Psalms 37:35 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a greenh bay tree. ”

Psalms 37:35 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I have seen - I have had an opportunity, in my long life Psalms 37:25 , of witnessing the accuracy of the statement just made, that a righteous man may live to see a confirmation of the truth th...
Psalms 37:35 - 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...
Psalms 37:35 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the wicked . a lawless man. in great power . ruthless. a green bay tree . a green tree in its native soil. Septuagint and Syriac read "cedars in Lebanon". Compare Hosea 14:6 .
Psalms 37:35 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

35. and 36 I have seen the wicked terrible, etc. David here confirms from his own experience what I have just said, namely, that although the wicked are intoxicated with their prosperity, an...
Psalms 37:35 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay-tree - Does not this refer to Nebucha...
Psalms 37:35 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Spreading himself like a green bay-tree— Like a native plant, or a tree in its native soil. Mudge. Like a flourishing cedar. Houbigant, after the LXX, and many of the ancient versions. See P...
Psalms 37:35 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. I have ... great power - `in formidable power' х `aariyts ( H6184 )] (cf. Job 5:3 ). Spreading ......
Psalms 37:35 - 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...
Psalms 37:35 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

In great power. — Terrible, like a tyrant. Green bay tree. — The Hebrew word elsewhere implies a “native” as opposed to “a foreigner.” So here an indigenous tree. “It may be questioned whether...
Psalms 37:35 - 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...
Psalms 37:35 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Steps That Shall not Slide Psalms 37:30-40 How dear this psalm has been to God's saints! It has been peculiarly prized by them in all ages. Gerhardt has paraphrased it in his noble hymn: Give...
Psalms 37:35 - 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...
Psalms 37:35 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I have not interrupted the progress of these verses from the same reason as before: they contain so many beautiful repetitions of the same unquestionable truth; the wicked shall not go unpunished, ne...
Psalms 37:35 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I have seen the wicked in great power ,.... Meaning some particular person invested with great power, in great authority among men, one of the spiritual wickednesses in high places; such a man as Ha...
Psalms 37:35 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. Ver. 35. I have seen the wicked in great power ] Or, formidable to others; first, a terror, and, shortly after,...
Psalms 37:35 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I have seen the wicked in great power Hebrew, עריצ, gnaritz, violent , or formidable: not only himself out of danger, as it seemed, but terrible to others; and spreading himself And therefore...
Psalms 37:35 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exhortations and Promises. 34 Wait on the L ORD , and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when t...
Psalms 37:35 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

In great power, or formidable ; not only himself out of danger, as it seemed, but terrible to others. And spreading himself; and therefore firmly and deeply rooted. Like a green bay tree, whic...
Psalms 37:35 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

4). The Contrast Between The Behaviour And Destinies Of The Righteous and Of The Unrighteous (Tsade to Tau - Psalms 37:32-40 ). The Psalmist concludes his Psalm by making contrasts between the li...
Psalms 37:35 - 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...
Psalms 37:35 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

It may be, beloved friends, that there is a word of comfort for some of you in this «Psalm of David.» If any of you have been perplexed and worried, and there has been a stern conflict within your sp...
Psalms 37:35 - 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...
Psalms 37:35 - The Biblical Illustrator

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay-tree. Yet he passed away, and lo, he was not. The two characters The word “perfect” in the Old Testament is genera...
Psalms 37:35 - 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...
Psalms 37:35 - 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...
Psalms 37:35 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 4:20-33 ; Esther 5:11 ; Ezekiel 31:18 ; Ezekiel 31:6-10 ; Isaiah 14:14-19 ; Job 21:7-17 ; Job 5:3 ; Job 8:13-19 ; Psalms 73:3-1
Psalms 37:35 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Bay — tree — Which is continually green and flourishing even in winter.

Psalms 37:35 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 37:35 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 37:35 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 37:35 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 37:35 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 37:35 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 37:35 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 37:35 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 37:35 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 37:35 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 37:35 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 37:35 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 37:35 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 37:35 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 37:35 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 37:35 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 37:35 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 37:35 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 37:35 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 37:35 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 37:35 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 37:35 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 37:35 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 37:35 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 37:35 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 37:35 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 37:35 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes