Psalms 37:29

: and he delighteth in his way. 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand. 25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. 26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. 27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore. 28 For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. 29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. 30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment. 31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. 32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. 33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged. These verses are much to the same purport with the foregoing verses of this psalm, for it is a subject worthy to be dwelt upon. Observe here, I. What is required of us as the way to our happiness, which we may learn both from the characters here laid down and from the directions here given. If we would be blessed of God, 1. We must make conscience of giving every body his own; for the wicked borrows and pays not again, v. 21. It is the first thing which the Lord our God requires of us, that we do justly, and render to all their due. It is not only a shameful paltry thing, but a sinful wicked thing, not to repay what we have borrowed

37:21-33 The Lord our God requires that we do justly, and render to all their due. It is a great sin for those that are able, to deny the payment of just debts; it is a great misery not to be able to pay them. He that is truly merciful, will be ever merciful. We must leave our sins; learn to do well, and cleave to it. This is true religion. The blessing of God is the spring, sweetness, and security of all earthly enjoyments. And if we are sure of this, we are sure not to want any thing good for us in this world. By his grace and Holy Spirit, he directs the thoughts, affections, and designs of good men. By his providence he overrules events, so as to make their way plain. He does not always show them his way for a distance, but leads them step by step, as children are led. God will keep them from being ruined by their falls, either into sin or into trouble, though such as fall into sin will be sorely hurt. Few, if any, have known the consistent believer, or his children, reduced to abject, friendless want. God forsakes not his saints in affliction; and in heaven only the righteous shall dwell for ever; that will be their everlasting habitation. A good man may fall into the hands of a messenger of Satan, and be sorely buffeted, but God will not leave him in his enemy's hands.

Verse 29. - The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for over (comp. vers. 3, 9, 11, 18, 22, 28, 34; and Proverbs 2:21 ). Bishop Butler sagaciously remarks that this is the natural tendency of things, if sufficient time be given, and accidental hindrances removed ('Analogy,' pt. 1. ch. 4.). Psalm 37:29

The division of the verse is wrong; for the ס strophe, without any doubt, closes with חסדיו, and the ע eht dna strophe begins with לעולם, so that, according to the text which we possess, the ע of this word is the acrostic letter. The lxx, however, after εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα φυλαχθήσονται has another line, which suggests another commencement for the ע strophe, and runs in Cod. Vat., incorrectly, ἄμωμοι ἐκδικήσονται, in Cod. Alex., correctly, ἄνομοι δὲ ἐκδιωχθήσονται (Symmachus, ἄνομοι ἐξαρθήσονται). By ἄνομος the lxx translates עריץ in Isaiah 29:20 ; by ἄνομα, עולה in Job 27:4 ; and by ἐκδιώκειν, הצמית, the synonym of השׁמיד, in Psalm 101:5 ; so that consequently this line, as even Venema and Schleusner have discerned, was עוּלים נשׁמדוּ. It will at once be seen that this is only another reading for לעולם נשׁמרו; and, since it stands side by side with the latter, that it is an ancient attempt to produce a correct beginning for the ע strophe, which has been transplanted from the lxx into the text. It is, however, questionable whether this reparation is really a restoration of the original words (Hupfeld, Hitzig); since עוּל (עויל) is not a word found in the Psalms (for which reason Bצttcher's conjecture of עשׁי עולה more readily commends itself, although it is critically less probable), and לעולם נשׁמרו forms a continuation that is more naturally brought about by the context and perfectly logical.

[Bible] 36:23. With the Lord shall the steps of a man be directed, and he shall like well his way. 36:24. When he shall fall he shall not be bruised, for the Lord putteth his hand under him. 36:25. I have been young and now am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread. 36:26. He sheweth mercy, and lendeth all the day long; and his seed shall be in blessing. 36:27. Decline from evil and do good, and dwell for ever and ever. 36:28. For the Lord loveth judgment, and will not forsake his saints: they shall be preserved for ever. The unjust shall be punished, and the seed of the wicked shall perish. 36:29. But the just shall inherit the land, and shall dwell therein for evermore. 36:30. The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom: and his tongue shall speak judgment. 36:31. The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be supplanted. 36:32. The wicked watcheth the just man, and seeketh to put him to death, 36:33. But the Lord will not leave him in his hands; nor condemn him when he shall be judged. 36:34. Expect the Lord and keep his way: and he will exalt thee to inherit the land: when the sinners shall perish thou shalt see. 36:35. I have seen the wicked highly exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Libanus. 36:36. And I passed by, and lo, he was not: and I sought him and his place was not found. 36:37. Keep innocence, and behold justice: for there are remnants for the peaceable man. 36:38. But the unjust shall be destroyed together: the remnants of the wicked shall perish. 36:39. But the salvation of the just is from the Lord, and he is their protector in the time of trouble. 36:40. And the Lord will help them and deliver them: and he will rescue them from the wicked, and save them because they have hoped in him. Psalms Chapter 37 Domine, ne in furore. A prayer of a penitent for the remission of his sins. The third penitential psalm. 37:1. A psalm for David, for a remembrance of the sabbath.

Psalms 37:27 Having therefore these glorious promises and privileges, let no man do any evil or unjust thing to enrich or secure himself, nor abstain from pious and charitable actions for fear of undoing himself by them; but let every man live in the conscionable discharge of all his duties to God and men, committing himself and all his affairs to God’s fatherly care and providence, and confidently expecting his blessing thereupon. ## Dwell, i.e. thou shalt dwell , as before, Psa_37:3, to wit, in the land, as is expressed, Psa_37:3, and afterwards in heaven. ## For evermore; either properly; or for a long time, of which that word is oft used. ## Psalms 37:28 Judgment, i.e. just judgment, or righteousness, as that word is oft taken, as hath been showed again and again; either, 1. In himself, i.e. he loveth to execute judgment upon the wicked, and for the righteous; which he doth in the manner expressed in this Psalm. Or, 2. In the righteous themselves, whose justice, and piety, and charity he sees and loves, and will reward it. ## His saints; or, his favourites ; or, they to whom he hath a good will ; or, his bountiful ones , who exercise benignity and charity to others. Psalms 37:29 Inherit the land: See Poole "Psa

[Hymns] 9 For those that evil doers are shall be cut off and fall: But those that wait upon the Lord the earth inherit shall. 10 For yet a little while, and then the wicked shall not be; His place thou shalt consider well, but it thou shalt not see. 11 But by inheritance the earth the meek ones shall possess: They also shall delight themselves in an abundant peace. 12 The wicked plots against the just, and at him whets his teeth: 13 The Lord shall laugh at him, because his day he coming seeth. 14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and bent their bow, to slay The poor and needy, and to kill men of an upright way. 15 But their own sword, which they have drawn, shall enter their own heart: Their bows which they have bent shall break, and into pieces part. 16 A little that a just man hath is more and better far Than is the wealth of many such as lewd and wicked are. 17 For sinners' arms shall broken be; but God the just sustains. 18 God knows the just man's days, and still their heritage remains. 19 They shall not be asham'd when they the evil time do see; And when the days of famine are, they satisfy'd shall be. 20 But wicked men, and foes of God, as fat of lambs, decay; They shall consume, yea, into smoke they shall consume away. 21 The wicked borrows, but the same again he doth not pay; Whereas the righteous mercy shews, and gives his own away. 22 For such as blessed be of him the earth inherit shall; And they that cursed are of him shall be destroyed all.