There are psalms you come back to again and again — because they remind you who God is, even when everything around you feels uncertain.
Psalm 37 has been one of those psalms for me.
I read it daily during the years when the world felt full of unrest, fear, and division. It brought me comfort and reminded me who is ultimately in control — and still does.
And truthfully, we still live in a world that’s marked by unrest.
Division continues. Fear is loud.
But God’s Word is louder. And this psalm gives us a better way to respond — a path away from fretting and toward faith.
Instead of Worrying, Psalm 37 Tells Us to:
- Trust in the Lord.
- Do good.
- Dwell in the land.
- Befriend faithfulness.
- Commit your way to the Lord.
- Trust in Him.
- Be still before the Lord.
- Wait patiently for Him.
- Refrain from anger.
Words of Comfort from the Psalm
“In just a little while, the wicked will be no more…”
“But the meek will inherit the earth.”
“I have been young, and now am old, and have not seen the righteous forsaken.”
“The Lord is their stronghold in time of trouble.”
A Quote That Still Speaks
From Everyday Gospel by Paul David Tripp:
“Waiting is an essential element of biblical faith.
What does waiting look like? It looks like not giving in to fear even when it seems as though the bad guys are winning.
It looks like not envying the prosperity of those who break God’s rules.
It looks like delighting in the Lord while you are waiting.
It looks like willingly committing your life to the wise rule of the Lord.
It looks like not giving way to anger and believing that God blesses those who are willing to wait.
Now, none of these aspects of waiting is natural for us. So, in order to wait with joyful, fear-free patience, we need God to meet us and empower us with His grace.
If waiting is an essential aspect of true faith, then it is also a fruit of divine grace.
So, we wait.
Ultimately, we wait for the fulfillment of the promise that we will be with our Savior face-to-face.”
If your heart feels heavy today…
Psalm 37 is a psalm to linger in.
Read it once.
Read it again tomorrow.
Pray through it.
Let it guide your heart from fretting to faith.
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