(Ps 37) Devotional
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· 13 viewsThis Psalm is a powerful expression of when, how, and why we should trust in the Lord. It displays God’s love and rule over the wicked – even as they seemingly succeed and get away from sin. We are reminded that there is a judgement when God will make all things right. Therefore, a satisfying life is found in trusting the Lord and delighting in his ways. We need to remember that a truly satisfying life is exclusively found in whom trusts and delights in our Lord.
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Author: Prescript attributes to David.
Author: Prescript attributes to David.
Structure: An Acrostic (Alphabet) Psalm
Structure: An Acrostic (Alphabet) Psalm
1) What are the main ideas of this text? What is unique about this text?
1) What are the main ideas of this text? What is unique about this text?
Issue being addressed: Enemies, Ungodly attack; When evil seems to triumph.
Enemies, Ungodly attack; When evil seems to triumph.
Solution:
Fret Not
Trust in the Lord
Delight in the Lord
Wait Patiently on the Lord
Ross: is a powerfully didactic psalm that exhibits a proverbial character. Westermann says the psalm is so steeped in the wisdom tradition that it could be included in the book of Proverbs. Through all its teachings the psalm reveals that the righteousness of God’s providence is vindicated in his administration of the world.26 In discovering this the psalmist instructs people to wait, trust, and look to the end, in order to see how even in this life God manifests his righteousness in rewarding the godly and destroying the wicked.
Ross: is a powerfully didactic psalm that exhibits a proverbial character. Westermann says the psalm is so steeped in the wisdom tradition that it could be included in the book of Proverbs. Through all its teachings the psalm reveals that the righteousness of God’s providence is vindicated in his administration of the world.26 In discovering this the psalmist instructs people to wait, trust, and look to the end, in order to see how even in this life God manifests his righteousness in rewarding the godly and destroying the wicked.
NET: . The psalmist urges his audience not to envy the wicked, but to trust in and obey the Lord, for he will destroy sinners and preserve the godly. When the smoke of judgment clears, the wicked will be gone, but the godly will remain and inherit God’s promised blessings. The psalm is an acrostic; every other verse begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
NET: . The psalmist urges his audience not to envy the wicked, but to trust in and obey the Lord, for he will destroy sinners and preserve the godly. When the smoke of judgment clears, the wicked will be gone, but the godly will remain and inherit God’s promised blessings. The psalm is an acrostic; every other verse begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
2) What passages really stand out to you?
2) What passages really stand out to you?
4 Delight yourself in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
4 Delight yourself in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Personal Experience/Promise of God’s providential hand.
23 The steps of a man are established by the Lord,
when he delights in his way;
23 The steps of a man are established by the Lord,
when he delights in his way;
24 though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong,
for the Lord upholds his hand.
25 I have been young, and now am old,
yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
or his children begging for bread.
Ps 37:2
3) How can we apply this text? Who could we share this text with? (past experiences, coming days, specific times)
3) How can we apply this text? Who could we share this text with? (past experiences, coming days, specific times)
3) How can we apply this text? Who could we share this text with? (past experiences, coming days, specific times)
Wicked get away with sin, trust in the Lord.
Wicked attack, trust in God’s ultimate protection.
A Trust in the Lord is the surest bet.
God ultimately directs the path of the believer.
Our greatest happiness is found in delighting in the Lord. (Character, truths, ways, worship … )