Psalm 37:23
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A wicked person borrows, but he does not repay. A righteous person is generous and giving.
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Those who are blessed by him will inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him will be cut off.
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A person's steps are directed by the LORD, and the LORD delights in his way.
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When he falls, he will not be thrown down headfirst because the LORD holds on to his hand.
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I have been young, and now I am old, but I have never seen a righteous person abandoned or his descendants begging for food.
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He is always generous and lends freely. His descendants are a blessing.
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Avoid evil, do good, and live forever.
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The LORD loves justice, and he will not abandon his godly ones. They will be kept safe forever, but the descendants of wicked people will be cut off.
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Righteous people will inherit the land and live there permanently.
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The mouth of the righteous person reflects on wisdom. His tongue speaks what is fair.
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The teachings of his God are in his heart. His feet do not slip.
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The wicked person watches the righteous person and seeks to kill him.
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But the LORD will not abandon him to the wicked person's power or condemn him when he is brought to trial.
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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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