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FOR EVIL-DOERS SHALL BE CUT OFF - See Psalms 37:2. This will be the
termination of their course. They shall not ultimately prosper. God
will order all things in equity, and though such men now seem to...
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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:...
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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...
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BE CUT OFF: i.e. die. Used of Messiah (Daniel 9:26), whose
resurrection was sure. (Psalms 16, &c).
THE EARTH. the land, as in Psalms 37:3; Psalms 37
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Warnings and counsels for times of temptation....
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_the earth_ Rather, as in Psalms 37:3, the land; and so in Psalms
37:11; Psalms 37:22; Psalms 37:29;...
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Stanza of _Hê_. The warning of Psalms 37:1 repeated and emphasised....
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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...
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_FOR EVILDOERS SHALL BE CUT OFF: BUT THOSE THAT WAIT UPON THE LORD,
THEY SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH._
For evil-doers shall be cut off - therefore beware lest by anger and
revenge thou takest thy portion...
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37:9 land. (i-17) Or 'the earth;' and so in vers. 11,22,29,34. see
Psalms 25:13 and Note, Matthew 5:5 ....
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THE EARTH] RV 'the land' of Canaan. So in Psalms 37:11; Psalms 37:22....
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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...
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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...
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כִּֽי ־מְ֭רֵעִים יִכָּרֵת֑וּן וְ
קֹוֵ֥י יְ֝הוָ֗ה...
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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...
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A SURE CURE FOR FRETTING
Psalms 37:1
This is an acrostic psalm, grappling with the problem of the
inequality of human life and the apparent failure of God to reward His
servants and punish His enemie...
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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...
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_Heart. I give vent to my inward grief by loud lamentations._...
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Jesus is the rest wherewith the Lord will cause the weary to rest; and
he that believeth in him will not (for he need not) make haste. Isaiah
28:12. There is a great beauty in the thought of the trans...
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9._For the wicked shall be cut off. _It is not without cause that he
repeatedly inculcates the same thing, namely, that the happiness and
prosperity which the ungodly enjoy is only a mask or phantom;...
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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...
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FOR EVILDOERS SHALL BE CUT OFF,.... Though they flourish for a while,
they shall be cut down like the grass or flower of the field, or they
shall be cut off as branches from a flourishing tree; they s...
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For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD,
they shall inherit the earth.
Ver. 9. _For evildoers shall be cut off_] Yea, they shall soon be cut
off, Psalms 37:10, and so shall...
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_For evil-doers shall be cut off_ Namely, from the earth, as appears
by comparing this with the next clause, and with Psalms 34:16. Their
end shall certainly be most miserable. _But those that wait, &...
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For evil-doers shall be cut off, this result being certain without the
sinful anger of the believer; BUT THOSE THAT WAIT UPON THE LORD,
steadfastly placing their trust in Him, THEY SHALL INHERIT THE E...
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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...
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7-20 Let us be satisfied that God will make all to work for good to
us. Let us not discompose ourselves at what we see in this world. A
fretful, discontented spirit is open to many temptations. For,...
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SHALL BE CUT OFF, to wit, from the earth, by comparing this with the
next clause, and with PSALMS 34:16. Their end shall certainly be most
miserable. SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH, according to God's promis...
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Psalms 37:9 evildoers H7489 (H8688) off H3772 (H8735) wait H6960
(H8802) LORD H3068 inherit H3423 ...
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1). THE WISE THING TO DO IS NOT TO FRET WHEN THE WICKED APPEAR TO
PROSPER, BUT RATHER TO TRUST AND REST IN YHWH (ALEPH TO WAW - PSALMS
37:1) .
Those who are wise will not allow fretting or anger to po...
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Psalms 37:3
God is building up a kingdom that is invisible a kingdom of holy
thoughts, of pure feelings, of faith, of hope, of righteousness. God's
kingdom is advancing surely, though it advances slow...
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Psalms 37:1. _Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou
envious against the workers of iniquity._
A common temptation. Many of God's saints have suffered from it. Learn
from their exper...
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Let us read tonight part of the thirty-seventh Psalm. David here first
of all dissuades himself and us from falling into a very common evil,
that of envying the wicked because of their prosperity, and...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him: fret not thyself._
THE GOOD MAN IN TROUBLE
Note the man contemplated. He is a man of real piety, and he is
contrasted with the wicked. The wicked are sp...
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_Fret not thyself because of evil-doers._
FRET NOT
There are many who suppose that it is well-nigh impossible to pass the
time of our sojourning here without some degree of anxiety and
depression of...
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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
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 37:9 The contrast between the two outcomes,
those who SHALL BE CUT OFF and those who SHALL INHERIT THE LAND,
recurs throughout the psalm (vv....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Hebrews 11:16; Isaiah 58:14; Isaiah 60:21; Job 20:23; Job 27:13;...
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The earth — This for the most part was literally fulfilled in that
state of the church....
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PSALM 37:9; PSALMS 37:34 — When the wicked are cut off, are they
annihilated?
PROBLEM: The psalmist affirms that “evildoers shall be cut off.”
Elsewhere (Psalms 73:27; Proverbs 21:28), it says they wi...