Psalms 37:3-11

3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this:

6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.

7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.

8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.

9 For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

10 A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.

11 But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity.

Psalms 37:3-11 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. Deuteronomy 30:20
• 2. Isaiah 40:11; Ezekiel 34:14; John 10:9
• 3. S Job 27:10; Isaiah 58:14
• 4. S Job 7:6; Psalms 21:2; Psalms 145:19; Matthew 6:33
• 5. Psalms 4:5; Psalms 55:22; Proverbs 16:3; 1 Peter 5:7
• 6. Psalms 18:24; Psalms 103:17; Psalms 112:3; Micah 7:9
• 7. S Job 11:17
• 8. S Exodus 14:14; S Isaiah 41:1; Psalms 62:5; Lamentations 3:26
• 9. S Psalms 27:14; Psalms 40:1; Psalms 130:5; Isaiah 38:13; Habakkuk 3:16; Romans 8:25
• 10. ver 1
• 11. Jeremiah 12:1
• 12. Psalms 21:11; Psalms 26:10; Psalms 119:150
• 13. Ephesians 4:31; Colossians 3:8
• 14. ver 1
• 15. S Psalms 31:22; Psalms 101:8; Psalms 118:10; Proverbs 2:22
• 16. Isaiah 25:9; Isaiah 26:8; Isaiah 40:31; Isaiah 49:23; Isaiah 51:5
• 17. ver 22; Psalms 25:13; Isaiah 49:8; Isaiah 57:13; Isaiah 60:21; Matthew 5:5
• 18. S Job 7:10; Job 24:24; Ezekiel 27:36
• 19. S Numbers 14:24; Matthew 5:5
• 20. S Leviticus 26:6; S Numbers 6:26