Psalms 37:21
What meaning of the psalms 37:21 in the Bible?
What does Psalms 37:21 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth."
What does Psalms 37:21 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth."
Verse Psalms 37:21. _THE WICKED BORROWETH_] Is often reduced to _penury_, and is obliged to become debtor to those whom he before despised. _AND PAYETH NOT AGAIN_] May _refuse_ to do it, because he i...
THE WICKED BORROWETH, AND PAYETH NOT AGAIN - This is probably intended here, not so much to describe the “character” as the “condition” of the wicked. The idea is, that he will be in such a condition...
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...
SHEWETH MERCY. is gracious....
At first sight it may seem that the Psalmist intends to contrast the dishonesty of the wicked with the liberality of the righteous. But Psalms 37:22 makes it clear that this is not the meaning. Lookin...
THE WICKED BORROWETH, &C.— This description of the wicked and the righteous, is designed not to shew the _dispositions_ of one and the other, as their _abilities._ "The wicked shall be so poor, as to...
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...
_THE WICKED BORROWETH, AND PAYETH NOT AGAIN: BUT THE RIGHTEOUS SHEWETH MERCY, AND GIVETH._ The wicked borroweth ... the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth - not so much a representation of what the...
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...
לֹוֶ֣ה רָ֭שָׁע וְ לֹ֣א יְשַׁלֵּ֑ם וְ֝ צַדִּ֗יק חֹונֵ֥ן וְ נֹותֵֽן׃...
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...
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and (o) giveth. (o) God so furnishes him with high blessings, that he is able to help others....
_Detracted me, by insinuating that my repentance is hypocrisy. Another mode of detracting is by making known secret faults, (Worthington) as calumny imputes false ones. (Haydock) --- Goodness. Septuag...
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...
21_The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again _Those are mistaken who suppose that the wicked are here blamed for their treachery in carrying off the goods of others by fraud and deception; and that,...
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 WICKED BORROWETH, AND PAYETH NOT AGAIN,.... While the wicked live, they are scandalous; they live by borrowing, which was always reckoned mean; see Deuteronomy 28:12; and what is worse, as they bo...
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth. Ver. 21. _The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again_] Either because he cannot, he is so unable; or because h...
_The wicked borroweth and payeth not again_ Either through covetousness, or injustice; or, rather, because of that great penury into which God brings him; while the righteous is not only provided for...
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...
21-33 The Lord our God requires that we do justly, and render to all their due. It is a great sin for those that are able, to deny the payment of just debts; it is a great misery not to be able to pa...
THE WICKED BORROWETH, AND PAYETH NOT AGAIN; either through covetousness and injustice; or rather, because of that great penury into which God shall bring him; whilst the righteous is not only provided...
Psalms 37:21 wicked H7563 borrows H3867 (H8801) repay H7999 (H8762) righteous H6662 mercy H2603 (H8802) gives H5414 (H8802) borroweth - Deuteronomy 28:12, Deuteronomy 28:43-44; 2 Kings 4:1-5;...
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...
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...
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 wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth._ THE SUPERIORITY OF THE RIGHTEOUS TO THE WICKED I. In relation to society. 1. The righteous man here is put...
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...
2 Corinthians 8:9; 2 Corinthians 9:6; 2 Kings 4:1; Acts 11:29; Acts 20:35; Deuteronomy 15:9; Deuteronomy 28:12; Deuteronomy 28:43; Deuteronomy 28:44;...