Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 37:23
23, 24. steps—way, or, "course of life"; as ordered by God, failures will not be permanent. read more
23, 24. steps—way, or, "course of life"; as ordered by God, failures will not be permanent. read more
26. his seed is blessed—literally, "for a blessing" (Genesis 12:2; Psalms 21:6). This position is still true as the rule of God's economy (1 Timothy 4:8; 1 Timothy 6:6). read more
27-29. The exhortation is sustained by the assurance of God's essential rectitude in that providential government which provides perpetual blessings for the good, and perpetual misery for the wicked. read more
30, 31. The righteous described as to the elements of character, thought, word, and action. read more
31. steps—or, "goings"—for conduct which is unwavering ( :-). read more
32, 33. The devices of the wicked against the good fail because God acquits them. read more
34. On the contrary, the good are not only blessed, but made to see the ruin of their foes. read more
35, 36. of which a picture is given, under the figure of a flourishing tree (compare Margin), which soon withers. read more
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 37:22
22. cut off—opposed to "inherit the earth" (compare Leviticus 7:20; Leviticus 7:21). read more