HEADING. A Psalm of David. This Psalm is another one that is based on the Hebrew alphabet, with each stanza beginning with a different letter commencing at aleph, and follows a 6 6 5 5 pattern (22 letters). Exceptions are Psalms 37:28 b and 39 where in the MT a Lamed precedes the Ayin and a Waw pr... [ Continue Reading ]
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 possess them in the face of the behaviour of the unrighteous, but will instead trust in YHWH, commit... [ Continue Reading ]
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 abundance of peace.' For the time will certainly come when the unrighteous will wither and die, they will... [ Continue Reading ]
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 37:12). In a series of contrasts the Psalmist now brings out the activities of the unrighteous and... [ Continue Reading ]
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, and He upholds tham and keeps them and provides for them all that they need. Psalms 37:23 M ‘A man's... [ Continue Reading ]
4). THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE BEHAVIOUR AND DESTINIES OF THE RIGHTEOUS AND OF THE UNRIGHTEOUS (TSADE TO TAU - PSALMS 37:32). The Psalmist concludes his Psalm by making contrasts between the lives and destinies of the righteous and the unrighteous. Psalms 37:32 TS ‘The wicked watches the righteous,... [ Continue Reading ]