Psalms 37:1
Of David. Do not be angry because of the wrongdoers, or have envy of the workers of evil.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
In Context
2For they will quickly be cut down like grass, and become dry like the green plants.
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:6And the other wife did everything possible to make her unhappy, because the Lord had not let her have children;
Psalms 37:7Take your rest in the Lord, waiting quietly for him; do not be angry because of the man who does well in his evil ways, and gives effect to his bad designs.
Proverbs 3:31Have no envy of the violent man, or take any of his ways as an example.
Proverbs 23:17Have no envy of sinners in your heart, but keep in the fear of the Lord all through the day;
Proverbs 24:19Do not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners:
Galatians 5:21Envy, uncontrolled drinking and feasting, and such things: of which I give you word clearly, even as I did in the past, that they who do such things will have no part in the kingdom of God.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 37:1
This psalm is a sermon, and an excellent useful sermon it is, calculated not (as most of the psalms) for our devotion, but for our conversation; there is nothing in it of prayer or praise, but it is all instruction; it is "Maschil—a teaching psalm;" it is an exposition of some of the hardest chapters in the book of Providence, the advancement of the wicked and the disgrace of the righteous, a solution of the difficulties that arise thereupon, and an exhortation to conduct ourselves as becomes us under such dark… Read the whole commentary →