Psalms 37:1
“A psalm of David.” Be not thou angry on account of the wicked, Nor be envious of those who do iniquity.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
In Context
2For soon shall they be cut down like grass, And wither like the green herb.
Cross References
Psalms 37:7Hope thou patiently on the LORD, And in him place thy trust! Be not angry on account of the prosperous,—On account of him that deviseth deceit!
Proverbs 3:31Envy not the oppressor, And choose none of his ways.
Proverbs 23:17Let not thy heart envy sinners, But continue thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long;
Proverbs 24:19Fret not thyself on account of evil men, Neither be thou envious of the wicked;
Galatians 5:21envyings, drunkenness, revelings, and things like these; of which I tell you beforehand, as I also told you in time past, that they who practise such things shall not inherit 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 →