Not leave him in his hand, i.e. not give him up to his power and rage. Nor condemn him, i.e. nor give his consent to the sentence of condemnation, which the wicked have pronounced against him, but will justify him, and vindicate his innocency and deliver him; for such negatives do oft imply the contrary affirmatives; as God's not holding a man guiltless commonly implies that he will severely punish him.
THE LORD WILL NOT LEAVE HIM IN HIS HAND - Compare 2 Peter 2:9. That is, He will rescue him out of the hand of the wicked; he will not leave him, so that the wicked shall accomplish his purpose. The ps...
Psalms 37 The Blessed Lot of the Righteous Contrasted with the Wicked _ 1. Waiting for Jehovah and His promise (Psalms 37:1)_ 2. The doom of the wicked and the portion of the righteous (Psalms 37:...
XXXVII. An acrostic poem. Its object is to teach patience and hope. The pious Jews, the Hasidim of Psalms 4:3 * who observe the Law strictly, are at present poor and oppressed. They are to wait for th...
Stanza of _Tsadi_. Malice defeated....
_will not leave him_ Lit. _will not forsake him_, as in Psalms 37:28, and leave him _in the hand_, i.e. power, of the wicked. _nor condemn him_&c. Will not suffer him to be unjustly condemned. The ex...
The final contrast....
NOR CONDEMN HIM WHEN HE IS JUDGED— _Nor shall he_ [_the wicked_] _condemn him when he is judged._ It seems more to the purpose to say, that God would not suffer the wicked man to condemn the righteous...
PSALMS 37 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE An Alphabetical Exhortation to Patience in Well-Doing, notwithstanding the Temporary Prosperity of the Lawless. ANALYSIS It is not easy to resolve this psalm into any ot...
_THE WICKED WATCHETH THE RIGHTEOUS, AND SEEKETH TO SLAY HIM._ The wicked - (Luke 11:53; Psalms 10:8.) THE LORD WILL NOT LEAVE ... The question at issue between the wicked and the righteous is as a s...
This is an acrostic Ps., in which the alphabetic arrangement is carried without a break through 22 stanzas of varying length, to which the vv. of the English Bible do not correspond. The contents are...
Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...
יְ֭הוָה לֹא ־יַעַזְבֶ֣נּוּ בְ יָדֹ֑ו וְ לֹ֥א
Psalms 37:1 THERE is a natural connection between acrostic structure and didactic tone, as is shown in several instances, and especially in this psalm. The structure is on the whole regular, each seco...
STEPS THAT SHALL NOT SLIDE Psalms 37:30 How dear this psalm has been to God's saints! It has been peculiarly prized by them in all ages. Gerhardt has paraphrased it in his noble hymn: Give to the w...
This psalm has as its keynote "Fret not." The underlying problem is the prosperity of evil men. It is an astonishment and a perplexity still, troubling many a tried and trusting heart. The psalmist fi...
The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is (u) judged. (u) For though it is sometimes so expedient both for God's glory and their salvation, yet he will approve their cause a...
I have not interrupted the progress of these verses from the same reason as before: they contain so many beautiful repetitions of the same unquestionable truth; the wicked shall not go unpunished, nei...
Psalms 37. In this interesting psalm the great point pressed on the remnant, a lesson for every soul, is waiting on Jehovah, and not having the spirit disturbed by evil; they will soon be cut down lik...
THE LORD WILL NOT LEAVE HIM IN HIS HAND,.... Or power; but will in his own time deliver him from all the reproach, affliction, and persecution endures by him; as he will also deliver him out of all th...
The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged. Ver. 33. _The Lord will not leave him in his hand_] For he knoweth how to deliver his, 2 Peter 3:9, as that apostle could s...
_The wicked watcheth the righteous_ To find out a fit season or occasion to destroy him. _The Lord will not leave him in his hand _ That is, will not give him up to his power and rage; _nor condemn hi...
THE APPARENT GOOD FORTUNE OF THE GODLESS COMPARED WITH THE BELIEVERS' TRUE HAPPINESS. A psalm of David, rightly considered one of the most beautiful written by him, called by Luther the garment of th...
The Lord will not leave him in his hand, will not give the righteous up to the evil intention of the wicked, NOR CONDEMN HIM WHEN HE IS JUDGED, the divine judgment will acquit him, even if men should...
21-33 The Lord our God requires that we do justly, and render to all their due. It is a great sin for those that are able, to deny the payment of just debts; it is a great misery not to be able to pa...
Psalms 37:33 LORD H3068 leave H5800 (H8799) hand H3027 condemn H7561 (H8686) judged H8199 (H8736) wi
4). THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE BEHAVIOUR AND DESTINIES OF THE RIGHTEOUS AND OF THE UNRIGHTEOUS (TSADE TO TAU - PSALMS 37:32). The Psalmist concludes his Psalm by making contrasts between the lives and...
Psalms 37:17. _For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous._ They must stand, therefore, for how shall he fall whom God upholds? Psalms 37:18. The LORD knoweth t...
May the Spirit of God graciously apply this Psalm to our hearts, comforting us as no one else can! Is he not the Comforter, and what better cordial has he for our spirits than his own Word? Psalms 37...
Psalms 37:1. _Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity._ They often seem to have the best of it in this life; but if it really is so, we must nev...
This is one of the Psalms of David which have often cheered the saints of God when they have been perplexed because of the prosperity of the wicked and their own troubles. Psalms 37:1. _Fret not thys...
It may be, beloved friends, that there is a word of comfort for some of you in this «Psalm of David.» If any of you have been perplexed and worried, and there has been a stern conflict within your spi...
CONTENTS: The riddle of the prosperity of the wicked and the affliction of the righteous. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: The believer should never waste a minute fretting about his enemies, but...
Psalms 37:1. _Fret not thyself,_ be not angry or irritated, _because of evil doers._ Let the consummate courtier gain elevation, let the merchant aggrandize his family, and the rich men buy the lands...
_The wicked watcheth the righteous, and waiteth to slay him._ The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged. THE FOES OF THE RIGHTEOUS AND HOW TO ESCAPE THEM We have see...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 37:1. This can be called a wisdom psalm because it reflects on themes normally dealt with in the Bible’s Wisdom Literature, particularly in Prove
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 37:32 This final section assures the faithful that THE LORD WILL NOT ABANDON them to the POWER of the WICKED (vv....
INTRODUCTION This psalm was probably written by David in his old age, and contains his experience in reference to the providential dealings of God with men. It acknowledges the transient prosperity o...
EXPOSITION THIS is another of the alphabetical psalms (see above, Psalms 9:1; Psalms 25:1; and 34.), and, though more free from irregularities than the previous ones, is not altogether without them. W...
Psa 37:1-40 is an interesting psalm of David in which he begins with the words, Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity (Psalms 37:1). In verse...
1 Samuel 23:26; 2 Peter 2:9; 2 Timothy 4:17; Psalms 124:6; Psalms