Psalm 37:32-40

32 The wicked watches the righteous, And seeks to kill him.

33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged.

34 Wait for the LORD, and keep his way, And he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

35 I have seen the wicked in great power, Spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

36 But he passed away, and, behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.

37 Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, For there is a future for the man of shalom.

38 As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off.

39 But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

40 The LORD helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, Because they have taken refuge in him.

Psalm 37:32-40 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.