Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
Psalms Chapter 37
Overview
Psa 37:1, David persuades to patience and confidence in God, by the different estate of the godly and the wicked.
(Title), This is the third alphabetical Psalm. It seems to have been intended as an instructive and consoling ode for the captives in Babylon, who might feel themselves severely tempted when they saw those idolaters in prosperity, and themselves in adversity.
Fret: Psa 37:7; Sa1 1:6-8; Pro 19:3, Pro 24:1, Pro 24:19
neither: Psa 73:3; Pro 3:31, Pro 23:17; Gal 5:21; Jam 4:5, Jam 4:6
Psa 37:35, Psa 37:36, Psa 73:17-20, Psa 90:5, Psa 90:6, Psa 92:7, Psa 129:5-7; Job 20:5-9; Jam 1:10, Jam 1:11; Pe1 1:24
Trust: Psa 4:5, Psa 26:1; Isa 1:16-19, Isa 50:10; Jer 17:7, Jer 17:8; Co1 15:57, Co1 15:58; Heb 6:10-12
so shalt: Gen 26:2; Sa1 26:19; Heb 11:13-16
verily: Heb. in truth, or stableness
be fed: Psa 33:19, Psa 34:9, Psa 34:10; Mat 6:31-33; Luk 22:35
Delight: Psa 43:4, Psa 104:34; Job 27:10, Job 34:9; Sol 2:3; Isa 58:14; Pe1 1:8
and: Psa 21:1, Psa 21:2, Psa 145:19; Joh 15:7, Joh 15:16; Jo1 5:14, Jo1 5:15
Commit: Heb. Roll thy way upon, Psa 22:8, Psa 55:22; Pro 16:3 *marg. Mat 6:25; Luk 12:22, Luk 12:29, Luk 12:30; Phi 4:6, Phi 4:7; Pe1 5:7
and: Job 22:28; Ecc 9:1; Lam 3:37; Jam 4:15
he shall: Psa 31:20; Isa 54:17; Mic 7:8, Mic 7:9; Co1 4:5
light: Job 11:17; Mal 3:18; Mat 13:43
Rest in: Heb. Be silent to, Psa 62:1; Jos 10:12; Jon 1:11 *marg.
wait: Psa 27:14, Psa 40:1; Pro 20:22; Isa 8:17, Isa 30:15; Lam 3:25, Lam 3:26; Hab 2:3; Gal 6:9; Heb 10:36, Heb 10:37; Jam 5:7-11
fret: Psa 50:8, Psa 73:3-14; Jer 12:1
the man: Job 21:7-34; Ecc 5:8; Isa 10:13, Isa 10:14; Dan 11:36; Rev 13:3-10
Cease: Job 5:2, Job 18:4; Pro 14:29, Pro 16:32; Eph 4:26, Eph 4:31; Jam 1:19, Jam 1:20, Jam 3:14-18
fret: Psa 31:22, Psa 73:15, Psa 116:11; Sa1 25:21-23; Jer 20:14, Jer 20:15; Jon 4:1, Jon 4:9; Luk 9:54, Luk 9:55
evildoers: Psa 37:35, Psa 37:36, Psa 55:23; Job 20:23-29, Job 27:13, Job 27:14-23
inherit: Psa 37:11, Psa 37:12, Psa 37:29, Psa 25:13; Isa 58:14, Isa 60:21; Heb 11:16; Rev 5:10
the earth: Or, "the land," airetz, probably the land of Judea, given by God himself as an inheritance to their fathers, and their posterity forever, and this verse seems to contain a promise of their return thither.
yet: Psa 73:18-20; Job 24:24; Heb 10:36, Heb 10:37; Pe1 4:7; Rev 6:10, Rev 6:11
wicked: Psa 37:35, Psa 37:36, Psa 49:10, Psa 103:16; Job 7:10, Job 7:21, Job 14:10, Job 20:8, Job 20:9; Luk 12:20, Luk 12:21; Luk 16:27, Luk 16:28
thou: Psa 52:5-7, Psa 58:10, Psa 58:11, Psa 107:42, Psa 107:43; Sa1 25:38, Sa1 25:39; Kg2 9:25, Kg2 9:34-37; Est 7:10, Est 8:1; Isa 14:16-19
the meek: Mat 5:5; Gal 5:22, Gal 5:23; Ti1 6:11; Jam 1:21, Jam 3:13
delight: Psa 36:8, Psa 72:7, Psa 119:165; Isa 26:3, Isa 48:18, Isa 57:18-21; Joh 14:27; Phi 4:7
Psa 37:32; Sa1 18:21, Sa1 23:7-9; Sa2 15:10-12; Est 3:6; Mat 26:4, Mat 26:16
plotteth: or, practiseth, Dan 8:12, Dan 8:24; Mic 2:1
gnasheth: Psa 35:16
his day: Sa1 26:10; Jer 50:27; Eze 21:25, Eze 21:29; Dan 5:26
wicked: Psa 64:2-6; Act 12:2, Act 12:3, Act 12:11, Act 12:23
slay: Sa1 24:11, Sa1 24:17; Pro 29:10, Pro 29:27; Hab 1:13; Mat 23:30-34; Act 7:52; Jo1 3:12
such as: etc. Heb. the upright of way
sword: Psa 7:14, Psa 7:15, Psa 35:8; Sa1 31:4; Sa2 17:23; Est 7:9, Est 7:10; Isa 37:38; Mic 5:6; Mat 27:4, Mat 27:5
bows: Psa 46:9, Psa 76:3-6; Jer 51:56; Hos 1:5, Hos 2:18
Pro 3:33, Pro 13:25, Pro 15:16, Pro 15:17, Pro 16:8, Pro 30:9; Ecc 2:26, Ecc 4:6; Mat 6:11; Ti1 6:6
arms: Psa 10:15; Job 38:15; Eze 30:21-25
Lord: Psa 37:24, Psa 41:12, Psa 51:12, Psa 63:8, Psa 119:116, Psa 119:117, Psa 145:14; Isa 41:10, Isa 42:1; Jde 1:24
knoweth: Psa 1:6, Psa 31:7; Mat 6:32; Ti2 2:19
the days: Psa 37:13, Psa 31:15, Psa 49:5; Deu 33:25; Mat 24:21-24; Ti2 3:1-5, Ti2 4:2-4; Rev 11:3-5
their: Psa 16:11, Psa 21:4, Psa 73:24, Psa 103:17; Isa 60:21; Rom 5:21, Rom 6:23; Pe1 1:4, Pe1 1:5; Jo1 2:25
in the evil: Ecc 9:12; Amo 5:13; Mic 2:3; Eph 5:16
days: Psa 33:19; Job 5:20-22; Pro 10:3; Isa 33:16
But the: Psa 68:2, Psa 92:9; Jdg 5:31; Luk 13:3, Luk 13:5; Pe2 2:12
as the fat of lambs: Heb. preciousness, That is, as the fat was wholly consumed in sacrifices, by the fire on the altar, so the wicked shall consume away in the fire of God's anger. Deu 33:14-16
smoke: Psa 102:3; Gen 19:28; Lev 3:3-11, Lev 3:16; Deu 29:20; Heb 12:29
borroweth: Deu 28:12, Deu 28:43, Deu 28:44; Kg2 4:1-5; Neh 5:1-5; Pro 22:7
righteous: Psa 112:5, Psa 112:9; Deu 15:9-11; Job 31:16-20; Isa 32:8, Isa 58:7-10; Luk 6:30; Act 11:29, Act 20:35; Co2 8:9, Co2 9:6-15; Heb 6:10, Heb 13:16
Blessed: Psa 37:11, Psa 37:18, Psa 32:1, Psa 115:15, Psa 128:1; Pro 3:33
cursed: Psa 119:21; Mat 25:41; Co1 16:22; Gal 3:10, Gal 3:13
cut off: Psa 37:9, Psa 37:28; Zac 5:3, Zac 5:4
steps: Psa 17:5, Psa 85:13, Psa 119:133, Psa 121:3, Psa 121:8; Sa1 2:9; Job 23:11, Job 23:12; Pro 16:9; Jer 10:23
ordered: or, established, Psa 40:2; Pro 4:26
delighteth: Psa 147:10; Pro 11:1, Pro 11:20; Jer 9:24; Heb 13:16
Though: Psa 34:19, Psa 34:20, Psa 40:2, Psa 91:12, Psa 94:18, Psa 145:14; Pro 24:16; Mic 7:7, Mic 7:8; Luk 2:34; Luk 22:31, Luk 22:32, Luk 22:60-62
for: Psa 37:17, Psa 145:14; Joh 10:27-30
I have: Psa 71:9, Psa 71:18; Job 32:6, Job 32:7; Act 21:16; Plm 1:8, Plm 1:9
yet: Psa 37:28, Psa 94:14; Jos 1:5; Sa1 12:22; Isa 13:16; Co2 4:9; Heb 12:5, Heb 12:6; Heb 13:5
nor his seed: Psa 25:13, Psa 59:15, Psa 109:10, Psa 112:2; Gen 17:7; Job 15:23; Pro 13:22; Luk 1:53-55
ever: Heb. all the day
merciful: Psa 37:21, Psa 112:5, Psa 112:9; Deu 15:8-10; Mat 5:7; Luk 6:35-38
Depart: Psa 34:14; Job 28:28; Pro 16:6, Pro 16:17; Isa 1:16, Isa 1:17; Ti2 2:19; Tit 2:11-14
do good: Psa 37:3; Th1 5:15; Tit 3:8, Tit 3:14; Heb 13:16, Heb 13:21; Jo1 2:16, Jo1 2:17
loveth: Psa 11:7, Psa 45:6, Psa 45:7, Psa 99:4; Isa 30:18, Isa 61:8; Jer 9:24
forsaketh: Psa 37:25, Psa 37:40, Psa 92:13-15; Isa 59:21; Jer 32:40, Jer 32:41; Joh 5:24, Joh 6:39, Joh 6:40; Joh 10:28-30, Joh 15:9; Jo1 2:19; Pe1 1:5; Jde 1:1
but: Psa 21:10; Exo 20:5; Job 18:19, Job 27:14; Pro 2:22; Isa 14:20, Isa 14:21
Psa 37:9, Psa 37:11, Psa 37:18, Psa 37:27; Deu 30:20; Pro 2:21; Pe2 3:13; Rev 21:3, Rev 21:4, Rev 21:7
Psa 71:15, Psa 71:24; Deu 6:7-9; Pro 10:21, Pro 10:31, Pro 15:7, Pro 25:11-13, Pro 27:9; Mat 12:35; Eph 4:29; Col 4:6
law: Psa 1:2, Psa 40:3, Psa 40:8, Psa 119:11, Psa 119:98; Deu 6:6, Deu 11:18-20; Pro 4:4; Isa 51:7; Jer 31:33; Heb 8:10
steps: or, goings, Psa 17:5, Psa 40:2, Psa 44:18 *marg. Psa 73:2; Job 23:11; Pro 14:15; Eze 27:6 *marg.
watcheth: Psa 37:12, Psa 10:8-10; Jer 20:10; Luk 6:7, Luk 11:54, Luk 14:1, Luk 19:47, Luk 19:48, Luk 20:20; Act 9:24
will not: Psa 31:7, Psa 31:8, Psa 124:6, Psa 124:7; Sa1 23:26-28; Ti2 4:17; Pe2 2:9
condemn: Psa 109:31; Rom 8:1, Rom 8:33, Rom 8:34
Wait: Kawah, to wait, implies the extension of a right line from one point to another. The first point is the human heart; the line is its intense desire; and the last point is God, to whom the heart extends this straight line of earnest desire. He who, while he waits on God, keeps his way, is sure to have the further blessings of which he is in pursuit. Psa 37:3, Psa 37:7, Psa 37:9, Psa 27:14; Pro 20:22
keep: Job 17:9, Job 23:10-12; Pro 4:25-27, Pro 16:17; Mat 24:13
exalt: Psa 92:10, Psa 112:9; Luk 14:11; Pe1 1:7, Pe1 5:6
when: Psa 52:5, Psa 52:6, Psa 91:8, Psa 92:11
I have: Psa 73:3-11; Est 5:11; Job 5:3, Job 21:7-17; Isa 14:14-19
a green bay tree: or, a green tree that groweth in his own soil, Job 8:13-19; Eze 31:6-10, Eze 31:18; Dan 4:20-33
Psa 37:10; Exo 15:9, Exo 15:10, Exo 15:19; Job 20:5-29; Isa 10:16-19, Isa 10:33, Isa 10:34; Act 12:22, Act 12:23
Job 1:1, Job 42:12-17; Pro 14:32; Isa 32:17, Isa 57:2; Luk 2:25-29; Act 7:59, Act 7:60; Ti2 4:6-8; Pe2 1:14
Psa 1:4-6, Psa 9:17, Psa 52:5; Pro 14:32; Mat 13:30, Mat 13:49, Mat 13:50, Mat 25:46; Th2 1:8, Th2 1:9
salvation: Psa 3:8; Isa 12:2; Jon 2:9; Eph 2:8
strength: Psa 9:9, Psa 46:1, Psa 91:15; Isa 33:2; Col 1:11; Ti2 4:17
the Lord: Isa 31:5, Isa 46:4; Dan 3:17, Dan 3:28, Dan 6:23