Psalms 37:7
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
6He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.
8Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.
Cross References
Joshua 10:12On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”
Job 21:7Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power?
Psalms 27:14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
Psalms 50:8I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me.
Psalms 62:5Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
Proverbs 20:22Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 37:2-7
Exhortations and Promises. 1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. 3 Trust in the Lord , and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 4 Delight thyself also in the Lord ; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. 5 Commit thy way unto the Lord ; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. 6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness… Read the whole commentary →