Psalm 37:23-24

23 ¹The steps of a man are established by the LORD, And He ²delights in his way.

24 When ³he falls, he will not be hurled headlong, Because ⁴the LORD is the One who holds his hand.

Psalm 37:23-24 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.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Samuel 2:9; Psalms 40:2; Psalms 66:9; Psalms 119:5
• 2. Psalms 147:11
• 3. Psalms 145:14; Proverbs 24:16; Micah 7:8
• 4. Psalms 147:6

Footnotes

• [a] Or "who sustains him with His hand"