Psalms 37:17
What meaning of the psalms 37:17 in the Bible?
What does Psalms 37:17 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous."
What does Psalms 37:17 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous."
Verse Psalms 37:17. _THE ARMS OF THE WICKED_] Their power to do evil. Of this they are often deprived. _Talents_ lent and abused shall be resumed, and the misuser called to a severe account by the Lor...
FOR THE ARMS OF THE WICKED SHALL BE BROKEN - See the notes at Psalms 10:15. The “arm” is the instrument by which we accomplish a purpose; and the meaning here is, that that will be broken on which the...
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...
THE RIGHTEOUS. (Plural.)...
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...
_FOR THE ARMS OF THE WICKED SHALL BE BROKEN: BUT THE LORD UPHOLDETH THE RIGHTEOUS._ For the arms ... be broken. The wicked man's arm, the instrument of executing his schemes, when once broken, can ne...
37:17 upholdeth (a-12) Or 'sustaineth,' as Psalms 3:5 ....
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...
THE ARMS — _i.e.,_ of the body, not the sword and bow mentioned above. In contrast, the arms of Jehovah are under the righteous, and uphold him....
כִּ֤י זְרֹועֹ֣ות רְ֭שָׁעִים תִּשָּׁבַ֑רְנָה וְ סֹומֵ֖ךְ צַדִּיקִ֣ים יְהוָֽה׃...
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...
_For. On this account I turn to thee, and entreat thee not to suffer my enemies to gain the victory. (Worthington) --- My humble and earnest prayer is another motive of confidence. --- My enemies is n...
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...
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...
FOR THE ARMS OF THE WICKED SHALL BE BROKEN,.... That is, their sword arm, with which they have drawn it; and so shall not be able to strike with it; and with which they have bent their bows, but shall...
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous. Ver. 17. _For the arms of the wicked shall be broken_] _i.e._ His power, valour, all that wherein they think their st...
_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,...
This is a proof of what he said PSALMS 37:16. For what the wicked have shall suddenly be lost and gone, but God will maintain the righteous in their happy estate....
Psalms 37:17 arms H2220 wicked H7563 broken H7665 (H8735) LORD H3068 upholds H5564 (H8802) righteous H6662 arms - Psalms 10:15; Job 38:15; Ezekiel 30:21-25 Lord - Psalms 37:24,...
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...
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...
Ezekiel 30:21; Isaiah 41:10; Isaiah 42:1; Job 38:15; Jude 1:24; Psalms 10:15; Psalms 119:116; Psalms 119:117; Psalms 145:14; Psalms 37:24