Stanza of Qoph. The Psalmist again addresses his disciple.
For a while he may be crushed and down-trodden, but ultimately he will be exalted and the wicked cut off.
keep his way Cp. Psalms 37:33, note; Psalms 18:21.
thou shall seeit] With satisfaction at the vindication of God's righteous government. Cp. Psalms 52:6; Psalms 58:10-11. See Introd. p. xci.
Verse Psalms 37:34. _WAIT ON THE LORD, AND KEEP HIS WAY_] This is the _true_ _mode of waiting on God_ which the Scripture recommends; _keeping_ _God's way_-using all his ordinances, and living in the...
WAIT ON THE LORD - See the notes at Psalms 37:9. Let your hope be from the Lord; depend wholly upon Him; have such confidence in Him as to expect His gracious interposition in your behalf. AND KEEP HI...
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...
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...
_WAIT ON THE LORD, AND KEEP HIS WAY, AND HE SHALL EXALT THEE TO INHERIT THE LAND: WHEN THE WICKED ARE CUT_ _ OFF, THOU SHALT SEE IT._ Wait on the Lord - returning to the truth in Psalms 37:7. AND K...
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...
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...
קַוֵּ֤ה אֶל ־יְהוָ֨ה ׀ וּ שְׁמֹ֬ר דַּרְכֹּ֗ו...
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...
STEPS THAT SHALL NOT SLIDE Psalms 37:30 How dear this psalm has been to God's saints! It has been peculiarly prized by them in all ages. Gerhardt has paraphrased it in his noble hymn: Give to the w...
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...
I have not interrupted the progress of these verses from the same reason as before: they contain so many beautiful repetitions of the same unquestionable truth; the wicked shall not go unpunished, nei...
34_Wait upon Jehovah, and keep his way _David again returns to the style of exhortation, in order that the faithful, trusting to God’s promises and sustained by them, may not suffer themselves to be d...
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...
WAIT ON THE LORD,.... In the way of his appointments and ordinances; where may be learned the design of his providences, and of the prosperity of the wicked, and their end, Psalms 73:16; and in a prov...
Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it]. Ver. 34. _Wait on the Lord_] Bind him not to a day, wake not the Bel...
_Wait on the Lord_ Seeking and trusting to him, and to him only, for help and deliverance. _And keep his way_ Continue in the practice of thy duty, or in those ways which God hath prescribed to thee i...
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...
Wait on the Lord, with quiet, steady confidence, AND KEEP HIS WAY, AND HE SHALL EXALT THEE TO INHERIT THE LAND, this promise being given six times in this one psalm; WHEN THE WICKED ARE CUT OFF, THOU...
34-40 Duty is ours, and we must mind it; but events are God's, we must refer the disposal of them to him. What a striking picture is in ver. Psalms 37:35; Psalms 37:36, of many a prosperous enemy of...
WAIT ON THE LORD; seeking and trusting to him, and to him only, for help and deliverance. KEEP HIS WAY; continue in the practice of thy duty, or in those ways which God hath prescribed to thee in his...
Psalms 37:34 Wait H6960 (H8761) LORD H3068 keep H8104 (H8798) way H1870 exalt H7311 (H8787) inherit...
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...
Psalms 37:34 This Psalm is written with a view of encouraging good men who are in perplexity, and especially perplexity concerning God's designs, providence, and will. I. The use of difficulties to a...
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...
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...
_Wait on the Lord and keep His way, and He shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it._ A TWOFOLD ADMONITION AND PROMISE. I. The admonition. 1. Wait on the...
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 37:32 This final section assures the faithful that THE LORD WILL NOT ABANDON them to the POWER of the WICKED (vv....
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 Peter 1:7; 1 Peter 5:6; Job 17:9; Job 23:10; Luke 14:11;...
PSALMS 37:9; 34 — When the wicked are cut off, are they annihilated? PROBLEM: The psalmist affirms that “evildoers shall be cut off.” Elsewhere (Psalms 73:27; Proverbs 21:28), it says they will perish...