Psalm 37

Psalm 37

Of David.

1 ^[a] Do not fret because of evil men
or be envious of those who do wrong;

2 for like the grass they will soon wither,
like green plants they will soon die away.

3 Trust in the LORD and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

4 Delight yourself in the LORD
and he will give you the desires of your heart.

5 Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him and he will do this:

6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,
the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.

7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when men succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.

8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;
do not fret—it leads only to evil.

9 For evil men will be cut off,
but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

10 A little while, and the wicked will be no more;
though you look for them, they will not be found.

11 But the meek will inherit the land
and enjoy great peace.

12 The wicked plot against the righteous
and gnash their teeth at them;

13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
for he knows their day is coming.

14 The wicked draw the sword
and bend the bow
to bring down the poor and needy,
to slay those whose ways are upright.

15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts,
and their bows will be broken.

16 Better the little that the righteous have
than the wealth of many wicked;

17 for the power of the wicked will be broken,
but the LORD upholds the righteous.

18 The days of the blameless are known to the LORD,
and their inheritance will endure forever.

19 In times of disaster they will not wither;
in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.

20 But the wicked will perish:
The LORD's enemies will be like the beauty of the fields,
they will vanish—vanish like smoke.

21 The wicked borrow and do not repay,
but the righteous give generously;

22 those the LORD blesses will inherit the land,
but those he curses will be cut off.

23 If the LORD delights in a man's way,
he makes his steps firm;

24 though he stumble, he will not fall,
for the LORD upholds him with his hand.

25 I was young and now I am old,
yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken
or their children begging bread.

26 They are always generous and lend freely;
their children will be blessed.

27 Turn from evil and do good;
then you will dwell in the land forever.

28 For the LORD loves the just
and will not forsake his faithful ones.
They will be protected forever,
but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off;

29 the righteous will inherit the land
and dwell in it forever.

30 The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom,
and his tongue speaks what is just.

31 The law of his God is in his heart;
his feet do not slip.

32 The wicked lie in wait for the righteous,
seeking their very lives;

33 but the LORD will not leave them in their power
or let them be condemned when brought to trial.

34 Wait for the LORD
and keep his way.
He will exalt you to inherit the land;
when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

35 I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
flourishing like a green tree in its native soil,

36 but he soon passed away and was no more;
though I looked for him, he could not be found.

37 Consider the blameless, observe the upright;
there is a future ^[b] for the man of peace.

38 But all sinners will be destroyed;
the future ^[c] of the wicked will be cut off.

39 The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD;
he is their stronghold in time of trouble.

40 The LORD helps them and delivers them;
he delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
because they take refuge in him

Jacq: Trust, Delight, Commit and Being Still. These are the words that I catch, from vs4-7. Matt6: 33 Seek Ye first.. I sense the Lord really speaking to me about delighting in Him. Delighting in His comfort, his promises, His refuge even.. and His presence in my life, and He will take care of the rest.. cos He is taking care of me.. Wait and Keep the ways of the Lord, God is faithful, and everything else, is under His care. When you seem to look at life of everyone around and say that its not fair, when you feel that your hard work is not recognised, do not worry. God has something even bigger and better in store, especially for you! Lord, I claim your promises! Amen x 10000000!

Chin Ling: Staying in the ways of the Lord is most important above all. And, I pray that I'll continually stay in the Lord and seek his way, walk in his ways, not my own. Let me glorify his name as I walk in his ways, I may 1) enjoy safe pasture 2) gain the desires of my hearts 3) shine like the dawn and the justice of my cause like the noonday don, 4) inherit the land, 5)enjoy great peace, 6) gain inheritance that endures forever 7) enjoy plenty 8) have firm steps 9) see my children blessed 10) protected forever 11) not slip 12) be delivered. Retracing the gifts of the giver affirms me to want to continue to walk in his ways, help me look in hope to the giver instead of being tempted in my own ways. Thank you, Jesus. You're the greatest gift of all.

Aileen: Wa.. this is a classic case of.. are you talking to me lord? wah.. maybe the lord knows i'm seeking greener pasture. haha.. i think vs 6 and 7 speaks to me a lot.. justice and waiting for the lord

Crow: To me, this psalm is really about trusting the Lord.. even when circumstances do not seem just, to trust and wait upon Him... and choose to delight myself in the Lord.... i like verse 23 and 24.. " If the LORD delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm; though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand." haha, find so much truth and joy in this verse! :)

Pam: Alamak... i thot I post it up lo.... oh well... Aniwae I realised that thoughtout today's Psalm... the word "dwell" kept popping up and yes indeed I want to dwell in the Lord n not on the physical things/emotional feelings...!

Dellia: This psalm really spoke to me. 3 key phases: Trust in the Lord, Take Delight in Him & Commit all my plans to Him! I can rest assure cos He will never let me fall even if I stumble and He watches over my every step. So though I have a very eventful day today (with dennis falling sick and etc), the 3 key phases really reminds me that though I have so many more things that are in urgent need to do, I need to trust in Him, take delight in Him and just commit all things to Him!

Huijuan: This is like an answered prayer from God. Cos this whole week i've been thinking, God as christians, what do we differ from non christians or those who have backslided?? Cos i see that the people mentioned in the latter part are also blessed. So what's the difference? The answer is our blessing is eternal in the Lord while theirs is shortlived and temporary. Although we might see them super blessed, but God says wait and see. So i asked what does wait and see meant?? Cos if we are faithful in the Lord, our children and our next generation will also be blessed! (see vs 25). But as for the rest, the Lord never say that they sure will be blessed! So my friends, u might not see the purpose of all that u going thru, but the Lord says He will never let the righteous fall. Praise be to God!