Psalm 37:1-6

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.

Psalm 37:1-6 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. 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

Footnotes

• [a] Or "feed securely" or "feed on His faithfulness"