Psalm 37:3-7

3 ¹Trust in the Lord, and do good; ²dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. ^[a]

4 ³Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will ⁴give you the desires of your heart.

5 ⁵Commit your way to the Lord; ⁶trust in him, and he will act.

6 ⁷He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as ⁸the noonday.

7 ⁹Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; ¹⁰fret not yourself over the one who ¹¹prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!

Psalm 37:3-7 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. 37:3 Ps. 62:8; 115:9-11; Prov. 3:5; Isa. 26:4
• 2. 37:3 Lev. 26:5; Prov. 2:21
• 3. 37:4 Job 22:26; Isa. 58:14; [Phil. 3:1; 4:4]
• 4. 37:4 Matt. 6:33
• 5. 37:5 Ps. 22:8; 55:22; Prov. 16:3; 1 Pet. 5:7
• 6. 37:5 [See ver. 3 above]
• 7. 37:6 Isa. 58:8, 10; Mic. 7:9
• 8. 37:6 Job 11:17
• 9. 37:7 [Ps. 62:1; Isa. 30:15; Lam. 3:26]
• 10. 37:7 ver. 1
• 11. 37:7 Jer. 12:1

Footnotes

• [a] 37:3 Or 'and feed on faithfulness', or 'and find safe pasture'