Carefully Examining the Text

Psalm 37

January 13, 2022 Tommy Peeler Season 2 Episode 37
Carefully Examining the Text
Psalm 37
Show Notes

Righteous- vs. 12, 16, 17, 21, 25, 29, 30, 32, 39

Other brief descriptions of the righteous: 

11 “humble” same word used in vs. 14

14 “The afflicted and needy,” “who are upright in conduct”

18 “the blameless”

22 “blessed by Him”

37 “the blameless man,” “upright,” and “man of peace”

 Characteristics of righteous- 

21 “the righteous is gracious and gives” 

26 “All day long, he is gracious and lends. And his descendants are a blessing” 

30 “The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom and his tongue speaks justice”

31 “The law of his God is in his heart”

37 “man of peace”

40 “they take refuge in Him”

 Righteous will “inherit the land”- 9, 11, 22, 29 “and dwell in it forever,” 34 “And He will exalt you to…”

Other statements of blessings upon the righteous- 

4 “He will give you the desires of your heart” 

5 “He will do it”

6 “He will bring forth your righteousness as the light and your judgment like the noonday” 

11 “abundant prosperity” 

17 “the LORD sustains the righteous” 

18 “The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will be forever” 

19 “they will not be ashamed in the days of evil, and in the days of famine they will have abundance” 

23-24 “steps…are established by the LORD” “He delights in his way,” “he shall not be hurled headlong,” “the LORD is the One who holds his hand” 

25 “I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his descendants begging bread”

27 “you will abide forever”

28 “the Lord loves justice and does not forsake His godly ones. They are preserved forever.”

33 “the LORD will not leave him in his hand or let him be condemned when he is judged”

34 “and He will exalt you…” “when the wicked are cut off, you will see it”

39 “The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD, He is their strength in time of trouble”

40 “The LORD helps them and delivers them; He delivers them from the wicked and saves them”

 Wicked- vs. 7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 20, 21, 28, 32, 34, 35, 38, 40

Other brief descriptions of the wicked

1 “evildoers” 

1 “Wrongdoers” 

9 “evildoers” 

20 “the enemies of the LORD” 

22 “those cursed by Him”

38 “transgressors”

Characteristics of wicked- 

7 “carries out wicked schemes” 

12 “the wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes at him with his teeth” 

14 “drawn their sword and bent their bow, to cast down the afflicted and needy, to slay those upright in conduct” 

21 “the wicked borrows and does not pay back” 

32 “The wicked spies upon the righteous and seeks to kill him”

35 “violent man”

 Wicked will be cut off- 9, 22, 28, 34, 38

Statements of judgment upon wicked- 

2 “will wither like grass…” “fade like green herb” 

10 “Will be no more” 

13 “his day is coming” 

15 “Their sword will enter their own heart, and their bows will be broken” 

17 “arms of the wicked will be broken” 

20 “the wicked will perish, like the glory of pastures, they vanish-like smoke they vanish” 

35-36 The wicked spreads out like a luxuriant tree but was passed away and was no more and even upon seeking he could not be found 

38 “altogether destroyed” The wicked will ultimately experience a complete demise. 

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