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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming. “His day is coming,” and what a day it will be! When the day of the wicked shall come, the day of God’s righteous...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
, But the meek shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. ‘The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.- That has been the style of things from the beginning, and the old serpent’s seed will be like the old serpent, and he “was more subtle than any beast of the field.” “The...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The wicked plotteth against the just,.... Forms schemes to make him uneasy, uncomfortable, and unhappy: and gnasheth upon him with his teeth: which expresses his malice and hatred, as David's enemies did upon him, Psalms 35:16; and Stephen's, Acts 7:54.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming. The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming. The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The Lord shall laugh at him,.... Have him and his plots in derision, confound his schemes, and disappoint him of his designs, bring him into calamity, and laugh at it; see Psalms 2:4; for he seeth that his day is coming; either the day of the Lord, which he has appointed to judge the world in, and which comes suddenly, at unawares, as a thief in...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The Lord shall laugh at him,”For he seeth that his day is coming. The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The wicked have drawn out the sword,.... That is, out of the scabbard; they drew upon the righteous, in order to sheath it in them; or they sharpened the sword, as Aben Ezra observes some interpret the word; it may be literally rendered, "opened the sword" (q), which before lay hid in the scabbard: and have bent their bow; having put the arrow in...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked. Not of one wicked man only, but of “many wicked.”...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Their sword shall enter into their own heart,.... As Saul's did into his, 1 Samuel 31:4; and their bows shall be broken; the meaning is, that their efforts shall be fruitless, and their attempts in vain; the mischief they have contrived and designed for others shall fall upon themselves; see Psalms 7:15; and therefore the saints should not be...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
A little that a righteous man hath,.... It is the portion of the righteous, for the most part, to have but little of this world's goods; some indeed have been rich, as Abraham, Lot, David, Joseph of Arimathea, and others; but, generally speaking, the wicked have the largest share of worldly things, and the righteous but little, and are as having...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked. “Many wicked.” That is a strong expression; the psalmist does not merely mention the riches of one wicked man, but he says, “A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.”
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,.... That is, their sword arm, with which they have drawn it; and so shall not be able to strike with it; and with which they have bent their bows, but shall not be able to shoot: and this proves, what is before suggested, that their efforts shall be fruitless; or their substance shall be taken away from...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous. He keeps on upholding them. He holds them up, and in another sense he lifts them up on high, and holds them up near to himself in the glorious sunshine of fellowship with him.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous. They would soon fall if they were not upheld; but they shall not fall, for God will make them to stand.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous. They must stand, therefore, for how shall he fall whom God upholds?
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The Lord knoweth the days of the upright,.... Not only how long they shall live, and so fill up their days, the number of them, as Aben Ezra interprets it; but the nature of their days, whether prosperous or adverse; and causes both to work together for their good; and he knows the work of their days, as Jarchi explains it, the actions done by...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: He is well acquainted with their bright days and their dark days. He keeps a diary of all their ever-changing experiences: “The Lord knoweth the days of the upright”: — Psa_37:18. And their inheritance shall be for ever. There is a necessity upon covenant blessings, which ensures their enjoyment by all the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: — He knows our dark days and our bright days, and all our days that are yet to be as well as all our days that have been. The Lord knows all about all our days. Psa_37:18. And their inheritance shall be for ever. What they have, if it be really worth having, they shall keep for ever. What God has given...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever. They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. These are bad times now. Everyone complains, and indeed there seems to be abundant cause, for distress is universal. But let us fall back on the promise. “In the days of...