Psalms 37:1-6

1 ¹Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not ²envious of wrongdoers!

2 For they will soon ³fade like ⁴the grass and wither ⁵like the green herb.

3 ⁶Trust in the LORD, and do good; ⁷dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.^[a]

4 ⁸Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will ⁹give you the desires of your heart.

5 ¹⁰Commit your way to the LORD; ¹¹trust in him, and he will act.

6 ¹²He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as ¹³the noonday.

Psalms 37:1-6 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.

Cross References

• 1. ver. 7, 8; Proverbs 24:19
• 2. Psalms 73:3; Proverbs 3:31; Proverbs 23:17; Proverbs 24:1, 19
• 3. Job 14:2; See Job 27:13-23
• 4. Psalms 90:5, 6
• 5. Psalms 129:6
• 6. Psalms 62:8; Psalms 115:9-11; Proverbs 3:5; Isaiah 26:4
• 7. Leviticus 26:5; Proverbs 2:21
• 8. Job 22:26; Isaiah 58:14; [Philippians 3:1; Philippians 4:4]
• 9. Matthew 6:33
• 10. Psalms 22:8; Psalms 55:22; Proverbs 16:3; 1 Peter 5:7
• 11. [See ver. 3 above]
• 12. Isaiah 58:8, 10; Micah 7:9
• 13. Job 11:17

Footnotes

• [a]. Or and feed on faithfulness, or and find safe pasture