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Psalm 37:21-33

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21 The wicked borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is gracious and giving.
22 Those who are blessed by Him will inherit the land,[a] but those cursed by Him will be destroyed.
23 A man's steps are established by the Lord, and He takes pleasure in his way.
24 Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, because the Lord holds his hand.[b]
25 I have been young and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned or his children begging bread.
26 He is always generous, always lending, and his children are a blessing.
27 Turn away from evil and do what is good, and dwell there[c] forever.
28 For the Lord loves justice and will not abandon His faithful ones. They are kept safe forever, but the children of the wicked will be destroyed.
29 The righteous will inherit the land[d] and dwell in it permanently.
30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom; his tongue speaks what is just.
31 The instruction of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.
32 The wicked lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him;
33 the Lord will not leave him in his hand[e] or allow him to be condemned when he is judged.
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Psalm 37:21-33 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 37

\\<<[A Psalm] of David>>\\. This psalm, it is very probable, was written at the same time, and upon the same occasion, with the former; and describes the different states of good and bad men; and is full of exhortations, instructions, and advice to the people of God; intermixed with various encouraging promises. A late learned writer {h} thinks it was written for Mephibosheth's consolation under Ziba's calumny. {h} Delaney's Life of King David, vol. 2. p. 219.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Footnotes 5

  • [a] Or earth
  • [b] Or Lord supports with His hand
  • [c] Dwell in the land
  • [d] Or earth
  • [e] Or power
Holman Christian Standard Bible ® Copyright © 2003, 2002, 2000, 1999 by Holman Bible Publishers.  Used by permission.  All rights reserved.

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