Psalms 37:36 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. ”

Psalms 37:36 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Yet he passed away - Compare the notes at Job 20:5 . The allusion here, of course, is to the man, and not to the tree, though the grammatical construction might refer to either. The idea is that...
Psalms 37:36 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Yet he (x) passed away, and, lo, he [was] not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. (x) So that the prosperity of the wicked is but as a cloud, which vanishes away in a moment.
Psalms 37:36 - 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 37:36 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

he. Aramaean, Septuagint, and Vulg, read "I".
Psalms 37:36 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. Yet he passed away - Both Nebuchadnezzar and his wicked successor, Belshazzar; and on the destruction of the l...
Psalms 37:36 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. He passed ... was not. One could scarcely believe one's eyes, that such a flourishing sinner could so qu...
Psalms 37:36 - 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 37:36 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Yet he passed away. — This should be, And there went one by, &c. LXX. and Vulg. have, “And I passed by.” (Comp. Prayer Book version.)
Psalms 37:36 - 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 37:36 - 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 37:36 - 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 37:36 - 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 37:36 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Yet he passed away ,.... At once, on a sudden; either his riches and honour, which, in one hour, came to nought, by one providence or another; or he himself by death; in the midst of all his prosper...
Psalms 37:36 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Yet he passed away, and, lo, he [was] not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. Ver. 36. Yet he passed away, &c. ] The Greek and Latin have it, I passed by. See Psalms 37:10 . How so...
Psalms 37:36 - 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 37:36 - 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 37:36 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He was gone in an instant, like a tree blasted and blown down, or cut off and rooted out, and carried away in a moment. There was no monument nor remainder of him left.
Psalms 37:36 - 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 37:36 - 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 37:36 - 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 37:36 - 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 37:36 - 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 37:36 - 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 37:36 - 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 37:36 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 12:22 ; Acts 12:23 ; Exodus 15:10 ; Exodus 15:19 ; Exodus 15:9 ; Isaiah 10:16-19 ; Isaiah 10:33 ; Isaiah 10:34 ; Job 20:5-29 ; Psalms 37:10
Psalms 37:36 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Yet — He was gone in an instant. But — There was no monument or remainder of him left.

Psalms 37:36 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 37:36 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 37:36 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 37:36 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 37:36 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 37:36 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 37:36 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 37:36 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 37:36 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 37:36 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 37:36 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 37:36 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 37:36 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 37:36 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 37:36 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 37:36 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 37:36 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 37:36 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 37:36 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 37:36 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 37:36 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 37:36 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 37:36 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 37:36 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 37:36 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 37:36 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes