Psalms 37:24-34

24 When ¹he falls, he will not be hurled headlong, Because ²the LORD is the One who holds his hand.

25 I have been young and now I am old, Yet ³I have not seen the righteous forsaken Or ⁴his descendants begging bread.

26 All day long ⁵he is gracious and lends, And ⁶his descendants are a blessing.

27 ⁷Depart from evil and do good, So you will abide ⁸forever.

28 For the LORD ⁹loves justice And ¹⁰does not forsake His godly ones; They are ¹¹preserved forever, But the ¹²descendants of the wicked will be cut off.

29 The righteous will ¹³inherit the land And ¹⁴dwell in it forever.

30 The mouth of the righteous ¹⁵utters wisdom, And his tongue ¹⁶speaks justice.

31 The ¹⁷law of his God is in his heart; His ¹⁸steps do not slip.

32 The ¹⁹wicked spies upon the righteous And ²⁰seeks to kill him.

33 The LORD will ²¹not leave him in his hand Or ²²let him be condemned when he is judged.

34 ²³Wait for the LORD and keep His way, And He will exalt you to inherit the land; When the ²⁴wicked are cut off, you will see it.

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Psalms 37:24-34 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

Cross References 24

1. Psalms 145:14; Proverbs 24:16; Micah 7:8
2. Psalms 147:6
3. Psalms 37:28; Isaiah 41:17; Hebrews 13:5
4. Psalms 109:10
5. Deuteronomy 15:8; Psalms 37:21
6. Psalms 147:13
7. Psalms 34:14
8. Psalms 37:18; Psalms 102:28
9. Psalms 11:7; Psalms 33:5
10. Psalms 37:25
11. Psalms 31:23
12. Psalms 21:10; Psalms 37:9; Proverbs 2:22; Isaiah 14:20
13. Psalms 37:9; Proverbs 2:21
14. Psalms 37:18
15. Psalms 49:3; Proverbs 10:13
16. Psalms 101:1; Psalms 119:13
17. Deuteronomy 6:6; Psalms 40:8; Psalms 119:11; Isaiah 51:7; Jeremiah 31:33
18. Psalms 26:1; Psalms 37:23
19. Psalms 10:8; Psalms 17:11
20. Psalms 37:14
21. Psalms 31:8; 2 Peter 2:9
22. Psalms 34:22; Psalms 109:31
23. Psalms 27:14; Psalms 37:9
24. Psalms 52:5, 6; Psalms 91:8

Footnotes 6

[a]. Or "who sustains him with His hand"
[b]. Lit "seed"
[c]. Lit "seed"
[d]. Or "And dwell forever"
[e]. Lit "judgment"
[f]. Lit "seed"

Psalms 37:24-34

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Psalms 37:24-34 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 37

Cross References 24

Footnotes 6