Psalms 37:5-15

5 Commit your life to the Lord. Here is what he will do if you trust in him.

6 He will make your godly ways shine like the dawn. He will make your honest life shine like the sun at noon.

7 Be still. Be patient. Wait for the LORD to act. Don't be upset when other people succeed. Don't be upset when they carry out their evil plans.

8 Keep from being angry. Turn away from anger. Don't be upset. That only leads to evil.

9 Sinful people will be cut off from the land. But it will be given to those who put their hope in the Lord.

10 In a little while, there won't be any more sinners. Even if you look for them, you won't be able to find them.

11 But those who are free of pride will be given the land. They will enjoy great peace.

12 Sinful people make plans to harm those who do what is right. They grind their teeth at them.

13 But the Lord laughs at those who do evil. He knows the day is coming when he will judge them.

14 Sinners pull out their swords. They bend their bows. They want to kill poor and needy people. They plan to murder those who lead honest lives.

15 But they will be killed with their own swords. Their own bows will be broken.

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Psalms 37:5-15 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

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