Psalm 37:4-5

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 37:4

Psalms 37:4 There is no bodily pain equal to the pain of the heart. Bodily pains call for sympathy, but the sufferings of the heart are hidden; none know of them; none may know of them; they are a concealed, consuming fire, unsuspected by all around. I. I suppose there are many now past the middle age to whom the fact that the chapter of life is closing, that the romance of life is concluding, causes many an ache. Without resurrection of the dead, new heavens and a new earth, God, and Christ,... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 37:4-7

Psalms 37:4-7 "I have been young, and now am old," says the writer of this Psalm. Its whole tone speaks the ripened wisdom and autumnal calm of age. The dim eyes have seen and survived so much, that it seems scarcely worth while to be agitated about what ceases so soon. The clauses of the text contain the elements which secure peace even in storms and troubles. If we consider them carefully, we shall see that there is a well-marked progress in them. I. Here is the secret of tranquillity in... 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

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 37:5

Psalms 37:5Commit thy way unto the Lord. Commit thy wayWhat more appropriate motto can we select for a new year? Counsel such as this is in itself a kind of revelation. It reveals us to ourselves! Is our way such that we can commit it to the Lord? Now, such committing of our way to God means--I. Meditation before prayer. “Meditation,” says St. Ambrose, “is the eye wherewith we see God, and prayer is the wing wherewith we flee to Him.” Prayer is not an accidental expression that comes suddenly... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 37:4

Psa 37:4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Ver. 4. Delight thyself also in the Lord ] While others delight in riches and pleasures; as if there were no other happiness but to have and to hold, no sport unless men may have the devil their playfellow. The like counsel hereunto giveth St Paul to his son Timothy, 1 Timothy 6:12 ; while others lay hold as with tooth and nail on riches, &c., lay thou hold on eternal life; make God thy portion,... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 37:5

Psa 37:5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass. Ver. 5. Commit thy way unto the Lord ] Heb. Roll thy way, &c. That is, depend wholly upon him for direction and success in all thine undertakings and affairs; easing thy mind to him by prayer, and casting thyself by faith upon his care and conduct: "Cast thy burden upon the Lord," saith David elsewhere, Volve, i.e. omnem necessitatem in eum exoneres (Kimchi). Trust also in him ] Things are... read more

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