Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 37:18
The LORD (l) knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
(l) God knows what dangers hang over his, and by what means to deliver them.
The LORD (l) knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
(l) God knows what dangers hang over his, and by what means to deliver them.
Verse Psalms 37:18. _THE LORD KNOWETH THE DAYS OF THE UPRIGHT_] He is acquainted with all his _circumstances, severings_, and _ability_ to bear them; and he will either _shorten his trials_ or _incre...
THE LORD KNOWETH THE DAYS OF THE UPRIGHT - See the notes at Psalms 1:6. He knows how long they will live, and all that will happen to them. He sees their whole course of life; he sees the end. It is i...
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...
KNOWETH. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause), App-6, for regarding with affection or favour. Compare Psalms 1:6; Psalms 31:7....
Disappointment and destruction are the destiny of the wicked....
Stanza of _Yôd_. Jehovah's care for the godly....
Jehovah knoweth, and the Omniscient is also the All-Sovereign (see on Psalms 1:6), the days of the perfect: each fraction of the lives of those who are devoted to Him (see on Psalms 15:2), with all 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...
_THE LORD KNOWETH THE DAYS OF THE UPRIGHT: AND THEIR INHERITANCE SHALL BE FOR EVER._ The Lord knoweth ... - in contrast to Psalms 37:13, "The Lord ... seeth that his (the wicked man's) day (of destru...
KNOWETH THE DAYS] regards with favour and watchful care: cp. Psalms 1:6; Psalms 31:7. FOR EVER] from generation to generation. For OT. thought there was satisfaction in the blessings of one's posterit...
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...
KNOWETH. — See Psalms 1:6, Note....
יֹודֵ֣עַ יְ֭הוָה יְמֵ֣י תְמִימִ֑ם וְ֝ נַחֲלָתָ֗ם...
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...
WAYS THAT GOD ESTABLISHES Psalms 37:18 God takes pleasure in our lives. In each He is working out a plan. Even our failures do not turn Him away from us, for He keeps fast hold of our hands, Psalms 3...
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...
_Scourges. Protestants, to "halt," letselah. (Haydock) --- St. Jerome ad plagas. Chaldean, "for calamity." (Berthier) See Psalm xxxiv. 15. I speak not through impatience, as I know that my sins deserv...
These verses are all so plain, that, as they need no explanation, so an attempt to do it would only enervate their own pure and decisive language. A little with Christ is beyond millions of riches wit...
18_Jehovah knoweth the days of the upright _(34) It is not without good reason that David so frequently inculcates this doctrine, that the righteous are blessed because God provides for their necessit...
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 KNOWETH THE DAYS OF THE UPRIGHT,.... Not only how long they shall live, and so fill up their days, the number of them, as Aben Ezra interprets it; but the nature of their days, whether prospe...
The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever. Ver. 18. _The Lord knoweth the days of the upright_] _In bonum novit,_ Psalms 1:6 _id est prolongat,_ saith Kimchi;...
_The Lord knoweth_ Observeth with singular care and affection; _the days of the upright_ Their condition, and all things which do or may befall them; their dangers, and fears, and sufferings from ungo...
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...
The Lord knoweth the days of the upright, carefully watches over them, lovingly orders all that befalls them; AND THEIR INHERITANCE SHALL BE FOREVER, they will be given the blessings which He has inte...
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,...
KNOWETH; observeth with singular care and affection THE DAYS OF THE UPRIGHT, i.e. their condition, and all things which do or may befall them, their dangers and fears, and suffering from ungodly men;...
Psalms 37:18 LORD H3068 knows H3045 (H8802) days H3117 upright H8549 inheritance H5159 forever H5769 knoweth -...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever._ THE PORTION OF THE UPRIGHT I. The persons spoken of--the upright, a character equally rare and excellent. II. Th...
_A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked._ THE FOLLY OF FRETFUL ENVY I. The good in comparative poverty are better off than the wicked with plenty, “A little that...
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 John 2:25; 1 Peter 1:4; 1 Peter 1:5; 2 Timothy 2:19; 2 Timothy 3:1;...
Knoweth — Observes with care and affection. The days — All things which befal them, their dangers and fears, and suffering. For ever — To them and their seed for ever: and when they die their inherita...