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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

Psalms 37:11

Troubled. Hebrew, "beats," palpitat. (Houbigant) --- Itself. Hebrew, "even they are," &c. (Haydock) --- I was no longer endued with the spirit of prophecy, (St. Basil) till my conversion, (St. Augustine) nor an object of favour. (Haydock) --- I was abandoned to myself, (Calmet) quitting thy light. (St. Ambrose) --- My eyes have been hurt by weeping (Haydock) and maladies, (Calmet) while my heart is become so corrupt, that I do not relish or discern spiritual things. (Haydock) --- The beauty of virtue, and the enormity of vice, do not strike me. (Menochius)

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 37:11. _BUT THE MEEK_] ענוים _anavim_, the _afflicted_, the poor Jewish captives. _SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH_] ארץ _arets_, the _land_ of _Judea_, given by God himself as an _inheritance_...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    BUT THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH - See the notes at Psalms 37:3. On the meaning of the word here rendered “meek,” see the notes at Psalms 9:12, where it is rendered “humble.” The word properly den...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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:...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    BUT THE MEEK. patient oppressed ones. Quoted in Matthew 5:5....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Warnings and counsels for times of temptation....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Stanza of _Vâv;_expanding the preceding verse....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The promise is reaffirmed in a larger sense in the beatitude of Matthew 5:5, the language of which reproduces the rendering of the LXX here: οἱ δὲ πρᾳεῖς κληρονομήσουσιν γῆν. _in the abundance of peac...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    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...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _BUT THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH; AND SHALL DELIGHT THEMSELVES IN THE ABUNDANCE OF PEACE._ But the meek ... abundance of peace. On "the meek," cf. Psalms 9:12, note, 'the humble.' Being men of p...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    37:11 prosperity. (l-16) Or 'peace'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    See Matthew 5:6....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    SHALL INHERIT. — A repetition of Psalms 37:3. — Better, _are heirs of the land, i.e.,_ Canaan. Christ’s Beatitude (see Matthew 5:3, _N. Test. Commentary_) widens the promise and lifts it to a higher l...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ עֲנָוִ֥ים יִֽירְשׁוּ ־אָ֑רֶץ וְ֝ הִתְעַנְּג֗וּ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    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...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    BUT THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH,.... Psalms 37:9; of this character Psalms 22:26. Our Lord seems to refer to this passage in Matthew 5:5; and shall delight themselves is the abundance of peace

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _For evil-doers shall be cut off_ Namely, from the earth, as appears by comparing this with the next clause, and with Psalms 34:16. Their end shall certainly be most miserable. _But those that wait, &...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    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...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    But the meek, those who humbly rest their trust in God, SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH, as the Lord repeats, Matthew 5:5; AND SHALL DELIGHT THEMSELVES IN THE ABUNDANCE OF PEACE, enjoying the happiness of tru...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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,...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    The meek, i.e. the godly, who are frequently thus called, as PSALMS 22:26, PSALMS 149:4; those who patiently bear God's afflicting hand, and meekly pass by injuries from ungodly men. The abundance of...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 37:11 meek H6035 inherit H3423 (H8799) earth H776 delight H6026 (H8694) abundance H7230 peace H7965...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    W ‘For yet a little while, and the wicked will not be, Yes, you will diligently consider his place, and he will not be. But the meek will inherit the land, And will delight themselves in the abunda...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Psalms 37:11 Such a promise as this relates both to the future and the present. The text cannot have its perfect fulfilment until Christ shall come a second time in power and great majesty, but there...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Timothy 6:11; Galatians 5:22; Galatians 5:23; Isaiah 26:3; Isai

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    But — Those who patiently bear God's afflicting hand, and meekly pass by injuries. Peace — Partly of outward peace and prosperity, which God in his due time will give them: but principally of inward p...

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