Psalm 37: Trust, delight, surrender, rest and wait in the Lord – Blog

Because it is a long chapter, there are some key words that can help you understand this chapter of the Psalms better. Chapter 37 of the Psalms basically studies the confidenceO delighta deliveryO rest and, finally, waiting on the Lord. But let us better understand what this passage of the Bible implies, its interpretation, and the explanation of its words.

Psalm 37 of the Bible: meaning and explanation

Let’s start with the first word: trust. Many people say they trust God and believe that he has the best for us. However, few people manage to believe this in practice. Many turn to God for help, without even believing in his works. They resort out of desperation, but have no faith in their changes, which is useless.

The second word is delight. While trust in God is about knowing and believing in his deeds, delight is the pleasure, the spiritual satisfaction in having God in your heart and in putting his commandments into practice.

The third word is delivery. Surrender is very much related to the first word, trust, because if there is trust in Christ, the surrender of your life and your way to him is something natural.

Anyone who has the ability to surrender his life to God and trust what He has in store for his life is a fulfilled person.

The last two words, rest and wait, can be explained together as a consequence of the practice of the previous three words. When you trust God, delight and surrender your life to Him, spiritual rest and waiting in your actions are the next steps in this process, occurring in a very natural and peaceful way.

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Psalm 37 of the Bible: full quote

37.1 Do not be angry because of evildoers, nor be envious of those who work iniquity.
37.2 Because they will soon be harvested like grass, and wither like greenery.
37.3 Trust in the Lord and do good; thou shalt dwell in the earth, and thou shalt truly be fed.
37.4 Delight yourself also in the Lord, and he will grant you the desires of your heart.
37.5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust him, and he will.
37.6 And he will make your righteousness shine like the light, and your judgment like the noonday.
37.7 Rest in the Lord, and wait on him; do not be angry because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who carries out crafty plans.
37.8 Leave anger, and forsake wrath; do not be angry in any way to do evil.
37.9 For evildoers will be cut off; but those who wait on the Lord will inherit the land.
37.10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be; thou shalt look at its place, and it shall not appear.
37.11 But the meek will inherit the earth, and they will delight in the abundance of peace.
37:12 The wicked plot against the righteous, and gnash their teeth against him.
37.13 The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
37.14 The wicked drew their swords and bent their bows, to bring down the poor and needy, and to kill those of upright conduct.
37.15 But their sword will enter their hearts, and their bows will be broken.
37.16 The little that the righteous has is better than the riches of many wicked people.
37.17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous.
37.18 The Lord knows the days of the upright, and their inheritance will endure forever.
37.19 They will not be put to shame in evil days, and in days of famine they will be satisfied.
37:20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs; will disappear, and in smoke they will dissolve.
37:21 The wicked borrows, and does not pay; but the righteous have mercy and give.
37.22 For those whom he blesses will inherit the earth, and those who are cursed by him will be uprooted.
37.23 The steps of a good man are confirmed by the Lord, and he delights in his way.
37.24 Even if he falls, he will not be prostrate, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.
37.25 I was young, and now I am old; but I have never seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging for bread.
37.26 He is always merciful, and lends, and his seed is blessed.
37.27 Depart from evil and do good; and you will have a home forever.
37:28 For the Lord loves judgment and does not forsake his saints; they are preserved forever; but the seed of the wicked will be uprooted.
37.29 The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
37:30 The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom; his tongue speaks of judgment.
37:31 The law of your God is in your heart; his steps will not slip.
37:32 The wicked stalks the righteous, and seeks to kill him.
37.33 The Lord will not leave him in his hands, nor will he condemn him when he is judged.
37:34 Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; thou shalt see it when the wicked are cut off.
37.35 I saw the wicked with great power spread like a green tree in the native land.
37.36 But it has passed and no longer appears; I looked for it, but it could not be found.
37.37 Note the honest man, and consider the upright, because the end of that man is peace.
37.38 As for the transgressors, they will be destroyed one by one, and the relics of the wicked will be destroyed.
37:39 But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; he is his strength in the time of trouble.
37.40 And the Lord will help them and deliver them; he will deliver them from the wicked and save them, because they trust in him.