Psalm 37:27-31

27 ¹Turn away from evil and do good; so shall you ²dwell forever.

28 For the Lord ³loves justice; he will not forsake his ⁴saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be ⁵cut off.

29 The righteous shall inherit the land and ⁶dwell upon it forever.

30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

31 ⁷The law of his God is in his heart; his ⁸steps do not slip.

Psalm 37:27-31 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. 37:27 See Ps. 34:14
• 2. 37:27 [Ps. 102:28]
• 3. 37:28 See Ps. 11:7
• 4. 37:28 See Ps. 16:10
• 5. 37:28 ver. 2, 9; Ps. 21:10; Prov. 2:22; Isa. 14:20
• 6. 37:29 [See ver. 27 above]
• 7. 37:31 Ps. 40:8; 119:11; Deut. 6:6; Isa. 51:7; Jer. 31:33; [Rom. 7:22]
• 8. 37:31 [Ps. 73:2]