Psalms 37:7-20

7 Rest in the LORD and ¹wait patiently for Him; ²Do not fret because of him who ³prospers in his way, Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.

8 Cease from anger and ⁴forsake wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing.

9 For ⁵evildoers will be cut off, But those who wait for the LORD, they will ⁶inherit the land.

10 Yet ⁷a little while and the wicked man will be no more; And you will look carefully for ⁸his place and he will not be there.

11 But ⁹the humble will inherit the land And will delight themselves in ¹⁰abundant prosperity.

12 The wicked ¹¹plots against the righteous And ¹²gnashes at him with his teeth.

13 The Lord ¹³laughs at him, For He sees ¹⁴his day is coming.

14 The wicked have drawn the sword and ¹⁵bent their bow To cast down the ¹⁶afflicted and the needy, To ¹⁷slay those who are upright in conduct.

15 Their sword will enter their own heart, And their ¹⁸bows will be broken.

16 ¹⁹Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked.

17 For the ²⁰arms of the wicked will be broken, But the LORD ²¹sustains the righteous.

18 The LORD ²²knows the days of the blameless, And their ²³inheritance will be forever.

19 They will not be ashamed in the time of evil, And ²⁴in the days of famine they will have abundance.

20 But the ²⁵wicked will perish; And the enemies of the LORD will be like the glory of the pastures, They vanish -²⁶like smoke they vanish away.

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Psalms 37:7-20 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 26

1. Psalms 40:1; Psalms 62:5; Lamentations 3:26
2. Psalms 37:1, 8
3. Jeremiah 12:1
4. Ephesians 4:31; Colossians 3:8
5. Psalms 37:2, 22
6. Psalms 25:13; Proverbs 2:21; Isaiah 57:13; Isaiah 60:21; Matthew 5:5
7. Job 24:24
8. Job 7:10; Psalms 37:35, 36
9. Matthew 5:5
10. Psalms 72:7
11. Psalms 31:13, 20
12. Psalms 35:16
13. Psalms 2:4
14. 1 Samuel 26:10; Job 18:20
15. Psalms 11:2; Lamentations 2:4
16. Psalms 35:10; Psalms 86:1
17. Psalms 11:2
18. 1 Samuel 2:4; Psalms 46:9
19. Proverbs 15:16; Proverbs 16:8
20. Job 38:15; Psalms 10:15; Ezekiel 30:21
21. Psalms 71:6; Psalms 145:14
22. Psalms 1:6; Psalms 31:7
23. Psalms 37:27, 29
24. Job 5:20; Psalms 33:19
25. Psalms 73:27
26. Psalms 68:2; Psalms 102:3

Footnotes 4

[a]. Or "Be still"
[b]. Or "longingly"
[c]. Lit "complete;" or "perfect"
[d]. I.e. flowers