Psalms 37:18 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever. ”

• Psalms 37:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  The Lord knoweth the days of the upright - See the notes at Psalms 1:6 . He knows how long they will live, and all that will happen to them. He sees their whole course of life; he sees the end....

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• Psalms 37:18 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  The LORD (l) knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever. (l) God knows what dangers hang over his, and by what means to deliver them.

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• Psalms 37:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  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...

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• Psalms 37:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  knoweth. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6, for regarding with affection or favour. Compare Psalms 1:6 ; Psalms 31:7 .

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• Psalms 37:18 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  18 Jehovah knoweth the days of the upright (34) It is not without good reason that David so frequently inculcates this doctrine, that the righteous are blessed because God provides for thei...

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• Psalms 37:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever. The Lord knoweth the days of the upright - He is acquainted with all his circumstances, severings, and ability to be...

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• Psalms 37:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever. The Lord knoweth ... - in contrast to Psalms 37:13 , "The Lord ... seeth that his (the wicked man's) day (o...

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• Psalms 37:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  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...

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• Psalms 37:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Knoweth. — See Psalms 1:6 , Note.

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• Psalms 37:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  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...

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• Psalms 37:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Ways That God Establishes Psalms 37:18-29 God takes pleasure in our lives. In each He is working out a plan. Even our failures do not turn Him away from us, for He keeps fast hold of our hands,...

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• Psalms 37:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  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...

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• Psalms 37:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  These verses are all so plain, that, as they need no explanation, so an attempt to do it would only enervate their own pure and decisive language. A little with Christ is beyond millions of riches wi...

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• Psalms 37:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  The Lord knoweth the days of the upright ,.... Not only how long they shall live, and so fill up their days, the number of them, as Aben Ezra interprets it; but the nature of their days, whether pro...

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• Psalms 37:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever. Ver. 18. The Lord knoweth the days of the upright ] In bonum novit, Psalms 1:6 id est prolongat, saith Kimc...

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• Psalms 37:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  The Lord knoweth Observeth with singular care and affection; the days of the upright Their condition, and all things which do or may befall them; their dangers, and fears, and sufferings from ung...

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• Psalms 37:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Exhortations and Promises.       7 Rest in the L ORD , and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospe...

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• Psalms 37:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Knoweth; observeth with singular care and affection The days of the upright, i.e. their condition, and all things which do or may befall them, their dangers and fears, and suffering from ungodly...

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• Psalms 37:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  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...

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• Psalms 37:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  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...

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• Psalms 37:18 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  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...

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• Psalms 37:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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...

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• Psalms 37:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

  A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked. The folly of fretful envy I. The good in comparative poverty are better off than the wicked with plenty, “A little t...

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• Psalms 37:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  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...

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• Psalms 37:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  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...

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• Psalms 37:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 John 2:25 ; 1 Peter 1:4 ; 1 Peter 1:5 ; 2 Timothy 2:19 ; 2 Timothy 3:1-5 ; 2 Timothy 4:2-4 ; Deuteronomy 33:25 ; Isaiah 60:21 ; Matthew 24:21-24 ; Matthew 6:32 ; Psalms 1:6 ; Psalms 103...

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• Psalms 37:18 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Knoweth — Observes with care and affection. The days — All things which befal them, their dangers and fears, and suffering. For ever — To them and their seed for ever: and when they die their inher...

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