George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Psalms 37:23
Attend. Hebrew, "hasten;" which is the sense of Greek: prosches, "attend." (Septuagint) (Haydock)
Attend. Hebrew, "hasten;" which is the sense of Greek: prosches, "attend." (Septuagint) (Haydock)
Verse Psalms 37:23. _THE STEPS OF A GOOD MAN ARE ORDERED BY THE LORD_] There is nothing for _good_ in the text. גבר _geber_ is the original word, and it properly signifies _a strong man_, a _conquero...
THE STEPS OF A GOOD MAN ARE ORDERED BY THE LORD - Margin, “established.” The word rendered “ordered” means to stand erect; to set up; to found; to adjust, fit, direct. The idea here is, that all which...
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:...
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...
GOOD MAN. Hebrew. _geber_. App-14. IV ORDERED. prepared, or made firm....
God's care for the righteous....
Stanza of _Mem_. God's directing and upholding care....
It seems best to take Psalms 37:23 in close connexion with Psalms 37:24, as (virtually) the condition of the promise: When a man's goings are established of Jehovah, And he delighteth in his way; T...
DISCOURSE: 565 GOD’S INTEREST IN HIS PEOPLE Psalms 37:23. _The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord; and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lo...
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...
_THE STEPS OF A GOOD MAN ARE ORDERED BY THE LORD: AND HE DELIGHTETH IN HIS WAY._ The steps of a (good) man. The Hebrew х_ GEBER_ (H1397)] for 'a man' is literally a hero, a valiant man. So "valiant f...
37:23 man (c-5) _ Geber_ , as Psalms 34:8 . see Job 3:3 , and cf. Job 4:17 ....
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...
ORDERED] RV 'established.'...
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...
THE STEPS. — Comp. Proverbs 20:24; Proverbs 16:9, passages which are in favour of a general interpretation here, not confined to the good man. Render, _man’s steps are established by Jehovah, i.e.,_ a...
מֵ֭ יְהוָה מִֽצְעֲדֵי ־גֶ֥בֶר כֹּונָ֗נוּ וְ ד
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...
WAYS THAT GOD ESTABLISHES Psalms 37:18 God takes pleasure in our lives. In each He is working out a plan. Even our failures do not turn Him away from us, for He keeps fast hold of our hands, Psalms 3...
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...
(p) The steps of a [good] man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. (p) God prospers the faithful because they walk in his ways with an upright conscience....
These verses are all so plain, that, as they need no explanation, so an attempt to do it would only enervate their own pure and decisive language. A little with Christ is beyond millions of riches wit...
23_The footsteps of a man are directed by Jehovah _Some join together these two things, first, that the footsteps of the godly are ordered by the grace of God, since men do not in their own strength f...
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...
THE STEPS OF A [GOOD] MAN ARE ORDERED BY THE LORD,.... Or "of a man" w; such a man as is blessed of the Lord; the steps which he takes in life are ordered by the Lord, both with respect to things temp...
The steps of a [good] man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. Ver. 23. _The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord_] Heb. The steps of a man; for good men only are reckoned of...
_The steps of a good man_ Hebrew, _of man_, namely, of the righteous, or blessed man, mentioned Psalms 37:21; _are ordered by the Lord_ Or, _directed_, or _disposed_, that is, so governed as to attain...
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, firmly established, with Jehovah as his Guide; AND HE DELIGHTETH IN HIS WAY, Jehovah has pleasure in the entire conduct and manner of living of the bel...
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...
ORDERED: Or, established...
21-33 The Lord our God requires that we do justly, and render to all their due. It is a great sin for those that are able, to deny the payment of just debts; it is a great misery not to be able to pa...
OF A GOOD MAN, or, _of that man_, to wit, the righteous or blessed man, expressed PSALMS 37:21,22. ORDERED,_ or directed_, or _disposed_, i.e. so governed as to attain the end and happy issue at which...
Psalms 37:23 steps H4703 man H1397 ordered H3559 (H8797) LORD H3068 delights H2654 (H8799) way H1870...
3). THE REWARD AND WAYS OF THE RIGHTEOUS ARE SURE AND ABIDING (MEM TO PE - PSALMS 37:23). The Psalmist goes on to point out God's care for those who are truly His. All their ways are in His hands, an...
Psalms 37:23 I. The first truth of the text is that God orders, arranges, establishes, the details of His children's lives. II. God is pleased with him who thus lets his steps be ordered. III. The...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Psalms 37:17. _For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous._ They must stand, therefore, for how shall he fall whom God upholds? Psalms 37:18. The LORD knoweth t...
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...
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 wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth._ THE SUPERIORITY OF THE RIGHTEOUS TO THE WICKED I. In relation to society. 1. The righteous man here is put...
_The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and He deligteth in his way._ THE ORDERED STEPS That first step of your little child--what an event it is! Never again will single steps have such in...
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
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 37:21 The contented person is free to give generously to the needy (DO GOOD, v. Psalms 37:27). Without such contentment one might be greedy an
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...
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...
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...
1 Samuel 2:9; Hebrews 13:16; Jeremiah 10:23; Jeremiah 9:24; Job 23:11
Established — So that he shall not fall into mischief....