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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For the LORD upholdeth him with his hand. I have been young and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. And we also can still speak of the faithfulness of Jehovah. He who took care of his people in David’s day has not changed since then. We have not seen the righteous forsaken.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand. Just going to fall, but in came the interposing hand. Grace catches us up when sin would throw us down.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
I have been young, and [now] am old,.... The psalmist makes mention of his age, which takes in the whole compass of his life, to command attention to what he was about to say; which was founded upon a long experience and observation of things, and was as follows; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken; though afflicted of God, and persecuted...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. David had not seen the seed of the righteous begging bread, but we have often seen it; for, when the seed of the righteous do not behave themselves aright, they have to suffer poverty as well as other people. But, under the old covenant,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. I have been young, and though I am not yet old, I can truly say that I have never seen the righteous forsaken. I have, however, seen the seed of the righteous begging bread. David never saw that sad sight, but then he was a king, so he was...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. It was so unusual a thing that David had never seen, it. I have several times seen the seed of the righteous begging bread, but in every case it has been because of their drunkenness or their laziness, or because of their own vice which they...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
[He is] ever merciful, and lendeth,.... He sympathizes with the poor in distress, and shows mercy to miserable objects; not only by words, but deeds: and this is his constant disposition and conduct; of which his lending, as well as giving to persons in necessity, is an instance; and which shows capacity, and is a proof of the observation of the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore. For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. The mouth of the righteous speaketh...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore. For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. The mouth of the righteous speaketh...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. Depart from evil, — Do not remain near it, do not even look at it, do not parley with it; run away from it: “Depart from evil,” —
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. God has a special regard for the children of believers. Grace does not run in the blood, but it often runs side by side with it. The God of Abraham is the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, and the God of Joseph, and the God of Manasseh and Ephraim.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore. For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are perserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. There is a grand time coming (oh!...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Depart from evil, and do good,.... Depart from evildoers, and their evil ways; join not with them, nor fret and be envious at them; but do acts of beneficence, and all good works; since righteous men, and their seed, are not forsaken, but blessed of God; [See comments on Psalms 34:14]; and dwell for evermore; or "thou shalt dwell for evermore"...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And do good; — For you must do something, either good or evil. If you became an idler, even though you had departed from evil, you would not have become what God would have you to be. Negatives must be backed up with positives: “Depart from evil, and do good;” —
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And dwell for evermore. For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. Not, of course, if they themselves become righteous, for then they come under the covenant of grace, and shall never be cut off.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore. For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints;they are preserved for ever:but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. I have frequently remarked to you that, although the wolf is very strong and fierce, and the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For the Lord loveth judgment,.... Righteousness, or righteous actions, when done according to his will, from love, in faith, and to his glory; see Psalms 11:7; or to minister judgment to the people, and to render to every man according to his works; and forsaketh not his saints; his Holy Ones, who are called with an holy calling, are created in...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The righteous shall inherit the land,.... [See comments on Psalms 37:9] and [See comments on Psalms 37:11]; and dwell therein for ever; [See comments on Psalms 37:27].
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment. The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged....
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom,.... Or "meditateth wisdom" (a); that is, utters the wisdom he has been meditating upon; see Psalms 69:3; he meditates and speaks of the wisdom of God, which appears in the works of creation, providence, and grace; and of Christ, who is wisdom itself, and the wisdom of God essentially; and who, as...