Psalms 37:23

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;

Though he fall &c.

The second line may be understood of Jehovah's satisfaction in the good man's life (He delighteth in his way:cp. Psalms 18:19; Psalms 22:8); or of the good man's willing acceptance of Jehovah's guidance (he delighteth in His way). The latter explanation is supported by Proverbs 10:29, which occurs in a context parallel to this Psalm. Cp. Psalms 37:34; Psalms 119:35.