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Psalms 37:32-40
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32
The wicked, on the other hand, target the righteous, seeking to kill them.
33
But the LORD won't leave the righteous to the power of the wicked, and won't let the righteous be found guilty when they are judged.
34
Hope in the LORD and keep his way! He will lift you up so you can possess the land. When the wicked are eliminated, you will see it for yourself!
35
I myself have seen wicked powerful people, exalting themselves like a stately cedar.
36
But when I came back, they were gone! I looked all over for them, but they couldn't be found!
37
Observe those who have integrity and watch those whose heart is right because the future belongs to persons of peace.
38
But wrongdoers will be destroyed all together; the future of the wicked will be cut short.
39
The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD; he is their refuge in times of trouble.
40
The LORD will help themand rescue them— rescue them from the wicked—and he will save them because they have taken refuge in him.
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Psalms 37:32-40 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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