Psalm 37

Salmo 37

Verse 1

The Psalm opens with the first precept. Oh! It is very common that the believers in their times of adversity think they are being harshly treated when they see people completely devoid of religion and honesty, rejoicing in abundant prosperity. The command is very necessary, do not worry about the evildoers. Worrying is worrying, having Asia, to smoke, to get annoyed. Nature is very capable of igniting a fire of jealousy when seeing the transgressors mounted on horses, and subjects obediently walking in the mud: it is a lesson learned only in the school of grace, when one arrives to see the most paradoxical measures with the devotees. complacency of someone who is certain that the Lord is just in All your actions. It seems difficult to carnal judgments that the best flesh deve ir para os cães, enquanto as crianças amorosas preferem.Nem tenhas envy of those who practice wrongdoing. The same advice in another form.

When someone is poor, despised, and in deep trial, our old Adam naturally envies the rich and great; and when we are aware that we are more just than they, the devil is sure of to be at hand with blasphemous reasoning. The stormy weather can curdle even even the cream of humanity. Bad men, instead of being envied, should be viewed with horror and aversion; however, their laden tables and your golden traps are very capable of captivating our poor eyes half open. Who envies the fat ox with the ribbons and garlands that adorn it to as he is taken to disorder? However, the case is parallel; because the wicked and rich men are just like fattened animals for the slaughterhouse. despised and in deep trial, our old Adam naturally becomes envious of the rich and great; and when we are aware that we are more just than them, the devil is sure of to be at hand with blasphemous reasoning. The stormy climate can curdle even even the cream of humanity. Evil men, instead of being envied, should be viewed with horror and aversion; however, their laden tables and his golden traps are very adept at fascinating our poor eyes half open. Who envies the fat ox of the ribbons and garlands that adorn it to to what extent is he taken to disorder? However, the case is parallel; because the wicked and rich men are just like fattened animals for the slaughterhouse.disdained and in deep trial, our old Adam naturally becomes envious of the rich and great; and when we are aware that we are fairer than they are, the devil is certain of to have blasphemous reasoning at hand. The stormy weather can curdle even even the cream of humanity. Evil men, instead of being envied, should be viewed with horror and aversion; however, their laden tables and her golden traps are very adept at fascinating our poor eyes half open. Who envies the fat ox adorned with ribbons and garlands that decorate it at to the extent that he is brought to disorder? However, the case is parallel; because the wicked and rich men are just like fattened animals for the slaughterhouse. The devil is certainly at hand with blasphemous reasoning. The climate stormy can curdle even the cream of humanity. Bad men, instead of being envied, they should be seen with horror and aversion; in meanwhile, your loaded tables and your golden traps are very capable to fascinate our poor half-open eyes. Who envies the fat ox of the ribbons and garlands that adorn it as it is taken to disorder? No meanwhile, the case is parallel; because the wicked and rich men are just like fattened animals for the slaughterhouse. The devil is certainly at hand with blasphemous reasoning. The stormy weather can even curdle the cream of humanity. Evil men, instead of being envied, should be seen with horror and aversion; however, their loaded tables and their traps goldfish are very apt to captivate our poor half-open eyes.

Who envies the fat ox adorned with ribbons and garlands as it is decorated is he taken to disorder? However, the case is parallel; because men impious and rich are just like fattened animals for the slaughter. Who envy the fat bull of the ribbons and garlands that decorate him as he is brought to disorder? However, the case is parallel; because the wicked men The rich are just like fattened animals for the slaughter. Who envies the fat boy of the ribbons and garlands that decorate him as he is taken to disorder? However, the case is parallel; because the wicked and rich men they are just like fattened animals for the slaughter.

Verse 2

For soon they will be cut down like the grass. The sickle of death is coming. sharpening. Green grass grows, but quickly the scythe comes. The destruction the wicked will be swift, sudden, certain, overwhelming, irretrievable. The grass não pode resistir ou escapar do cortador. E murcha como a erva verde. A the beauty of the dry herb at the same time in the heat of the sun, and thus all the glory The wicked will disappear at the hour of death. Death kills the wicked man. like the grass, and anger hurts him like hay; he dies and his name rots. How complete is the end of the man whose ostentations had no end! It is worth it. wasting worry on the insect of an hour, an ephemeral that in does the same day birth and die? Within the believers, there is a living seed and incorruptible who lives and remains forever; why should they envy the The flesh and its glory, which are like the grass and its flower?

Verse 3

Trust in the Lord. Here is the second precept, and an appropriate one. for the occasion. Faith heals worry. The vision is squinting and only sees things how they seem, hence your envy: faith has a clearer lens to see the things as they really are, hence your peace. And do good. True faith is actively obedient. Doing good is a good remedy for worry. There is a joy in the holy activity that drives away the rust of discontent. Thus you will dwell in the land. In the 'land' that flows with milk and honey; the Canaan of the covenant. Not you wander in the desert of murmuring, but stay in the promised land of contentment and rest. "We who believe enter into rest."

Much of our exterior depends on the interior: where there is the sky in the heart, there will be heaven in the house. And in truth, you will be fed or shepherded. For integrity and faith, the needs are guaranteed. The good shepherd will exercise his pastoral care for all believers. In fact, they will be fed and nourished with the truth. God's promise will be your perpetual banquet; there will be no lack of either spiritual or temporal things. Some read this as an exhortation: "Feast on the truth", certainly this is a good encouragement, and forever eliminate the hungry hearts of envy.

Verse 4

There is an ascent in this third precept. The one who was invited for the first time not to worry, it was then ordered to trust actively, and now it is counted with a holy desire to delight in God.

Delight yourself in the Lord. Make the Lord your joy and the joy of your... spirit. Evil men delight in carnal objects; do not envy them if they to fill your vain idols is allowed; look to your greatest delight and fill yourself to the fullest with your most sublime portion. In a way, imitate the the wicked; they delight in their portion - be careful to delight in yours and, far from envying him, you will feel pity for them. There is no room for us to worry. if we remember that God is ours, but there is every incentive for the sacred enjoyment of the highest and ecstatic kind. Every name, attribute, the word or action of Jehovah should be pleasing to us, and by meditating on it, our soul must be as happy as the epicurean who feeds delicately with a deep pleasure for their delicacies. And he will grant you the desires of your heart. A pleasant duty is rewarded here with Another pleasure. The men who delight in God desire or do not ask. nothing but what will please God; Therefore, it is safe to give them a free hand.

Your will is subjugated to the will of God, and now they can have what they wanted. Our innermost desires are understood here, not our casual wishes; There are many things that nature can desire, which the grace would never allow us to ask; these deep desires, prayers and requests they are those for whom the promise is made. A pleasant duty is here rewarded with another pleasure. The men who delight in God they wish or not ask for nothing other than what will please God; Therefore, it is safe give them a blank check. Their will is subordinated to the will of God, and now they can have whatever they want. Our deepest desires are here understood, not our casual desires; There are many things that nature can to wish for, which grace would never allow us to ask for; those deep desires, Prayers and requests are those for which the promise is made. A duty pleasant is rewarded here with another pleasure. The men who delight themselves in God they desire or do not ask for anything other than what will please God; Therefore, it is safe to give them free rein. Their will is subordinated to the will of God, and Now they can have whatever they want. Our innermost desires are here. understood, not our casual desires; There are many things that nature can to desire, which grace would never allow us to ask; those deep desires, prayers and requests are those for which the promise is made. There are many things that nature may desire, which grace would never allow us asking; these deep wishes, prayers and requests are those for which the a promise is made. There are many things that nature can desire, which the grace would never allow us to ask; these deep desires, prayers and requests they are those to whom the promise is made.

5. Commit your way to the Lord. Roll all the weight of life onto the Lord.

Do not leave with Jehovah your weakness present only, but all your care; In fact, submit all the content of your path to him. Eliminate the anxiety, renounce your will, submit your judgment, leave everything with O God of all. What remedy is this to expel envy! What high This fourth precept indicates! How blessed must he be who lives.

Every day in obedience to him! Trust in him too; and he will make it happen.

Our destiny will be fulfilled with joy if we confidently trust everything. to our Lord. We can serenely sing — Your path, not mine, O Lord, No matter how dark it is; take me by your right hand, Choose the path for me.

Be gentle or rough, It will still be the best; Winding or straight, it doesn't matter, This brings me to your rest.

I do not dare to choose my destiny, it wouldn't be, if I could; But choose for me, O my God Thus I will walk correctly. "Take my cup, and with joy or sadness it is filled;" As always, it may seem better for you, Choose my good and bad.

The farmer sows and drags and leaves the harvest to God. What can he do? but? He cannot cover the skies with clouds, or command the rain, or bring the sun or create the dew. He does well to leave the whole subject with God; and thus, for all of us, is the truest wisdom, having obediently trusting in God, leaving results in His hands and waiting a blessed question.

Verse 6

And he will bring your justice as the light. Regarding reputation Guys, we can be especially happy to stay quiet and let our vindication with the Judge of all the earth.

The more we worry, in this case, the worse for us. Our strength is to stay. quiet. The Lord will clear the slandered. If we look at his honor, he will take care of ours. It's wonderful how, when faith learns to endure the slander with composure, the dirt does not contaminate it, but falls like balls of snow of a granite wall. Even in the worst cases, where a good the name darkens for a while, Providence will send a clearing like the light of dawn, which will increase until the man, once censured, is universally admired. And your judgment like noon. No the shadow of disapproval should remain. The man will be in his meridian of splendor. The darkness of your sadness and your bad reputation will flee.

Verse 7

Rest in the Lord. This fifth is a very divine commandment and it requires a lot of grace to accomplish it. Silencing the spirit, keeping silent before the Lord, to wait in sound patience for the hour to clarify the difficulties of Providence - this is what every gracious heart should aspire to. 'Aaron kept the peace: "I didn't open my mouth, because you did that." One tongue silent, in many cases, not only shows a wise head, but a sacred heart. And wait patiently for it. Time is nothing to he; do not be anything to you. God is worth waiting for. "He is never before his time, it is never too late. clarify the plot; we should not prejudge the great drama of life, but stay until the final scene, and see how far the whole goes. Do not be troubled. because of the one who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings perverse devices to pass. There is no good, but a lot of evil, in worry your heart with the current success of the unfunny conspirators: do not be drawn into premature judgments - they dishonor God, they they get tired. Determine, let the wicked be successful, that you will treat the Subject with indifference, and never allow a question to be raised. regarding the righteousness and goodness of the Lord. And if malicious devices are successful and their own plans were defeated! there is more than love from God in your defeats than in the successes of the wicked. Let the wicked be successful, so that you treat the subject with indifference and never allow a question to be raised regarding the righteousness and goodness of Sir. And if malicious devices are successful and your own plans will be defeated! there is more of God's love in your defeats than in the successes of the wicked. may the wicked be successful, so that you treat the matter with indifference and never allow an issue to be raised regarding the righteousness and goodness of the Lord. And if malicious devices successful forums and their own plans are defeated! there is more than God's love in your defeats than in the successes of the wicked.

Verse 8

Cease from anger and forsake wrath. Especially the anger against the arrangements of Providence and the jealousy of the temporary pleasures of those who so early they will be banned from all comfort. Anger anywhere is madness, here is aggravated insanity. However, once anger tries to us to keep company, we must abandon it permanently. Don't worry to do evil. For no reasoning and under no circumstances to be taken to such an extent. Impetuosity is on the verge of a great sin. Many those who surrendered to a murmuring disposition finally sinned, in order to to obtain your imaginary rights. Be careful with the care for others, study to be yourself found on the right path; and how you fearing the exterior sin, trembling in the echo within.

For the wrongdoers, they will be cut off. Their death will be a criminal judgment; not a gentle removal to a better state, but an execution in which the the justice hammer will be used. But those who hope in the Lord - those that in patient faith await their portion in another life - they shall inherit the earth.

Even in this life they have the utmost real pleasure, and in the times to come, the glory and their triumph. Passion, according to Bunyan's parable, has its good things come first, and then they end; patience has its good things because last and they last forever.

Verse 10

For yet a little while, and the wicked will not be. bad men reach greatness, God's judgments often they sweep away; their riches dissolve, their power fades, their happiness becomes turns into misery; they themselves cease to be counted among the living. The the lack of life makes us see that the shine of the wicked is not true gold.

What, tempted believer, do you envy someone who will soon lie lower?

What about the dust? You will consider your place diligently, and that will not happen.

Your house will be empty, your office chair empty, your property without both; it should be completely erased, perhaps cut by its own debauchery, or brought to the deathbed of destitution by his own extravagance. Gone like a passing cloud - forgotten like a dream -, where are your ostentations and hectorings, and where is the pomp that made the poor Do mortals think that the sinner is blessed?

11. But the meek will inherit the earth. Above all the others, they will enjoy the life. Even if they suffer, their consolations will surpass their tribulations.

Inheriting the land means obtaining covenant privileges and the salvation of God.

Those who are truly humble will have their fortune with the rest. two heirs of grace, to whom all good things come by right sacred of primogeniture. And they will delight in the abundance of peace. Peace that they love and peace they will have. If they do not find an abundance of gold, the the abundance of peace will serve you much better in turn. Others find joy in the struggle, and thus arises his misery in due time, but peace leads to peace, and the more a man loves her, the more she will come to him. In the calm period of last days, when universal peace will bring joy to the earth, the prophetic meaning complete with words like these will be clarified.

Verses 12-15. Here is the portrait of a proud oppressor armed to the teeth. teeth.

Verse 12

The wicked mocks the righteous. Why can he not let go of the good man alone? Because there is enmity between the seed of the serpent and the woman's seed. Why not attack it fairly? Why scheme and scheme? Because it is in accordance with the nature of the serpent to be very subtle. The simple navigation does not match those on board the "The Apollyon. To rage against him with teeth. The wicked show by their gestures or what they would do if they could; if they cannot gnaw, they will grind. they won't bite, at least they will bark. This is precisely what the world boring did with "that just one", the Prince of Peace. However, he did not He came to them, but like a silent lamb, he suffered injuries in patience.

Verse 13

The Lord will laugh at him. The righteous man does not need to to disturb, but let the well-deserved revenge be undone by Lord, who will completely disregard the malice of the enemies of the good man.

Let the proud scoffer gnash his teeth and foam at the mouth; he there is one to deal with those who will look at him and his delusions serenely contempt. For he sees that his day is coming. The wicked man does not see how close is your destruction at your heels; he boasts about crushing the others when the foot of justice is already raised to crush it like the mud of streets. Sinners, in the hands of an angry God, and still conspiring against His Children! Poor souls, to run on the tip of Jehovah's spear.

Verse 14

The wicked have drawn the sword. They keep their weapon out of their they sheath it and observe it for a while to use it. And they lowered the bow. A weapon it's not enough, they carry another ready for action. They carry a so strong that they stepped on him - they will lose nothing for lack of strength and readiness. To bring down the poor and needy. These are your game, the objects of cursed malice. These cowards do not attack their equals, but they seek those excellent ones who, by the kindness of their spirits and by the the poverty of their properties, they are unable to defend themselves. Note how our humble and humble Lord was harassed by cruel enemies, armed with all kinds of weapons to kill him. And to kill whatever it may be correct conversation. Nothing less than the downfall and death of the righteous will satisfy. the wicked. The sincere and straightforward are hated by the cunning planners who delight in injustice. Behold, then, the enemies of the righteous doubly. armed, and know how true the words of our Lord are: "If if the fossils of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of this world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

15. Your sword will pierce your own heart. Like Haman, they will be hanged on the gallows built by them for Mordecai.

Hundreds of times this has been the case. Saul, who sought to kill David, fell into his own sword; and the bow, his favorite weapon, which he taught to the Children of Israel, could not save him from Gilboa. And their bows will be broken.

Your evil inventions will be useless. Malice is deceived. Drink the chalice. poisoned that mixed with another, and burns in the fire that he lit for the neighbor. Why do we need to worry about the prosperity of the wicked when they are diligently ruining themselves while they imagine who are hurting the saints? The next nine verses describe mainly the character and blessedness of the righteous, and the light is brought with some descriptive black touches of the wicked and their destruction.

16. What is just is better than the riches of many wicked. good proverb. The little of a good man is contrasted with riches of many wicked, and thus the expression becomes more forced. There is more happiness in the divine herb dinner than in the stuffed ox of troublemakers profane. There is a reference to the noise of a crowd, as if to suggest the turmoil and the chaos of unchecked wealth, and to contrast it with the tranquility of the humblest portion of the pious. We would prefer more hunger with John than to celebrate with Herod; Better to feed on scant plates with the prophets in the cave of Obadiah than with the priests of Baal. A man's happiness does not consist in the mountains of gold that he has in the store. The content finds much in little, while For a wicked heart, the whole world is very small.

17. Because the arms of the wicked will be broken. Their power to do evil will effectively be taken down, for the arms they raised against God they will be crushed to the bones. God often makes men relentless incapable men. What is a more despicable view than malice toothless, the malevolence without arms! But the Lord sustains the righteous. His cause and process will be safe, as they are in good condition. The two-handed sword Bordas strikes the wicked and defends the just.

Verse 18

The Lord knows the days of the righteous. His foreknowledge made Him laugh at proud, but in the case of the righteous he sees a brighter future and the treat as heirs of salvation. This is always our comfort, that all the events are known by our God, and that nothing in our future can catch him by surprise. No arrow can pierce us by accident, none danger will strike us stealthily; neither in time nor in eternity can it happen some unforeseen evil for us. Futility will be just a continuous development of the good things that the Lord has reserved for us. And His inheritance will last forever. Your inheritance does not disappear. It is implicit, of so that none of them deprive and preserve them, so that no one ... destroy. Eternity is the peculiar attribute of the believer's portion: what they have On earth it is safe enough, but what they will have in heaven is theirs without end.

Verse 19

They should not be ashamed in the bad times. Calamities will come, but the liberations will also come. As the righteous never relied on immunity from problems, they will not be disappointed when they are called to take on their part, but, on the contrary, they will launch themselves again about your God and they will prove again His faithfulness and love. God is not a friend of the sun only, he is a friend indeed and a friend in need. And In the days of hunger they will be satisfied.

Your barrel of flour and olive oil will last through the day of affliction, and if the crows if they do not bring them bread and meat, the supply of their needs will come from some other way, for your bread will be given to them. Our Lord remained thus when he was hungry in the desert and, by faith, he repelled the tempter; we we can also be empowered not to worry about doing evil with the same consideration. If God's provision is our inheritance, not we need to worry about the price of wheat. The mildew, rust and the Well, everything is in the hands of the Lord. Unbelief cannot save anyone. unique ear to be criticized, but faith, if it does not preserve the harvest, can to do what is best, that is, to preserve our joy in the Lord.

20. But the wicked will perish. Whatever the ghost light may be the shadow of your present, your future is dark with deep night.

Judgment was given against them, they are reserved for execution.

Let them flaunt their scarlet and fine linen and roam sumptuously. every day; the sword of Damocles hangs above their heads, and if your if intelligence were a little more awake, your joy would transform in misery. The enemies of the Lord will be like the fat of the lambs.

As the fat of the sacrifice was completely consumed on the altar, so the wicked they will completely disappear from their place of honor and pride. How can it be different? If the stubble dares to fight with the flame, for what purpose does it Can you come? They must consume. Like dry wood, like piles of leaves, like burning embers, they will soon disappear and vanish. because In the smoke they will be consumed. Thus passes the glory of the world. A breath is the end of all your puff. Your steaming ends in smoke. They became fat and perished in their own grease. Consumers of the good they tried to be and they will consume.

21. The wicked borrows and does not pay back. In part because he does not Yes, but mainly because he cannot. He wishes to continue on top of the waste and the debt remains unpaid. Often they are the wicked ones thus impoverished in this life. Their libertine extravagance leads them to door of the usurer and to the action of the bankrupt. But the righteous shows compassion and gives to the Misericórdia, e por isso ele concede misericórdia. Ele é generoso e próspero.

He is not a debtor, but a donor. When it comes to the good man, he listens to the pleas of need and, instead of impoverishing himself with the what it transmits, becomes richer and is able to do more. It cannot be to encourage idleness, but in true mercy, which implies a real need. The text suggests to us how much better, in general, it is to give than to to lend. Usually, the loans end up paying off in the end, and that's good. anticipate the fact, and with a little liberality avoid the inevitable. If these Two sentences describe the wicked and the righteous, the author of these lines has reasons. to know that there are many wicked people in the city of London numerous.

22. Because those who are blessed by him will inherit the earth. The blessing of God is the true wealth after everything. True happiness, just like the the alliance ensures all the chosen ones from heaven, is wrapped in favor divine. And those who curse him will be extirpated. His grimace is death; But still, it's hell.

Verse 23

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord. All the your course of life is graciously ordered, and in love kindness everything is fixed, established and maintained. No reckless destination, no chance inconstancy governs us; each of our steps is the subject of divine decree. He delights in its way. How the parents are happy with the steps crawling of their babies. Everything that concerns a saint is interesting to your Heavenly Father. God loves to see the sacred efforts of a soul pressing against the heavens. In the trials and joys of the faithful, Jesus he has communion with them and delights in being their sympathetic companion.

Verse 24

Although he falls. Disasters and setbacks may bring him down; he you can, like Job, be stripped of everything; like Joseph, be thrown into prison; like Jonah, be cast into the depths. He will not be completely destroyed.

He will not be completely prostrated. He will be brought to his knees, but not in your face; or, if lying down for a moment, it must be standing again for a long time. No saint will finally or fatally fall.

Sadness can bring us to the ground, and death can take us to the grave. but we cannot sink any lower, and outside of the lowest of us all we will rise to the highest of all. Because the Lord holds you with His hand.

Condescendingly, with His own hand, God sustains His saints; He does not he leaves it to the mere delegated agency, he offers personal assistance.

Even in our falls, the Lord provides a measure of support. Where the grace does not prevent one from descending, it should save itself. Job had a double Fortune finally, Joseph ruled over Egypt, Jonah was safely saved.

It's not that the saints are strong, or wise, or worthy, that therefore they they rise after each fall, but because God is your helper and, therefore, no one can prevail against them.

Verse 25

This was David's observation, I have been young and now I am old; yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned, nor his seed begging. bread. It is not exactly my observation as it is, for I relieved the children. of undoubtedly good men, who attracted me like common beggars.

But that does not cast doubt on David's observation. He lived under a a dispensation more external and more of this world than the present rule of faith pessoal. Nunca são os justos abandonados; isso é uma regra sem exceção.

Rarely, in fact, does your seed beg for bread; and although occasionally occurs, due to dissipation, idleness, or other causes on the part of your children, still, it is rare that there are many alive who have never seen it. Enter the house of the union and see how few are children of pious parents; enter the prison and see how much rarer the case is. The children of the poor pastor often they become rich. I am not old, but I have seen families of the poor who are pious will become rich, and having seen the Lord reward the father's faithfulness in success of the son, so that many times I thought that the best way to To endow the seed with wealth is to become poor for the sake of Christ. In the mission in Indiana, this is abundantly illustrated by the "Baptist Missionary Society."

26. He is always merciful and lends. The righteous are constantly only generous impulses; they do not prosper with frugality, but with generosity. Like the generous giver of all good, of whom they are the beloved children, they delight in doing good. How much the petty ambitious teachers can wait for salvation is a marvel for those who read verses like this in the Bible. And his seed is blessed.

God pays back with interest in the next generation. Where the children of the just are not merciful, there must be some reason for this in neglect of the country, or some other culpable cause. The father's friend is the friend of the family. The God of Abraham is the God of Isaac and Jacob.

Verses 27-29. Here we have the seventh commandment, which takes a form negative and positive, and it is the quintessence of the entire Psalm.

Verse 27

Depart from evil and do good. We should not envy those who practice. do wrong, but we completely distance ourselves from his spirit and example. Thus Just as Lot left Sodom without looking back, we must leave sin.

No truce or negotiation should be made with sin, we must to distance ourselves from it without hesitation, and to practically prepare ourselves to work on the opposite direction. He who neglects to do good will soon fall into evil. And live forever. Obtain a permanent and peaceful inheritance. Lives short are the gains and pleasures of evil, but eternal are the rewards of grace.

Verse 28

For the Lord loves justice. The granting of honor to whom it belongs. honor is due and it is God's delight, especially when the righteous man has been. transferred by their peers. It must be a divine pleasure to correct mistakes and to defeat the machinations of the unjust. The great Arbiter of human destinies will certainly bring fair measures for both the rich and the poor, for the for good and for evil, for such judgment is your delight. And does not abandon your saints. This would not be right and, therefore, will never be done. God is so faithful to objects of your love how fair it is to all of humanity. They are preserved forever. By commitment to the covenant, your security is fixed and, through the fulfillment of collateral, security is fulfilled; let it happen What happens, the saints are preserved in Christ Jesus, and because he lives, they will also live. A king will not lose his jewels, nor will Jehovah lose his. people. Just like the manna in the golden pot, which had melted more, it was preserved in the ark of the covenant under the mercy seat, so the faithful will be preserved in the covenant by the power of Jesus, his propitiation. But the seed the wicked will be uprooted. Like the house of Jeroboam and Ahab, of which not even A dog was left behind. Honor and wealth rarely reached the third. generation; the curse ripens before many years pass and falls upon the house of evil. Among the legacies of wicked men, the most certain is a judgment about their family.

Verse 29

The righteous will inherit the earth. As heirs with Jesus Christ, the Canaan above, which is the antitype of 'the land', will be theirs with all the blessing of alliance. And dwell in it forever. Possessions differ, but none can equal the possession that believers have of heaven. Paradise is theirs forever for inheritance, and they will live forever to enjoy it. Who would not be a saints in these terms? Who would care about the fleeting treasures of the wicked?

Verse 30 The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom. Where the whole Psalm is dedicated a description of the different destinations of the righteous and the wicked was made test by which they could be known. A man's tongue is not a bad index of your character. The mouth betrays the heart. Good men, in general, speak what is edifying, healthy talk, religious conversation, consistent with the divine illumination they received. Justice is wisdom in action, therefore, all good men are practically wise men, and well that the speech be wise. Your tongue speaks of judgment. It advocates justice, gives an honest verdict about things and men, and predicts that the judgments of God will come upon the wicked, as in the early days. His speech is neither foolish nor irreverent, neither bland nor profane. Our conversation is much more more important than some men imagine.

Verse 31

The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps will slide. The best thing in the best place, producing the best results. The man's conversation could well be as admirable as his heart was so well stored. To love holiness, to have the reasons and sanctified wishes, to be in the most intimate nature obedient to the Lord - this it is the safest method to make our entire life efficient for you great ends, and even to ensure the details of it., our steps of any serious error. Maintaining the same course during such times is given only to those whose hearts are healthy towards God, who can, like in the text, calling God your God. Politics slips and stumbles, twists and So, after all, it worsens in the long run, but honesty drags on. on its flat path and reaches the goal.

32. The wicked watches the righteous and seeks to kill him. If it were not for the laws of terra, em breve veríamos um massacre dos justos. Jesus foi vigiado por seus enemies, who were thirsty for your blood: your disciples must not seek favor where your Master found hatred and death.

Verse 33

The Lord will not leave him in your hands. God often appears to free his servants, and when he does not do this in this life regarding his bodies, it gives their souls so much joy and peace that they triumphantly rise beyond the power of its executioners. We may be in the hands of the enemy for some time. time, like Job was, but we cannot be left there. Nor condemn him. when he is judged. Time will reverse the verdict of haste, or else the eternity will eliminate the condemnation of time. In due season, only men will be justified. Temporary injustices are tolerated, in order from Providence, for wiser purposes; but the bitter will not always be called sweet, neither will the light ever be denied like the darkness; the right must appear at the proper time; the fictitious and pretentious will be unmasked and the real and true will be revealed. If we have done fielmente podemos apelar das mesquinhas sessões da sociedade para o solene greeting of the great day.

Verso 34

Espera no Senhor. Temos aqui o oitavo preceito, e é uma elevated eminence to be attained. Take the leisure of the Lord. Wait on obedience as a servant, in hope as an heir, in expectation like a believer. This small word 'wait' is easy to say, but hard to do it, but faith must do it. And keep your path. Continue on narrow path; do not allow the rush for wealth or ease to cause profane action. Let your motto be: 'On, on, on'. Never signal, or dream to deviate. "He who endures to the end will be saved." And he He will exalt you to inherit the earth. You shall have all the earthly goods that are truly good, and there will be no restriction from the celestial good. Exaltation will be the lot of the excellent. When the wicked are uprooted, you shall see. A vision how terrible and instructive! What a reprimand for fretfulness! What an encouragement to gratitude!

My soul stays quiet while you foresee the end, the terrible end of the enemies of the Lord.

Verse 35

A second time, David turns to his journal, and this time, in poetic images, tells us what he had observed. It would be good if it also we took note of divine providences. I saw the wicked in great power. The man was terrible to others, ruling with much authority and carrying things with a high hand, a Caesar in power, a Croesus in wealth. And spreading like a green tree. Adding home to house and field in the field, rising higher and higher in the state. He seemed always green like a parrot, he grew like a tree in his own only native, which had never been transplanted. No tree in particular is here meant, a spreading beech or a large oak expansion can help us perceive the image; it is a thing of the earth, whose roots are in the mud; their honors are faded leaves; and although their shadow obscures the plants that are condemned to pine beneath it, yet still it is in itself a agonizing thing as the blacksmith's axe must prove. In noble tree, that claims to be the king of the forest, behold the greatness of the wicked today; wait a moment and marvel at the change as the wood is lifted and the root itself torn from the ground.

36. However, he passed away. The tree and the man are gone, the son of man so surely as the son of the forest. What cleans sweeps death does! And behold that he was not. To everyone's surprise, the great man had gone, your properties sold, your business failed, your house alienated, your name forgotten and everything in a few months. Yes, I sought you out, but he could not be found. Driven by curiosity, if we inquire by the wicked, they left no traces; like birds of ill omen, none of them wish to remember them. Some of the humblest of the pious are immortalized, their names are imperishably scented in church, while the more capable of infidels and blasphemers hardly their names are remembered after a few years. Men who were on everyone's lips All things, but yesterday, are forgotten tomorrow, for only virtue is immortal.

37. Mark the perfect man and behold the upright. After having witnessed with surprise the fall of the wicked, pay attention to the man sincerely pious and observe the blessed contrast. Good men are men of mark And they are worth our study. The straight ones are wonders of grace and worthy of contemplation. For the end of this man is peace. The man of peace has an end. of peace.

Endless peace ultimately comes to the man of God. His path may be difficult, but takes it home. With the believers, it may rain in the morning, thunder. at noon and pour torrents in the afternoon, but it should clear up before the sun sets put. The war may last until our last hour, but then we will hear the last.

Verse 38

But the transgressors will be destroyed together. A common ruin. waits for those who are united in common rebellion. The end of the wicked will be cut. Your time will be shortened, your happiness will end, your hopes they will always be destroyed, their execution accelerated. Their present is shortened. for their sins; they will not live half of their days. They have no future. that is worthwhile, while the righteous count their future as their true one. inheritance.

Verse 39

But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord. That is sound doctrine. the very marrow of the gospel of free grace. Salvation is understood as liberation of all kinds; not just the salvation that finally grounds us in glory, but all the small rescues along the way; all of this must be attributed to the Lord and only to Him. May He have glory from those to whom He he grants salvation. He is their strength in times of distress. While the problem brings down the wicked, it only leads the righteous to their strong Helper, who is happy to support them.

Verse 40

And the Lord will help them. At all future times, Jehovah will defend. your chosen ones. Our Great Ally will bring her strengths in the heat of battle.

He will deliver them from the wicked. Just as he rescued Daniel from the lions, so he will preserve your loved one from their enemies; therefore, they do not need to, worry, nor discourage. And save them, for they trust in him. Faith must guaranteeing the safety of the elected. It is the mark of the sheep by which they will be separated from the goats. Not their merit, but their faith, should distinguish them.

Who wouldn't try the walk of faith? Those who truly believe in God do not. will be more worried about the apparent irregularities of the present life, but you will be sure that what is mysterious is, however, fair, and what it seems difficult, it is, without a doubt, ordered in mercy. Thus, the Psalm ends with a note that is the death sentence of the restless unease with which the Psalm began. Blessed are those who can thus singing out of sick frames in graceful conditions.