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Verse Psalms 37:10. _FOR YET A LITTLE WHILE, AND THE WICKED_ SHALL
_NOT_ BE] A prediction of the destruction of Babylon. This empire was
now in its splendour; and the captives lived to see it totally...
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FOR YET A LITTLE WHILE, AND THE WICKED SHALL NOT BE - The thee will
soon come when they shall pass away. The language “shall not be”
cannot mean that they will cease to exist altogether, for the
conne...
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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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WICKED. lawless (plural) Hebrew. _rasha'._ App-44....
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Warnings and counsels for times of temptation....
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Cp. Psalms 37:36: Isaiah 29:20.
_his place_ His abode. Cp. Job 7:10; Job 8:18; Job 20:9
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Stanza of _Vâv;_expanding the preceding verse....
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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 YET A LITTLE WHILE, AND THE WICKED SHALL NOT BE: YEA, THOU SHALT
DILIGENTLY CONSIDER HIS PLACE, AND IT SHALL NOT BE._
For yet ... (shall) not (be): yea, thou ... and it (shall) not (be) -
the pl...
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37:10 he (k-17) Or 'it.'...
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IT _shall_ NOT _HE_] RV 'he shall not be.'...
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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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FOR YET A LITTLE... — Better,
For yet a little while, and the wicked is not;
Thou lookest at his place, and he is not;
_i.e.,_ he has dropped out of his place in society, his tribe knows
him no more...
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וְ עֹ֣וד מְ֭עַט וְ אֵ֣ין רָשָׁ֑ע וְ
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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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_Desire, to be restored to thy favour. (Worthington) --- Thou alone
canst heal me. (Calmet)_...
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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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10_Yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be. _This is a
confirmation of the preceding verse. It might well have been objected,
that the actual state of things in the world is very different fro...
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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 YET A LITTLE WHILE, AND THE WICKED [SHALL] NOT [BE],.... Not that
they shall be annihilated or reduced to nothing, because nonentities
have no place nor being any where; when they die they shall l...
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For yet a little while, and the wicked [shall] not [be]: yea, thou
shalt diligently consider his place, and it [shall] not [be].
Ver. 10. _For yet a little while and the wicked, &c._] _Tantillum,
tan...
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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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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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For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be, wiped out by the
avenging hand of God; YEA, THOU SHALT DILIGENTLY CONSIDER HIS PLACE,
wondering why it was so suddenly empty, AND IT SHALL NOT BE,...
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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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Their time and prosperity is very short, and therefore no matter of
envy. SHALL NOT BE, to wit, in the land of the living. He shall be
dead and gone, as this phrase is commonly taken. DILIGENTLY CONSI...
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Psalms 37:10 while H4592 wicked H7563 carefully H995 (H8712) place
H4725
yet - Psalms 73:18-20;...
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W ‘For yet a little while, and the wicked will not be,
Yes, you will diligently consider his place, and he will not be.
But the meek will inherit the land,
And will delight themselves in the abunda...
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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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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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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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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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_For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt
diligently consider his place, and it shall not be._
But the meek shall inherit the earth.
THE CHARACTER AND BLESSEDNESS OF THE...
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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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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 Peter 4:7; 1 Samuel 25:38; 1 Samuel 25:39; 2 Kings 9:25; 2 Kings 9
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Not be — He shall be dead and gone. Diligently — Industriously
seeking him. His place — His place and estate, and glory....