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Psalm 37:7 KJV
Psalms · chapter 37 · verse 7
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.Psalm 37:7 · King James Version
Psalm 37:7 in context
5Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
6And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
9For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
Commentary
Cross references
- James 5:7-11
- Psalms 27:14
- Psalms 62:5
- Hebrews 10:36-37
- Lamentations 3:25-26
- Proverbs 20:22
- Habakkuk 2:3
- Jeremiah 12:1
Key words (Strong's)
- prosperethtsâlachto push forward, in various sensesH6743 →
- patientlychûwlproperly, to twist or whirlH2342 →
- bringethʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
- devicesmᵉzimmâha plan, usually evil , sometimes goodH4209 →
- Restdâmamto be dumbH1826 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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In these verses we have, I. The foregoing precepts inculcated; for we are so apt to disquiet ourselves with needless fruitless discontents and distrusts that it is necessary there should be precept upon precept, and line upon line, to suppress them and arm us against them. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-20