Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Psalms 37:8
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.
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.
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...
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...
Warnings and counsels for times of temptation....
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...
Stanza of _Hê_. The warning of Psalms 37:1 repeated and emphasised....
FRET NOT THYSELF IN ANY WISE TO DO EVIL— _It is only to his own prejudice._ Mudge. See Psalms 15:4....
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...
_CEASE FROM ANGER, AND FORSAKE WRATH: FRET NOT THYSELF IN ANY WISE TO DO EVIL._ Fret not thyself ... to do evil. The Hebrew х_ 'AK_ (H389)] is, 'inflame not thyself ... ONLY for evil' - i:e., which c...
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...
IN ANY WISE TO DO EVIL] RV _'IT_' (fretfulness) '_tendeth_ only to evil doing.'...
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...
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.”...
הֶ֣רֶף מֵ֭ אַף וַ עֲזֹ֣ב חֵמָ֑ה אַל
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...
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....
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) ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Psalms 37:8 Cease H7503 (H8685) anger H639 forsake H5800 (H8798) wrath H2534 fret H2734 only H389 harm...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
_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...
_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,...
_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...
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
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 25:21; Ephesians 4:26; Ephesians 4:31; James 1:19; James 1:2