Psalms 37:1-8

Security of Those Who Trust in the LORD, and Insecurity of the Wicked.

A Psalm of David.

1 ¹Do not fret because of evildoers, Be not ²envious toward wrongdoers.

2 For they will ³wither quickly like the grass And ⁴fade like the green herb.

3 ⁵Trust in the LORD and do good; ⁶Dwell in the land and ⁷cultivate faithfulness.

4 ⁸Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will ⁹give you the desires of your heart.

5 ¹⁰Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, and He will do it.

6 He will bring forth ¹¹your righteousness as the light And your judgment ¹²as the noonday.

7 Rest in the LORD and ¹³wait patiently for Him; ¹⁴Do not fret because of him who ¹⁵prospers in his way, Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.

8 Cease from anger and ¹⁶forsake wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing.

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Psalms 37:1-8 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 16

1. Proverbs 23:17; Proverbs 24:19
2. Psalms 73:3; Proverbs 3:31
3. Job 14:2; Psalms 90:6; Psalms 92:7; James 1:11
4. Psalms 129:6
5. Psalms 62:8
6. Deuteronomy 30:20
7. Isaiah 40:11; Ezekiel 34:13, 14
8. Job 22:26; Psalms 94:19; Isaiah 58:14
9. Psalms 21:2; Psalms 145:19; Matthew 7:7, 8
10. Psalms 55:22; Proverbs 16:3; 1 Peter 5:7
11. Psalms 97:11; Isaiah 58:8, 10; Micah 7:9
12. Job 11:17
13. Psalms 40:1; Psalms 62:5; Lamentations 3:26
14. Psalms 37:1, 8
15. Jeremiah 12:1
16. Ephesians 4:31; Colossians 3:8

Footnotes 3

[a]. Or "feed securely" or "feed on His faithfulness"
[b]. Or "Be still"
[c]. Or "longingly"