Psalms 37:23-33

23 Our steps are made firm by the Lord, when he delights in our way;

24 though we stumble, we shall not fall headlong, for the Lord holds us by the hand.

25 I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.

26 They are ever giving liberally and lending, and their children become a blessing.

27 Depart from evil, and do good; so you shall abide forever.

28 For the Lord loves justice; he will not forsake his faithful ones. The righteous shall be kept safe forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.

29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.

30 The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom, and their tongues speak justice.

31 The law of their God is in their hearts; their steps do not slip.

32 The wicked watch for the righteous, and seek to kill them.

33 The Lord will not abandon them to their power, or let them be condemned when they are brought to trial.

Psalms 37:23-33 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.

Footnotes

• [a]. Heb [A man's steps]
• [b]. Heb [his]
• [c]. Heb [he stumbles]
• [d]. Heb [he]
• [e]. Heb [him]