Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Psalms 37:13
The Lord shall laugh at him, making mockery of the unbeliever's futile anger; for He seeth that His day, the day of judgment and punishment, is coming.
The Lord shall laugh at him, making mockery of the unbeliever's futile anger; for He seeth that His day, the day of judgment and punishment, is coming.
Verse Psalms 37:13. _HE SEETH THAT HIS DAY IS COMING._] The utter desolation of your oppressors is at hand. All this may be said of every _wicked man_....
THE LORD SHALL LAUGH AT HIM - See the notes at Psalms 2:4. That is, he will regard all his attempts as vain - as not worthy of serious thought or care. The language is that which we use when there is...
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...
THE LORD*. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ Altered by the _Sopherim_ to Adonai. App-32. LAUGH. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia._ App-6. DAY. judgment. "Day" put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), App...
Stanza of _Zayin_. The impotent rage of the wicked....
Doth laugh (Psalms 2:4 note) … for he hath seen. The punishment of the wicked has been foreseen and foreordained from the first. _his day_ The appointed day of retribution and ruin. Cp. Psalms 137:7;...
Disappointment and destruction are the destiny of the wicked....
THAT HIS DAY IS COMING— i.e. The day of his punishment: so Jeremiah 5:31. _For thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee._ See Psalms 137:7. Job 18:20....
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 LORD SHALL LAUGH AT HIM: FOR HE SEETH THAT HIS DAY IS COMING._ The Lord shall laugh at him - rather. 'The Lord laughs at him' (Psalms 2:4). "Laugh" implies the deep contrast there is between the...
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...
HIS DAY] of retribution....
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...
SHALL LAUGH. — Comp. Psalms 2:4, Note; his day, _i.e.,_ the day of trouble or retribution for the wicked, as we see from Psalms 137:7; Job 18:20, etc....
אֲדֹנָ֥י יִשְׂחַק ־לֹ֑ו כִּֽי ־רָ֝אָ֗ה כִּֽי...
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...
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...
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...
_Violence. Hebrew, "laid snares." This treatment might be expected from enemies, since friends proved so treacherous. (Haydock) --- They would willingly have slain David. The will is often put for the...
What an awful day of God will this be. Reader! if you look into the world, and behold the proud man's scorn, and the poor man's oppressed circumstances, recollect what is here said: The day is coming....
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 LORD SHALL LAUGH AT HIM,.... Have him and his plots in derision, confound his schemes, and disappoint him of his designs, bring him into calamity, and laugh at it; see Psalms 2:4; FOR HE SEETH TH...
The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming. Ver. 13. _The Lord will laugh at him_] See Psalms 2:4. The righteous also shall have a time to laugh at him, Psalms 52:6, and meanwhi...
_The wicked plotteth against the just_ There is a rooted enmity in the seed of the wicked one against the righteous seed: their aim is, if they can, to destroy their righteousness; if that fail, then...
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,...
SHALL LAUGH AT HIM, i.e. shall despise and deride all their hopes and endeavours against the good, as most vain and foolish. HIS DAY; either, 1. God's day, which is a usual phrase, as ISAIAH 2:12, IS...
Psalms 37:13 Lord H136 laughs H7832 (H8799) sees H7200 (H8804) day H3117 coming H935 (H8799) laugh -
2). THE TRIUMPHS OF THE UNRIGHTEOUS ARE TEMPORARY, AND FOR THEM RETRIBUTION WILL COME, WHILE THE RIGHTEOUS HAVE AN ETERNAL INHERITANCE TO BE ENJOYED BOTH NOW AND IN THE FUTURE (ZAYIN TO LAMED - PSALMS...
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...
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...
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 37:1. _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...
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...
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 plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth._ THE PLOTTINGS OF THE WICKED AGAINST THE GOOD That the wicked plot against the just is matter of history, and of everyday...
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 37:12 The WICKED person may hatch all manner of schemes AGAINST THE RIGHTEOUS person (v. Psalms 37:12), but
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 26:10; Daniel 5:26; Ezekiel 21:25; Ezekiel 21:29; Jere
His day — The day appointed by God for his punishment or destruction....