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Psalms 37:14-24
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[The] wicked have drawn [the] sword and have bent their bow to throw down [the] poor and [the] needy, to kill [those] upright in [their] way.
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Their sword will enter into their [own] heart, and their bows shall be broken.
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[The] little belonging to the righteous [is] better than [the] wealth of many wicked.
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For [the] arms of [the] wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh supports [the] righteous.
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Yahweh knows [the] days of [the] blameless, and their inheritance will be forever.
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They will not be put to shame in distressing times, and in [the] days of famine they will be satisfied.
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But [the] wicked will perish, and the enemies of Yahweh [will be] like [the] splendor of [the] pastures. They vanish; in smoke they vanish.
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[The] wicked borrows and does not repay, but [the] righteous [is] gracious and gives.
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For those blessed [by] him shall possess [the] land, but those cursed [by] him shall be cut off.
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[The] steps of a man are established by Yahweh, and he takes pleasure in his way.
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Though he fall, he will not be cast headlong, for Yahweh supports [him with] his hand.
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Psalms 37:14-24 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
Footnotes 1
- [a]. Hebrew "time"
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