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Verse Psalms 37:15. _THEIR SWORD SHALL ENTER INTO THEIR OWN HEART_]
All their execrations and maledictions shall fall upon themselves, and
their power to do mischief shall be _broken_....
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THEIR SWORD SHALL ENTER INTO THEIR OWN HEART - Their purposes will
recoil on themselves; or they will themselves suffer what they had
devised for others. See the same sentiment expressed in Psalms 7:1...
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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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Disappointment and destruction are the destiny of the wicked....
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Stanza of _Cheth_. The machinations of the wicked recoil upon
themselves. Cp. Psalms 7:15 ff.; Psalms 9:15 ff....
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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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_THE WICKED HAVE DRAWN OUT THE SWORD, AND HAVE BENT THEIR BOW, TO CAST
DOWN THE POOR AND NEEDY, AND TO SLAY SUCH AS BE OF UPRIGHT
CONVERSATION._
The wicked ... sword ... Their sword ... heart - (Psal...
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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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THEIR SWORD. — The _lex talionis._ (Comp. Psalms 7:15.)...
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חַ֭רְבָּם תָּבֹ֣וא בְ לִבָּ֑ם וְ֝
קַשְּׁתֹותָ֗ם...
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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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What an awful day of God will this be. Reader! if you look into the
world, and behold the proud man's scorn, and the poor man's oppressed
circumstances, recollect what is here said: The day is coming....
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In the 15th verse, David is not speaking of the laughter of God, but
is denouncing vengeance against the ungodly, just as we have already
seen in the second psalm, at the fourth verse, that although G...
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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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Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be
broken.
Ver. 15. _Their sword shall enter into their own heart_] As did
Saul's, and his armourbearer's, 1Sa 31:4-5 see Psalms 7:1...
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_The wicked have drawn out the sword_, &c. They are furnished with all
sorts of arms, and are ready to give the deadly blow. _To slay such as
be of upright conversation_ Those against whom they have n...
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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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Their sword, by the dispensation of God, through His avenging power,
SHALL ENTER INTO THEIR OWN HEART, AND THEIR BOWS SHALL BE BROKEN....
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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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God will not only defend the upright from their mischievous designs,
but will make them to fall upon their own heads....
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Psalms 37:15 sword H2719 enter H935 (H8799) heart H3820 bows H7198
broken H7665 (H8735)
sword -...
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2). THE TRIUMPHS OF THE UNRIGHTEOUS ARE TEMPORARY, AND FOR THEM
RETRIBUTION WILL COME, WHILE THE RIGHTEOUS HAVE AN ETERNAL INHERITANCE
TO BE ENJOYED BOTH NOW AND IN THE FUTURE (ZAYIN TO LAMED - PSALMS...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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_The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his
teeth._
THE PLOTTINGS OF THE WICKED AGAINST THE GOOD
That the wicked plot against the just is matter of history, and of
everyday...
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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 37:12 The WICKED person may hatch all manner of
schemes AGAINST THE RIGHTEOUS person (v. Psalms 37:12), but
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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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1 Samuel 31:4; 2 Samuel 17:23; Esther 7:10; Esther 7:9; Hosea 1:5;...