Psalms 37:1
A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
In Context
2For they shall soon wither like the grass, and fade as the green herb.
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:6And her rival vexed her sore, to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.
Psalms 37:7Resign thyself unto 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.
Proverbs 3:31Envy thou not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
Proverbs 23:17Let not thy heart envy sinners, but be in the fear of the LORD all the day;
Proverbs 24:19Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
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 →