Psalms 37:8

For my loins have been filled with illusions, and there is no health in my flesh.

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In The King James Version

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

In Context

7I have become miserable, and I have been bent down, even to the end. I have walked with contrition all day long.

9I have been afflicted and greatly humbled. I bellowed from the groaning of my heart.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 25:21And David said: “Truly, in vain have I preserved all that was his in the wilderness, so that nothing perished out of all that belonged to him. And he has repaid evil to me for good.

Job 5:2Truly, anger condemns the foolish to death, and envy kills the petty.

Proverbs 16:32A patient man is better than a strong one. And whoever rules his soul is better than one who assaults cities.

Jonah 4:1And Jonah was afflicted with a great affliction, and he was angry.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 37:8-21

Exhortations and Promises. 7 Rest in the Lord , and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord , they shall inherit the earth. 10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. 11 But the meek shall… Read the whole commentary →

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