Psalms 37:8-9

8 ¹Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! ²Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.

9 ³For the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD shall ⁴inherit the land.

Psalms 37:8-9 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. [Ephesians 4:26]
• 2. [See ver. 7 above]
• 3. ver. 2, 22
• 4. Psalms 25:13; Proverbs 2:21; Isaiah 57:13; Isaiah 60:21