“ The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming. ”
The Lord shall laugh at him - See the notes at Psalms 2:4 . That is, he will regard all his attempts as vain - as not worthy of serious thought or care. The language is that which we use when th...
XXXVII. An acrostic poem. Its object is to teach patience and hope. The pious Jews, the Hasidim of Psalms 4:3 * who observe the Law strictly, are at present poor and oppressed. They are to wait f...
The LORD*. Hebrew. Jehovah. Altered by the Sopherim to Adonai. App-32. laugh. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6. day . judgment. "Day" put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunc...
The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming. He seeth that his day is coming - The utter desolation of your oppressors is at hand. All this may be said of every wicked man.
That his day is coming— i.e. The day of his punishment: so Jeremiah 5:31 . For thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee. See Psalms 137:7 . Job 18:20 . Isaiah 9:4 .
The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming. The Lord shall laugh at him - rather. 'The Lord laughs at him' ( Psalms 2:4 ). "Laugh" implies the deep contrast there is bet...
This is an acrostic Ps., in which the alphabetic arrangement is carried without a break through 22 stanzas of varying length, to which the vv. of the English Bible do not correspond. The contents are...
Shall laugh. — Comp. Psalms 2:4 , Note; his day, i.e., the day of trouble or retribution for the wicked, as we see from Psalms 137:7 ; Job 18:20 , etc.
Psalms 37:1-40 THERE is a natural connection between acrostic structure and didactic tone, as is shown in several instances, and especially in this psalm. The structure is on the whole regular, ea...
a Sure Cure for Fretting Psalms 37:1-17 This is an acrostic psalm, grappling with the problem of the inequality of human life and the apparent failure of God to reward His servants and punish H...
This psalm has as its keynote "Fret not." The underlying problem is the prosperity of evil men. It is an astonishment and a perplexity still, troubling many a tried and trusting heart. The psalmist f...
What an awful day of God will this be. Reader! if you look into the world, and behold the proud man's scorn, and the poor man's oppressed circumstances, recollect what is here said: The day is coming...
The Lord shall laugh at him ,.... Have him and his plots in derision, confound his schemes, and disappoint him of his designs, bring him into calamity, and laugh at it; see Psalms 2:4 ; for he se...
The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming. Ver. 13. The Lord will laugh at him ] See Psalms 2:4 . The righteous also shall have a time to laugh at him, Psalms 52:6 , and m...
The wicked plotteth against the just There is a rooted enmity in the seed of the wicked one against the righteous seed: their aim is, if they can, to destroy their righteousness; if that fail, then...
Exhortations and Promises. 7 Rest in the L ORD , and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospe...
Shall laugh at him, i.e. shall despise and deride all their hopes and endeavours against the good, as most vain and foolish. His day; either, 1. God's day, which is a usual phrase, as Isaiah...
2). The Triumphs Of The Unrighteous Are Temporary, And For Them Retribution Will Come, While The Righteous Have An Eternal Inheritance To Be Enjoyed Both Now And In The Future (Zayin to Lamed - Psa...
INTRODUCTION This psalm was probably written by David in his old age, and contains his experience in reference to the providential dealings of God with men. It acknowledges the transient prosperity...
Let us read tonight part of the thirty-seventh Psalm. David here first of all dissuades himself and us from falling into a very common evil, that of envying the wicked because of their prosperity, an...
Psalms 37:1 . Fret not thyself, be not angry or irritated, because of evil doers. Let the consummate courtier gain elevation, let the merchant aggrandize his family, and the rich men buy the lan...
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. The plottings of the wicked against the good That the wicked plot against the just is matter of history, and of every...
EXPOSITION THIS is another of the alphabetical psalms (see above, Psalms 9:1-19 ; Psalms 25:1-19 ; and 34.), and, though more free from irregularities than the previous ones, is not altogeth...
The Apparent Good Fortune of the Godless Compared with the Believers' True Happiness. A psalm of David, rightly considered one of the most beautiful written by him, called by Luther the garment of...
1 Samuel 26:10 ; Daniel 5:26 ; Ezekiel 21:25 ; Ezekiel 21:29 ; Jeremiah 50:27 ; Proverbs 1:26 ; Psalms 2:4
His day — The day appointed by God for his punishment or destruction.