Those who seek my hurt speak of destruction, and plan deception all the day long. But I, like a deaf man, do not hear; and I am like a mute who does not open his mouth. Thus I am like a man who does not hear, and in whose mouth is no response. (Psalm 38:12-14) It is...

My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague, and my relatives stand afar off. (Psalm 38:11) It is interesting that, through the ages, the attitudes and habits of people, both good and bad, have been pretty consistent. As we read the Bible, story after...

Lord, all my desire is before You; and my sighing is not hidden from You. My heart pants, my strength fails me. (Psalm 38:9-10) There comes a point in our lives when it serves no true purpose to suppress our thoughts and feelings from the Lord; He already knows our...

O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure! (Psalm 38:1) As David begins this psalm, it should be noted that it was written as a remembrance, which in Hebrew thinking is to say, it was more than just something to recall to mind....

But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their strength in the time of trouble. And the Lord shall help them and deliver them; He shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them because they trust in Him. (Psalm 37:39-40) The words that David used...

Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright; for the future of that man is peace. (Psalm 37:37) There is a Hebrew word that we have highlighted from time to time; the word is תם tam (or the plural form תמיםtamim) and is translated here as “blameless.” In other...

Wait on the Lord, and keep His way, and He shall exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it. (Psalm 37:34) On several occasions and in multiple psalms, David encouraged God's people to “wait on the Lord.” We all understand what it...

The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of justice. The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. (Psalm 37:30-31) Throughout this psalm, David expressed the attributes and characteristics of those called righteous and...

I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread. He is ever merciful, and lends; and his descendants are blessed. (Psalm 37:25-26) At an aged point in life, David made the above observation; God will...

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholds him with His hand. (Psalm 37:23-24) It is interesting that so many English translations refer to the steps of a “good...

The wicked borrows and does not repay, but the righteous shows mercy and gives. For those blessed by Him shall inherit the earth, but those cursed by Him shall be cut off. (Psalm 37:21-22) As the old saying goes, there are givers and there are takers. There are those...

The Lord knows the days of the upright, and their inheritance shall be forever. They shall not be ashamed in the evil time, and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. (Psalm 37:18-19) Messiah told us that the Father is so concerned with and involved in our...