Psalms 37:7-9

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.

Psalms 37:7-9 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. 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

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "Be still"
• [b]. Or "longingly"