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Psalms 37:8
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Psalms 37:8 Meaning and Commentary
Psalms 37:8
Cease from anger
Either at these wicked men who are so prosperous, or at God, who for the present suffers it; see ( Jonah 4:9 ) ( Proverbs 19:3 ) ;
and forsake wrath;
which is anger wrought up to a greater degree; and the rather to be shunned and avoided, as being very disagreeable to the character of a good man;
fret not thyself in any wise to do evil;
evil may be done by fretting at the prosperity of wicked men, or by imitating them, doing as they do, in hope of being prosperous as they are; from which the psalmist dissuades by reasons following.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Psalms 37:8 In-Context
6
He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.
7
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!
8
Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
9
For the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land.
10
In just a little while, the wicked will be no more; though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.
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