Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will act…The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
Psalm 37
David opens this psalm by encouraging the believer to not worry about evil doers or the success they seem to have in this world. Throughout this psalm, David mixes encouraging statements for believers while declaring the doom of the evil doers and the unrighteous. Christians of all generations have needed encouragement to build their faith and continue to be a witness for the Lord. Too often, the unrighteous in the world seem to be better off and that discourages believers. Christians, also, need to remember that this world is not our home and this world, along with the unrighteous, will be destroyed and remade by God into the world He originally made it to be. David, repeatedly, encourages the believer to remember, delight, commit, wait patiently, refrain from impure thoughts and actions, be humble and, be glad with what he has. Society today pressures people to conform to its standards which are opposed to God’s standards. David contrasts various traits and characteristics of the righteous and the unrighteous. David ends the psalm with his declaration that salvation is from the Lord and God delivers His Chosen people from the wicked. As Christians today, we can benefit from the Psalms as we read, study and, pray to our Savior and Lord what David so long ago expressed to the same God of Creation in these psalms.
Source: S C Ball May 24, 2023
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