Psa 37:3, 9, 22, 27 | JFB | e4.org | 3. Trust —sure of safety. shalt thou dwell —or, "dwell thou"; repose quietly. verily . . . fed —or, "feed on truth," God's promise ( ; compare ).

‏ Psalms 37:3

3. Trust—sure of safety.

shalt thou dwell—or, "dwell thou"; repose quietly.

verily . . . fed—or, "feed on truth," God's promise (Ps 36:5; compare Ho 12:1).

‏ Psalms 37:9

9. Two reasons: The prosperity of the wicked is short; and the pious, by humble trust, will secure all covenant blessing, denoted here by "inherit the earth" (compare Ps 25:13).

‏ Psalms 37:22

22. cut off—opposed to "inherit the earth" (compare Le 7:20, 21).

‏ Psalms 37:27

27-29. The exhortation is sustained by the assurance of God's essential rectitude in that providential government which provides perpetual blessings for the good, and perpetual misery for the wicked.