Psalms 37:30-40

30 The mouth of the righteous proffereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh judgment;

31 the law of his God is in his heart; his goings shall not slide.

32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him:

33 Jehovah will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

34 Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to possess the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it].

35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading like a green tree in its native soil:

36 but he passed away, and behold, he was not; and I sought him, but he was not found.

37 Mark the perfect, and behold the upright, for the end of [that] man is peace;

38 but the transgressors shall be destroyed together; the future of the wicked shall be cut off.

39 But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

40 And Jehovah will help them and deliver them: he will deliver them from the wicked, and save them; for they trust in him.

Psalms 37:30-40 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.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or 'and one passed by.'
• [b]. Or 'for there is a future to the man of peace.'