Psalms 37:35-38

35 I have seen a wicked and ruthless man flourishing like a luxuriant native tree,

36 but he soon passed away and was no more; though I looked for him, he could not be found.

37 Consider the blameless, observe the upright; a future awaits those who seek peace.^[a]

38 But all sinners will be destroyed; there will be no future^[b] for the wicked.

Psalms 37:35-38 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. S Job 5:3
• 2. ver 10; Proverbs 12:7; Isaiah 41:12; Daniel 11:19; Job 20:5
• 3. ver 18; S Genesis 6:9; Psalms 18:25
• 4. Psalms 11:7
• 5. Isaiah 57:1-2
• 6. S Psalms 1:1
• 7. S ver 2; Psalms 73:19
• 8. ver 9; Psalms 1:4

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "upright; / those who seek peace will have posterity"
• [b]. Or "posterity"