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Psalms 37:21-31
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The wicked borrow and don't pay it back, but the righteous are generous and giving.
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Those blessed by God will possess the land, but those cursed by God will be cut off.
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A person's steps are made secure by the LORD when they delight in his way.
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Though they trip up, they won't be thrown down, because the LORD holds their hand.
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I was young and now I'm old, but I have never seen the righteous left all alone, have never seen their children begging for bread.
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They are always gracious and generous. Their children are a blessing.
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Turn away from evil! Do good! Then you will live in the land forever.
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The LORD loves justice. He will never leave his faithful all alone. They are guarded forever, but the children of the wicked are eliminated.
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The righteous will possess the land; they will live on it forever.
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The mouths of the righteous recite wisdom; their tongues discuss justice.
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The Instruction of their God is in their hearts; they don't miss a step.
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Psalms 37:21-31 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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