Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Psalms 37:30
The mouth — Having shewed, God's singular care over the righteous, he proceeds to give a character of them. Judgment — Of God's judgment, word or law.
The mouth — Having shewed, God's singular care over the righteous, he proceeds to give a character of them. Judgment — Of God's judgment, word or law.
Verse Psalms 37:30. _THE MOUTH OF THE RIGHTEOUS SPEAKETH WISDOM_] Foolish and corrupt conversation cannot come out of their mouth. They are taught of God, and they speak according to the wisdom that i...
THE MOUTH OF THE RIGHTEOUS SPEAKETH WISDOM - That is, It is a characteristic of the righteous to speak “wise things;” not to utter folly. His conversation is serious, earnest, true, pure; and his word...
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...
THE RIGHTEOUS. a righteous one. JUDGMENT. justice....
God's care for the righteous....
The mouth of the righteous meditateth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgement. Cp. Proverbs 10:31-32. The word rendered _meditateth_combines the ideas of meditation and meditative discourse. Vulg....
Stanza of _Pç_. The secret of security....
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 MOUTH OF THE RIGHTEOUS SPEAKETH WISDOM, AND HIS TONGUE TALKETH OF JUDGMENT._ The mouth ... and his tongue ... judgment. The law ... his heart ... shall slide. As previously he has mentioned the...
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...
פִּֽי ־צַ֭דִּיק יֶהְגֶּ֣ה חָכְמָ֑ה וּ֝ לְשֹׁונֹ֗ו...
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 (t) mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment. (t) These three points are required from the faithful, that their talk is godly, that God's law is in their heart,...
This is a charming observation, founded on long experience, from youth to age: never was it known that the Lord forsook his redeemed. But, Reader! without my observing it, surely it will strike you, a...
30_The mouth of the righteous will speak wisdom _As it is customary with hypocrites confidently to draw to their own advantage whatever the Spirit of God declares concerning the just and upright, Davi...
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 MOUTH OF THE RIGHTEOUS SPEAKETH WISDOM,.... Or "meditateth wisdom" a; that is, utters the wisdom he has been meditating upon; see Psalms 69:3; he meditates and speaks of the wisdom of God, which a...
_The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment._ Ver. 30. _The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom_] Having spoken of the privileges of the righteous, he now descr...
_The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom_ And that freely, customarily, and from his heart, as the next verse shows. Having showed, in divers verses, God's singular care over and respect to the rig...
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 mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, for he is continually meditating upon such things as pertain to the highest wisdom, AND HIS TONGUE TALKETH OF JUDGMENT, intent upon the right in every situa...
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...
SPEAKETH; and that freely, and customarily, and from his heart, as the next verse shows. Having showed in divers verses God's singular care over and respect to the righteous, he proceeds to give a cha...
Psalms 37:30 mouth H6310 righteous H6662 speaks H1897 (H8799) wisdom H2451 tongue H3956 talks H1696 (H8762) justice
3). THE REWARD AND WAYS OF THE RIGHTEOUS ARE SURE AND ABIDING (MEM TO PE - PSALMS 37:23). The Psalmist goes on to point out God's care for those who are truly His. All their ways are in His hands, an...
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...
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 37:21 The contented person is free to give generously to the needy (DO GOOD, v. Psalms 37:27). Without such contentment one might be greedy an
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...
Colossians 4:6; Deuteronomy 6:7; Ephesians 4:29; Matthew 12:35;...