Psalms 37:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. ”

• Psalms 37:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light - That is, if you are slandered; if your character is assailed, and seems for the thee to be under a cloud; if reproach comes upon you from...

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• Psalms 37:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy (e) judgment as the noonday. (e) As the hope of daylight causes us not to be offended with the darkness of the night so ought we pati...

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• Psalms 37:6 - 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 37:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  judgment . vindication. Some codices, with six early printed editions and Syriac, read plural, "vindications". plural of majesty. thy complete vindication.

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• Psalms 37:6 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  6. And he will bring forth thy righteousness as the light This David says, in order to anticipate the misgivings which often trouble us when we seem to lose our labor in faithfully serving G...

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• Psalms 37:6 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 564 CONFIDENCE IN GOD RECOMMENDED Psalms 37:3-6 . Trust in the Lord, and do good: so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the Lord: and...

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• Psalms 37:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. Thy righteousness as the light - As God said in the beginning, "Let there be light, and there was light;" so...

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• Psalms 37:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Bring forth thy righteousness as the light, &c.— i.e. "Perfectly clear up and vindicate thy integrity; which may for a time be obscured by calumnies and slanders, as the sun is by mists and clo...

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• Psalms 37:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness ... Afflictions which are now the portion of the godly ( 2...

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• Psalms 37:6 - 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 37:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  The light. — The image is from an Eastern dawn and the progress of the sun to its meridian glory. (Comp. Job 11:17 ; Isaiah 58:10 .)

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• Psalms 37:6 - 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 37:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  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...

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• Psalms 37:6 - 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 37:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Reader! do not overlook, however, the person of Christ in what is here said; while the chief scope of the Psalm is to comfort his church, yet recollect that that comfort is, all in, and from Jesus. I...

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• Psalms 37:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light ,.... That is, the good man having committed his cause to him that judgeth righteously, he will, in his own time, clearly make it appear that...

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• Psalms 37:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. Ver. 6. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light ] God will so oil thy good name that infam...

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• Psalms 37:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Commit thy way unto the Lord All thy cares and business, thy desires and necessities. Commend them to God by fervent prayer, referring them to his good-will, and expecting a happy issue of all from...

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• Psalms 37:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Exhortations and Promises. A psalm of David.       1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious agains...

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• Psalms 37:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  He shall bring forth thy righteousness to the view of the world; from which it hath hitherto seemed to be hid or eclipsed by reproaches, and by grievous calamities, which most men are apt to mistak...

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• Psalms 37:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  1). The Wise Thing To Do Is Not To Fret When The Wicked Appear To Prosper, But Rather To Trust And Rest In YHWH (Aleph to Waw - Psalms 37:1-9 )  . Those who are wise will not allow fretting or ang...

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• Psalms 37:6 - 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 37:6 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Psalms 37:3-9 God is building up a kingdom that is invisible a kingdom of holy thoughts, of pure feelings, of faith, of hope, of righteousness. God's kingdom is advancing surely, though it advance...

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• Psalms 37:6 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Psalms 37:1 . Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. A common temptation. Many of God's saints have suffered from it. Learn from their ex...

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• Psalms 37:6 - 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 37:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Fret not thyself because of evil-doers. Fret not There are many who suppose that it is well-nigh impossible to pass the time of our sojourning here without some degree of anxiety and depression...

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• Psalms 37:6 - 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 37:6 - 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 37:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 4:5 ; Isaiah 54:17 ; Job 11:17 ; Malachi 3:18 ; Micah 7:8 ; Micah 7:9 ; Matthew 13:43 ; Psalms 31:20

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• Psalms 37:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Judgment — It shall be as visible to men, as the light of the sun, at noon — day.

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