Psalms 37:16
What meaning of the psalms 37:16 in the Bible?
What does Psalms 37:16 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked."
What does Psalms 37:16 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked."
Verse Psalms 37:16. _A LITTLE THAT A RIGHTEOUS MAN HATH_] This is a solid _maxim_. Whatever a good man has, has God's blessing in it; even the _blessings_ of the wicked are _cursed_....
A LITTLE THAT A RIGHTEOUS MAN HATH - literally, “Good is a little to the righteous, more than,” etc. Our translation, however, has expressed the sense with sufficient accuracy. There are two things im...
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...
Disappointment and destruction are the destiny of the wicked....
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 o...
_A LITTLE THAT A RIGHTEOUS MAN HATH IS BETTER THAN THE RICHES OF MANY WICKED._ A little that a righteous man hath (is) better than the riches of many wicked - The little that one righteous man hath i...
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...
A LITTLE. — A natural reflection, when it is remembered that great riches bring corresponding cares (Proverbs 15:16), and often lead to ruinous indulgence and luxury (Proverbs 13:25; Job 20:12.) Besid...
טֹוב ־מְ֭עַט לַ † צַּדִּ֑יק מֵ֝ הֲמֹ֗ון רְשָׁעִ֥ים רַבִּֽים׃...
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 enemi...
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...
(k) A little that a righteous man hath [is] better than the riches of many wicked. (k) For they are daily fed as with manna from heaven and have sufficient, while the wicked never have enough, but al...
_Hoped. This was the reason of his silence. (Berthier) --- He knew that God was in a manner engaged to defend those (Calmet) who rely (Worthington) wholly on Him; and he declared such to be his dispos...
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...
16._Better is the little of the righteous, etc _This verse, without any sufficient reason, has been variously rendered. The word המון _, hamon, _(32) which is rendered _abundance, _indeed, sometimes s...
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...
A LITTLE THAT A RIGHTEOUS MAN HATH,.... It is the portion of the righteous, for the most part, to have but little of this world's goods; some indeed have been rich, as Abraham, Lot, David, Joseph of A...
A little that a righteous man hath [is] better than the riches of many wicked. Ver. 16. _A little that the righteous man hath, &c._] Whereas it was said before, the meek shall inherit the earth, some...
_Is better than the riches of many wicked_ Because he hath it with many great and glorious advantages; with God's favour and blessing, with great serenity and satisfaction of his own mind, which is in...
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...
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,...
Because he hath it with many great and glorious advantages, with God's favour and blessings, with great serenity, and satisfaction of his own mind, which is infinitely more desirable and comfortable t...
Psalms 37:16 little H4592 righteous H6662 better H2896 riches H1995 many H7227 wicked H7563 Proverbs 3:33, Proverbs 13:25, Proverbs 15:16-17, Proverbs 16:8, Proverbs 30:9;...
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...
Psalms 37:16 I. The Divine power given by the Almighty to true faith and devotion of heart takes up, nourishes, and cherishes whatever is good and comfortable in our condition, makes the most of it,...
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...
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...
_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 Proverbs 1:1. It addresses the is...
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 Timothy 6:6; Ecclesiastes 2:26; Ecclesiastes 4:6; Matthew 6:11; Proverbs 13:25; Proverbs 15:16; Proverbs 15:17; Proverbs 16:8; Proverbs 3:33;...