Psalm 37
Of David.
"Fret not yourself because of evildoers;
be not envious of wrongdoers!
For they will soon fade like the grass
and wither like the green herb.
Trust in the Lord, and do good;
dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
Delight yourself in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him, and he will act.
He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
and your justice as the noonday.
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way,
over the man who carries out evil devices!
Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath!
Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
For the evildoers shall be cut off,
but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land”
I see this Psalm as if the righteous and the evildoer are on two separate paths, yet they can see each other.
The righteous looks at the evildoer, and thinks that he is really successful, that he has no heartaches, that he is living a good life, that he prospers.
Yet God says,” you, my son/daughter stay on my path: trust in Me; do what is good; delight in ME; commit your way to ME, and I will surely act on your behalf.
Be still before ME, wait for ME patiently, do not be envious of other people’s success; do not get angry because they are succeeding, and (looks like) you are not.
God is telling me, Laila do not look around you to the wicked man’s road, but look UP, look at Me. Keep doing what you are doing; stay on MY road.
"In just a little while, the wicked will be no more;
though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.
But the meek shall inherit the land
and delight themselves in abundant peace.
The wicked plots against the righteous
and gnashes his teeth at him,
but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
for he sees that his day is coming.
The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows
to bring down the poor and needy,
to slay those whose way is upright;
their sword shall enter their own heart,
and their bows shall be broken”
What will happen when you do this? when you keep on MY road? when you do it MY way, in My timing?
God will deal with the other party; it is not for you to do it. Just focus on Jesus and He will vindicate you.
The ONE who never lies says that the righteous will inherit the earth, that we will have abundant peace. Even if the wicked gnash their teeth against us, even if they want to destroy us… the LORD laughs at them coz HE know that the battle belongs to HIM (1 Samuel 17.47)
"Better is the little that the righteous has
than the abundance of many wicked.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
but the Lord upholds the righteous.
The Lord knows the days of the blameless,
and their heritage will remain forever;
they are not put to shame in evil times;
in the days of famine they have abundance.”
God has not abandoned you, He upholds you; he has an inheritance for you. Maybe you have been cheated out of your earthly inheritance, but God has HIS inheritance waiting for you. Just trust HIM
“But the wicked will perish;
the enemies of the Lord are like the glory of the pastures;
they vanish—like smoke they vanish away.
The wicked borrows but does not pay back,
but the righteous is generous and gives;
for those blessed by the Lord shall inherit the land,
but those cursed by him shall be cut off.”
Don’t be envious that the wicked prospers now, YOU will inherit the land.
“The steps of a man are established by the Lord,
when he delights in his way;
though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong,
for the Lord upholds his hand.
I have been young, and now am old,
yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
or his children begging for bread.
He is ever lending generously,
and his children become a blessing.
Turn away from evil and do good;
so shall you dwell forever.
For the Lord loves justice;
he will not forsake his saints.
They are preserved forever,”
God will not only provide for you and bless you, HE will do so for your children and for your children’s children. Claim this promise today as you pray.
but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
The righteous shall inherit the land
and dwell upon it forever.
The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
and his tongue speaks justice.
The law of his God is in his heart;
his steps do not slip.
The wicked watches for the righteous
and seeks to put him to death.
The Lord will not abandon him to his power
or let him be condemned when he is brought to trial.
"Wait for the Lord and keep his way,
and he will exalt you to inherit the land;
you will look on when the wicked are cut off.
I have seen a wicked, ruthless man,
spreading himself like a green laurel tree.
But he passed away, and behold, he was no more;
though I sought him, he could not be found.
Mark the blameless and behold the upright,
for there is a future for the man of peace.
But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed;
the future of the wicked shall be cut off.
The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
he is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
The Lord helps them and delivers them;
he delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
because they take refuge in him.”
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