Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.
The faithful see the world in chaos: the godless prosper while the pious suffer, which tempts us to think God either absent or indifferent. This psalm strengthens us against that very temptation by declaring their felicity cursed and fleeting, while God's care for His own never fails, even in calamity.
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Commenting on Psalm 37:1-40
Roll the whole burden of your life upon the Lord, not your present worry merely, but all your cares, your will, your judgment, everything. Cast anxiety away and leave it with the God of all. This is the cure for envy, the mark of a blessed man. The ploughman sows and harrows, then leaves the harvest to God; he cannot command the rain or create the dew. So must we, having trusted obediently in God, leave results in His hands and expect a blessed issue.
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Preach this first to your own heart before you preach it to others. You will see evil-doers flourishing and prospering, and you will be tempted to fret at God for allowing it, or to envy them the liberty they take in getting wealth by unlawful means. Resist that corruption.
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Commenting on Psalm 37:1-6