Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
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
Wait on the Lord. We have here the eighth precept, and it is a lofty eminence to attain to. Tarry the Lord's leisure. Wait in obedience as a servant, in hope as an heir, in expectation as a believer. This little word "wait" is easy to say, but hard to carry out, yet faith must do it. And keep his way.
Keep God's way steadfastly and wait on Him with cheerfulness; the events are His to dispose. Go into the sanctuary and understand the end of the wicked: they shall be cut off from all good and separated forever from the fountain of life. Compare that ruin with the salvation of the righteous, and the temptation to envy them will be silenced.
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Commenting on Psalm 37:34-40