Psalms 34:1-7
David Determines to Serve The Lord No Matter What Happens
Psalms 34:8-14
Respect The Lord And Do Good Instead of Evil
Psalms 34:15-22
The Lord is Close to The Broken Hearted
Psalms 35:1-10
A Prayer For Protection From Enemies
Psalms 35:11-21
David Pleads For Deliverence From Those Who Hated Him
Psalms 35:22-28
Prayer That The Wicked Won’t Triumph
Psalms 36:1-4
Human Sin And God’s Goodness
Psalms 36:5-12
David’s Prayers. Intercessions And Triumphs
Psalms 37:1-8
David Called For Trust Despite Evil Men
Psalms 37:9-17
The Wicked Will be Justly Punished
Psalms 37:18-29
The Lord Loves And Blesses The Just
Psalms 37:30-40
The Conflict of Good And Evil
Psalms 38:1-14
The Lord’s Discipline
Psalms 38:15-22
A Prayer in Times of Trouble
Psalms 39:1-13
Confidence in Life’s Only Hope
The Lord Loves And Blesses The Just
Psalms 37:18–29
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The wicked man has no protection. The psalmist likens his future to smoke that soon disperses and vanishes. God has His winds which can soon blow away the defenses of the wicked man. On the other hand no calamity can befall the righteous that God is unaware of (v. 18). They won’t be in trouble when times are bad and they will have plenty when food is scarce (v. 19)
Wicked people are enemies of the Lord and will vanish like smoke (v. 20). One of the characteristics of a wicked man is that he borrows having no intention of repaying (v. 21). Characteristic of the righteous person is that he freely gives of himself and all that he has. The people the Lord blesses will receive the land and the ones He curses will be destroyed (v. 22). David was now an old man and yet he had never seen the righteous abandoned by God.
The psalmist lists some of the blessings that the righteous enjoy.
Application
When is the last time I thanked the Lord for His protection and His provision for my family? It is so easy to just take everything for granted.
Psalms 37:18-29 (English Standard Version)
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