# Psalm 37 📖 [[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[Psalm Overview]] | [[Psalm 36]] | [[Psalm 38]] > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]] [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts]] [[#🔗 Related Passages]] [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) (The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005) **Author**: David **Title**: Instruction in Wisdom [[#Verse 01.]] Do not be agitated by evildoers; do not envy those who do wrong. [[#Verse 02.]] For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender green plants. [[#Verse 03.]] Trust in the Lord and do what is good; dwell in the land and live securely. [[#Verse 04.]] Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires. [[#Verse 05.]] Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act, [[#Verse 06.]] making your righteousness shine like the dawn, your justice like the noonday. [[#Verse 07.]] Be silent before the Lord and wait expectantly for him; do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way, by the person who carries out evil plans. [[#Verse 08.]] Refrain from anger and give up your rage; do not be agitated—it can only bring harm. [[#Verse 09.]] For evildoers will be destroyed, but those who put their hope in the Lord will inherit the land. [[#Verse 10.]] A little while, and the wicked person will be no more; though you look for him, he will not be there. [[#Verse 11.]] But the humble will inherit the land and will enjoy abundant prosperity. [[#Verse 12.]] The wicked person schemes against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him. [[#Verse 13.]] The Lord laughs at him because he sees that his day is coming. [[#Verse 14.]] The wicked have drawn the sword and strung the bow to bring down the poor and needy and to slaughter those whose way is upright. [[#Verse 15.]] Their swords will enter their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. [[#Verse 16.]] The little that the righteous person has is better than the abundance of many wicked people. [[#Verse 17.]] For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord supports the righteous. [[#Verse 18.]] The Lord watches over the blameless all their days, and their inheritance will last forever. [[#Verse 19.]] They will not be disgraced in times of adversity; they will be satisfied in days of hunger. [[#Verse 20.]] But the wicked will perish; the Lord’s enemies, like the glory of the pastures, will fade away— they will fade away like smoke. [[#Verse 21.]] The wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the righteous one is gracious and giving. [[#Verse 22.]] Those who are blessed by the Lord will inherit the land, but those cursed by him will be destroyed. [[#Verse 23.]] A person’s steps are established by the Lord, and he takes pleasure in his way. [[#Verse 24.]] Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, because the Lord supports him with his hand. [[#Verse 25.]] I have been young and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned or his children begging for bread. [[#Verse 26.]] He is always generous, always lending, and his children are a blessing. [[#Verse 27.]] Turn away from evil, do what is good, and settle permanently. [[#Verse 28.]] For the Lord loves justice and will not abandon his faithful ones. They are kept safe forever, but the children of the wicked will be destroyed. [[#Verse 29.]] The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it permanently. [[#Verse 30.]] The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom; his tongue speaks what is just. [[#Verse 31.]] The instruction of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter. [[#Verse 32.]] The wicked one lies in wait for the righteous and intends to kill him; [[#Verse 33.]] the Lord will not leave him in the power of the wicked one or allow him to be condemned when he is judged. [[#Verse 34.]] Wait for the Lord and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. You will watch when the wicked are destroyed. [[#Verse 35.]] I have seen a wicked, violent person well-rooted, (c) like a flourishing native tree. [[#Verse 36.]] Then I (d) passed by and noticed he was gone; I searched for him, but he could not be found. [[#Verse 37.]] Watch the blameless and observe the upright, for the person of peace will have a future.(e) [[#Verse 38.]] But transgressors will all be eliminated; the future of the wicked will be destroyed. [[#Verse 39.]] The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord, their refuge in a time of distress. [[#Verse 40.]] The Lord helps and delivers them; he will deliver them from the wicked and will save them because they take refuge in him. #### Footnotes 1. [37:3](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+37&version=CSB#en-CSB-14454 "Go to Psalm 37:3") Or _and cultivate faithfulness_, or _and befriend faithfulness_ 2. [37:14](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+37&version=CSB#en-CSB-14465 "Go to Psalm 37:14") Lit _their_ 3. [37:35](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+37&version=CSB#en-CSB-14486 "Go to Psalm 37:35") Hb obscure 4. [37:36](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+37&version=CSB#en-CSB-14487 "Go to Psalm 37:36") LXX, Syr, Vg, Jer; MT reads _he_ 5. [37:37](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+37&version=CSB#en-CSB-14488 "Go to Psalm 37:37") Or _posterity_, also in v. 38 ## ==📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary== ###### Overall. ###### Verse 01. ###### Verse 02. ###### Verse 03. ###### Verse 04. ###### Verse 05. ###### Verse 06. ###### Verse 07. ###### Verse 08. ###### Verse 09. ###### Verse 10. ###### Verse 11. ###### Verse 12. ###### Verse 13. ###### Verse 14. ###### Verse 15. ###### Verse 16. ###### Verse 17. ###### Verse 18. ###### Verse 19. ###### Verse 20. ###### Verse 21. ###### Verse 22. ###### Verse 23. ###### Verse 24. ###### Verse 25. ###### Verse 26. ###### Verse 27. ###### Verse 28. ###### Verse 29. ###### Verse 30. ###### Verse 31. ###### Verse 32. ###### Verse 33. ###### Verse 34. ###### Verse 35. ###### Verse 36. ###### Verse 37. ###### Verse 38. ###### Verse 39. ###### Verse 40. ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write down things that are not straight from commentary but interesting facts that ground the text in history. %% ## 🧠 Chapter Summary - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write a short paragraph (3–5 sentences) summarizing what happens in this chapter. - What is the main event or teaching? - How does this chapter fit the book’s overall story? - What stands out immediately? 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