psalm-37:3

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 37:3-9

Psalms 37:3-9 God is building up a kingdom that is invisible a kingdom of holy thoughts, of pure feelings, of faith, of hope, of righteousness. God's kingdom is advancing surely, though it advances slowly, and though it is invisible to us. Here then is the foundation of our faith, our hope, our patient waiting. We are to rest on the fact that God is carrying on a work in this world; that He never forgets that work; that He never lets it lag or linger; that it is ever going forward, though we... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Psalms 37:3-6

DISCOURSE: 564CONFIDENCE IN GOD RECOMMENDEDPsalms 37:3-6. Trust in the Lord, and do good: so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him, and he shall bring it to pass: and he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noon-day.IT might be supposed that God, the righteous Governor of the universe, would in this world... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 37:1-40

Psalms 37:1-40 Psalms 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 Psalms 37:7 he also says, "Fret not thyself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devises to pass." In verse Psalms 37:8 , "Fret not thyself in any wise to do evil."Now a common characteristic of our lives is that of fretfulness. How easy it... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 37:1-40

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 of the poor: the triumphing of the wicked is short. The peerage shall soon be extinct, and the mansion come to the hammer. Psalms 37:3 . Dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Hebrews Dwell in the land, and feed on the truth. Then the Lord will be to thee a satisfying portion,... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 37:1-12

Psalms 37:1-12Fret not thyself because of evil-doers.Fret notThere 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 spirit. I grant you these feelings will come to us, but we are not obliged to welcome them. Luther quaintly said that, whereas we cannot prevent the birds from hovering over and flying round about our heads, we can prevent them from building their nests in our hair. The Lord will net hold... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 37:3-8

Psalms 37:3-8Trust in the Lord and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. The Remedy for Hard TimesThat is good, sound advice; no metaphysics in that: it is good common sense, even if it be three thousand years old. To-day is a time of a good deal of trouble in the world and all over the world. The troubles are political, commercial, social. Everywhere is distress and misery, and chiefly upon the heads of men that least can bear it. Now, what has our religion to... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 37:3

Psa 37:3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Ver. 3. Trust in the Lord, and do good ] These and the following are excellent means and medicines against the fret. True faith will trust in God where it cannot trace him; it will also work by love, and by doing good approve itself to be right; as it appeared by the fruits that it was a good land; and as it appeared by the coats that Dorcas was a good woman. So shalt thou dwell in the... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 37:3

Trust: Psalms 4:5, Psalms 26:1, Isaiah 1:16-Psalms :, Isaiah 50:10, Jeremiah 17:7, Jeremiah 17:8, 1 Corinthians 15:57, 1 Corinthians 15:58, Hebrews 6:10-2 Kings : so shalt: Genesis 26:2, 1 Samuel 26:19, Hebrews 11:13-Nehemiah : verily: Heb. in truth, or stableness be fed: Psalms 33:19, Psalms 34:9, Psalms 34:10, Matthew 6:31-Micah :, Luke 22:35 Reciprocal: Genesis 39:22 - committed Genesis 39:23 - because Genesis 47:15 - Give us bread Genesis 48:15 - fed me Exodus 1:21 - made them... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 37:3

3. Trust Opposed to “fret,” Psalms 37:1. Do good The wickedness of men, and the apparently deranged state of things, should not lessen or discourage good works. Shalt thou dwell in the land And so the virtuous and useful lives of God’s saints in all ages have been their chief protection against wicked rulers and oppressive laws. Proverbs 16:7; 1 Peter 3:13-16. Verily thou shalt be fed Literally, and feed, or, subsist in faithfulness. The idea is, that they should live in the land... read more