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Psalm 37
37:1 By David. Do not fret when wicked men seem to succeed! Do not envy evildoers! 37:2 For they will quickly dry up like grass, and wither away like plants. 37:3 Trust in the Lord and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity! 37:4 Then you will take delight in the Lord, and he will answer your prayers. 37:5 Commit your future to the Lord! Trust in him, and he will act on your behalf. 37:6 He will vindicate you in broad daylight, and publicly defend your just cause. 37:7 Wait patiently for the Lord! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes! 37:8 Do not be angry and frustrated! Do not fret! That only leads to trouble! 37:9 Wicked men will be wiped out, but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land. 37:10 Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone. 37:11 But the oppressed will possess the land and enjoy great prosperity. 37:12 Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them. 37:13 The Lord laughs in disgust at them, for he knows that their day is coming. 37:14 Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly. 37:15 Their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. 37:16 The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men, 37:17 for evil men will lose their power, but the Lord sustains the godly. 37:18 The Lord watches over the innocent day by day and they possess a permanent inheritance. 37:19 They will not be ashamed when hard times come; when famine comes they will have enough to eat. 37:20 But evil men will die; the Lord’s enemies will be incinerated– they will go up in smoke. 37:21 Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous. 37:22 Surely those favored by the Lord will possess the land, but those rejected by him will be wiped out. 37:23 The Lord grants success to the one whose behavior he finds commendable. 37:24 Even if he trips, he will not fall headlong, for the Lord holds his hand. 37:25 I was once young, now I am old. I have never seen a godly man abandoned, or his children forced to search for food. 37:26 All day long he shows compassion and lends to others, and his children are blessed. 37:27 Turn away from evil! Do what is right! Then you will enjoy lasting security. 37:28 For the Lord promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out. 37:29 The godly will possess the land and will dwell in it permanently. 37:30 The godly speak wise words and promote justice. 37:31 The law of their God controls their thinking; their feet do not slip.
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NET Notes: Psa 37:1 Heb “over sinners.” The context indicates that the psalmist has in mind the apparent power and success of sinners. See v. 7b.

NET Notes: Psa 37:2 Heb “like green vegetation.”

NET Notes: Psa 37:3 Heb “tend integrity.” The verb רָעָה (ra’ah, “tend, shepherd”) is probably used here in th...

NET Notes: Psa 37:4 Or “and he will give you what you desire most.” Heb “and he will grant to you the requests of your heart.”

NET Notes: Psa 37:5 Heb “he will act.” Verse 6 explains what is meant; the Lord will vindicate those who trust in him.

NET Notes: Psa 37:6 Heb “and he will bring out like light your vindication, and your just cause like noonday.”

NET Notes: Psa 37:7 Heb “over one who causes his way to be successful.”

NET Notes: Psa 37:8 Heb “Refrain from anger! Abandon rage!”

NET Notes: Psa 37:9 Heb “and those who wait on the Lord, they will possess the land.”

NET Notes: Psa 37:10 Heb “and you will carefully look upon his place, but he will not be [there].” The singular is used here in a representative sense; the typ...

NET Notes: Psa 37:11 Heb “and they will take delight in (see v. 4) abundance of peace.”

NET Notes: Psa 37:12 Heb “and gnashes at him with his teeth” (see Ps 35:16). The language may picture the evil men as wild animals. The active participles in v...

NET Notes: Psa 37:13 Heb “for he sees that his day is coming.” As the following context makes clear (vv. 15, 17, 19-20), “his day” refers to the ti...

NET Notes: Psa 37:14 Heb “the upright in way,” i.e., those who lead godly lives.

NET Notes: Psa 37:15 Heb “enter into.”

NET Notes: Psa 37:16 Heb “Better [is] a little to the godly one than the wealth of many evil ones.” The following verses explain why this is true. Though a god...

NET Notes: Psa 37:17 The active participle here indicates this is characteristically true.

NET Notes: Psa 37:18 Heb “and their inheritance is forever.”

NET Notes: Psa 37:19 Heb “in days of famine they will be satisfied.”

NET Notes: Psa 37:20 Heb “they perish in smoke, they perish.” In addition to repeating the verb for emphasis, the psalmist uses the perfect form of the verb to...

NET Notes: Psa 37:21 Heb “an evil [man] borrows and does not repay; but a godly [man] is gracious and gives.” The singular forms are used in a representative s...

NET Notes: Psa 37:22 Or “cut off”; or “removed” (see v. 9).

NET Notes: Psa 37:23 Heb “from the Lord the steps of a man are established, and in his way he delights.” The second line qualifies the first. The man whose beh...

NET Notes: Psa 37:24 The active participle indicates this is characteristically true. See v. 17.

NET Notes: Psa 37:25 Heb “or his offspring searching for food.” The expression “search for food” also appears in Lam 1:11, where Jerusalem’s ...

NET Notes: Psa 37:26 Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”

NET Notes: Psa 37:27 Heb “and dwell permanently.” The imperative with vav (ו) is best taken here as a result clause after the preceding imperatives.

NET Notes: Psa 37:28 Or “cut off”; or “removed.” The perfect verbal forms in v. 28b state general truths.

NET Notes: Psa 37:30 Heb “The mouth of the godly [one] utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.” The singular form is used in a representative sense; the ...

NET Notes: Psa 37:31 Heb “his.” The pronoun has been translated as plural to agree with the representative or typical “godly” in v. 30.

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