Rachel Workman: 1 Don’t worry about the wicked
or envy those who do wrong.
2 For like grass, they soon fade away.
Like spring flowers, they soon wither.
3 Trust in the Lord and do good.
Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.
4 Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you your heart’s desires.
or envy those who do wrong.
2 For like grass, they soon fade away.
Like spring flowers, they soon wither.
3 Trust in the Lord and do good.
Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.
4 Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you your heart’s desires.
You're hearts desires. I suppose this is where
you'll need to evaluate what your heart's desires are. David is not speaking
about material things here but what our heart is designed to desire. Which is
what God freely gives us. Love, peace and joy.
5 Commit everything you do to the Lord.
Trust him, and he will help you.
6 He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn,
and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.
So if you want to stand out from the crowd
here is your chance. We often strive for acceptance, honor and nobility. But
often we strive in the wrong ways. Commitment and trust, two things we lack in
today's society. We will never fail or be disgraced when we are commit to
trusting the Lord. We will shine like the noonday sun in other words we will
stand out.
7 Be still in the presence of the Lord,
and wait patiently for him to act.
Don’t worry about evil people who prosper
or fret about their wicked schemes.
I actually find these to be hard verses.
Perhaps I need to evaluate my heart.
8 Stop being angry!
Turn from your rage!
Do not lose your temper—
it only leads to harm. Yep. Been there done that.
9 For the wicked will be destroyed,
but those who trust in the Lord will possess the land.
10 Soon the wicked will disappear.
Though you look for them, they will be gone.
11 The lowly will possess the land
and will live in peace and prosperity.
12 The wicked plot against the godly;
they snarl at them in defiance.
13 But the Lord just laughs,
for he sees their day of judgment coming.
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John
Burnett: 37 Do
not fret because of evildoers,
Be not envious toward wrongdoers. Those people who do wrong and prosper will lose more and the pain of losing the possessions they love will only increase as their possessions increase.
2 For they will wither quickly like the grass
And fade like the green herb.
3 Trust in the Lord and do good;
Dwell in the land and [a]cultivate faithfulness.
4 Delight yourself in the Lord;
And He will give you the desires of your heart. Peace and joy, not new toys.
5 Commit your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him, and He will do it.
6 He will bring forth your righteousness as the light
And your judgment as the noonday.
Be not envious toward wrongdoers. Those people who do wrong and prosper will lose more and the pain of losing the possessions they love will only increase as their possessions increase.
2 For they will wither quickly like the grass
And fade like the green herb.
3 Trust in the Lord and do good;
Dwell in the land and [a]cultivate faithfulness.
4 Delight yourself in the Lord;
And He will give you the desires of your heart. Peace and joy, not new toys.
5 Commit your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him, and He will do it.
6 He will bring forth your righteousness as the light
And your judgment as the noonday.
7 [b]Rest in the Lord and wait [c]patiently
for Him;
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.
8 Cease from anger and forsake wrath;
Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing.
9 For evildoers will be cut off,
But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land. These verses brought me comfort and encouragement to be better than those who were doing evil against me. I wasn’t going to return evil for evil but I wanted revenge and these verses reminded me that vengeance belongs to the LORD.
10 Yet a little while and the wicked man will be no more;
And you will look carefully for his place and he will not be there.
11 But the humble will inherit the land
And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity. I love prophesy and this little snippet makes my heart sing. I look forward to Christ’s return like a kid waits for Santa on Christmas eve.
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.
8 Cease from anger and forsake wrath;
Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing.
9 For evildoers will be cut off,
But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land. These verses brought me comfort and encouragement to be better than those who were doing evil against me. I wasn’t going to return evil for evil but I wanted revenge and these verses reminded me that vengeance belongs to the LORD.
10 Yet a little while and the wicked man will be no more;
And you will look carefully for his place and he will not be there.
11 But the humble will inherit the land
And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity. I love prophesy and this little snippet makes my heart sing. I look forward to Christ’s return like a kid waits for Santa on Christmas eve.
12 The wicked plots against the righteous
And gnashes at him with his teeth.
13 The Lord laughs at him,
For He sees his day is coming.
And gnashes at him with his teeth.
13 The Lord laughs at him,
For He sees his day is coming.
This passage is one of the
most comforting passages in the Bible and helped me through a very tough time
in my career 6 years ago. There is a movie called “Flywheel” that uses
this passage as foundation for the storyline and it was during this movie that
I heard this passage for the first time. Psalms 37 calls for us to not worry
when people do evil against us because they will be cut off. It also
calls for us to cease from anger and forsake wrath which was the hardest thing
for me to do. When verse 12 is happening, so is verse 13 and there is
nothing we can do that compares. He takes care of His own because we were
bought for the ultimate price.
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