righteous (Psalms
37:...
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XXXVII. An acrostic poem. Its object is to teach patience and hope.
The pious Jews, the Hasidim of Psalms 4:3 * who observe the Law
strictly, are at present poor and oppressed. They are to wait for th...
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Stanza of _Hê_. The warning of Psalms 37:1 repeated and emphasised....
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Render with R.V., Fret not thyself, _it tendeth_only to evil-doing.
Discontent is not only foolish and useless, but dangerous. It may lead
the man who yields to it to deny God's providence, and cast i...
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Warnings and counsels for times of temptation....
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FRET NOT THYSELF IN ANY WISE TO DO EVIL— _It is only to his own
prejudice._ Mudge. See Psalms 15:4....
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PSALMS 37
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
An Alphabetical Exhortation to Patience in Well-Doing, notwithstanding
the Temporary Prosperity of the Lawless.
ANALYSIS
It is not easy to resolve this psalm into any ot...
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This is an acrostic Ps., in which the alphabetic arrangement is
carried without a break through 22 stanzas of varying length, to which
the vv. of the English Bible do not correspond. The contents are...
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IN ANY WISE TO DO EVIL] RV _'IT_' (fretfulness) '_tendeth_ only to
evil doing.'...
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Psalms 1:41
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the *
before a word to show an explanation.
The translated Bible tex...
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IN ANY WISE TO DO EVIL... — Better, _only to do evil, i.e.,_ only
evil can come of it. Comp. Proverbs 14:23, “tendeth only to
penury.”...
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הֶ֣רֶף מֵ֭ אַף וַ עֲזֹ֣ב חֵמָ֑ה אַל
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Psalms 37:1
THERE is a natural connection between acrostic structure and didactic
tone, as is shown in several instances, and especially in this psalm.
The structure is on the whole regular, each seco...
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A SURE CURE FOR FRETTING
Psalms 37:1
This is an acrostic psalm, grappling with the problem of the
inequality of human life and the apparent failure of God to reward His
servants and punish His enemie...
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This psalm has as its keynote "Fret not." The underlying problem is
the prosperity of evil men. It is an astonishment and a perplexity
still, troubling many a tried and trusting heart. The psalmist fi...
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Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: (g) fret not thyself in any wise
to do evil.
(g) Meaning, unless he moderates his affection, he will be led to do
as they do....
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Loins. Greek: Psoai, as the Alexandrian and Complutensian Septuagint
read, though the Vatican has Greek: psuche, soul, (Haydock) with the
Arabic, &c. --- Illusions. Hebrew nikle, "burning." (Pagnin) ...
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Jesus is the rest wherewith the Lord will cause the weary to rest; and
he that believeth in him will not (for he need not) make haste. Isaiah
28:12. There is a great beauty in the thought of the trans...
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The accumulation of terms which occurs in the next verse, in which he
lays a restraint as with a bridle upon anger, allays wrath and
assuages passion, it is not superfluous; but, as in necessary, he
r...
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Psalms 37. In this interesting psalm the great point pressed on the
remnant, a lesson for every soul, is waiting on Jehovah, and not
having the spirit disturbed by evil; they will soon be cut down lik...
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CEASE FROM ANGER,.... Either at these wicked men who are so
prosperous, or at God, who for the present suffers it; see Jonah 4:9
Proverbs 19:3;
AND FORSAKE WRATH; which is anger wrought up to a grea...
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Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to
do evil.
Ver. 8. _Cease from anger, and forsake wrath_] _Repetitio est, ut
magis iuculcet,_ saith Vatablus; This precept is double...
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_Rest in the Lord_ Hebrew, דום, _dom, Be silent unto_, or _for_, or
_because of, the Lord:_ that is, do not murmur or repine at his
dealings with thee, but silently and quietly submit to his will, and...
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Cease from anger and forsake wrath, jealously guarding against the
sins of an evil temper; FRET NOT THYSELF IN ANY WISE TO DO EVIL, for
such would be the natural result if a believer would yield to hi...
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THE APPARENT GOOD FORTUNE OF THE GODLESS COMPARED WITH THE BELIEVERS'
TRUE HAPPINESS.
A psalm of David, rightly considered one of the most beautiful written
by him, called by Luther the garment of th...
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7-20 Let us be satisfied that God will make all to work for good to
us. Let us not discompose ourselves at what we see in this world. A
fretful, discontented spirit is open to many temptations. For,...
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CEASE FROM ANGER; either against the sinner for his success; or
against God for so disposing of things, as Jonah Was, JONAH 4:1. TO DO
EVIL; or, _at least so far as to do evil._ If any such anger or g...
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Psalms 37:8 Cease H7503 (H8685) anger H639 forsake H5800 (H8798) wrath
H2534 fret H2734 only H389 harm...
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1). THE WISE THING TO DO IS NOT TO FRET WHEN THE WICKED APPEAR TO
PROSPER, BUT RATHER TO TRUST AND REST IN YHWH (ALEPH TO WAW - PSALMS
37:1) .
Those who are wise will not allow fretting or anger to po...
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Psalms 37:3
God is building up a kingdom that is invisible a kingdom of holy
thoughts, of pure feelings, of faith, of hope, of righteousness. God's
kingdom is advancing surely, though it advances slow...
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This is one of the Psalms of David which have often cheered the saints
of God when they have been perplexed because of the prosperity of the
wicked and their own troubles.
Psalms 37:1. _Fret not thys...
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Psalms 37:1. _Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou
envious against the workers of iniquity._
They often seem to have the best of it in this life; but if it really
is so, we must nev...
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Psalms 37:1. _Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou
envious against the workers of iniquity._
A common temptation. Many of God's saints have suffered from it. Learn
from their exper...
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May the Spirit of God graciously apply this Psalm to our hearts,
comforting us as no one else can! Is he not the Comforter, and what
better cordial has he for our spirits than his own Word?
Psalms 37...
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Let us read tonight part of the thirty-seventh Psalm. David here first
of all dissuades himself and us from falling into a very common evil,
that of envying the wicked because of their prosperity, and...
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It may be, beloved friends, that there is a word of comfort for some
of you in this «Psalm of David.» If any of you have been perplexed
and worried, and there has been a stern conflict within your spi...
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CONTENTS: The riddle of the prosperity of the wicked and the
affliction of the righteous.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: The believer should never waste a minute fretting about
his enemies, but...
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Psalms 37:1. _Fret not thyself,_ be not angry or irritated, _because
of evil doers._ Let the consummate courtier gain elevation, let the
merchant aggrandize his family, and the rich men buy the lands...
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_Fret not thyself in any wise to do evil._
FRETFULNESS
I. It is a sin against God. Caesar having prepared a sumptuous feast
for his nobles and friends, the day appointed for it proved so
inclement, t...
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_Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him: fret not thyself._
THE GOOD MAN IN TROUBLE
Note the man contemplated. He is a man of real piety, and he is
contrasted with the wicked. The wicked are sp...
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_Trust in the Lord and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and
verily thou shalt be fed._
THE REMEDY FOR HARD TIMES
That is good, sound advice; no metaphysics in that: it is good common
sense,...
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_Fret not thyself because of evil-doers._
FRET NOT
There are many who suppose that it is well-nigh impossible to pass the
time of our sojourning here without some degree of anxiety and
depression of...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 37:1. This can be called a wisdom psalm
because it reflects on themes normally dealt with in the Bible’s
Wisdom Literature, particularly in Prove
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INTRODUCTION
This psalm was probably written by David in his old age, and contains
his experience in reference to the providential dealings of God with
men. It acknowledges the transient prosperity o...
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EXPOSITION
THIS is another of the alphabetical psalms (see above, Psalms 9:1;
Psalms 25:1; and 34.), and, though more free from irregularities than
the previous ones, is not altogether without them. W...
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Psa 37:1-40 is an interesting psalm of David in which he begins with
the words,
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against
the workers of iniquity (Psalms 37:1).
In verse...
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1 Samuel 25:21; Ephesians 4:26; Ephesians 4:31; James 1:19; James 1:2
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Fret not — Either against the sinner for his success; or against
God. Do evil — If grief arise in thee, take care that it do not
transport thee to sin....