Chapter commentary
Psalms Chapter 37
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Ps 37:1-40.
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Ps 37:1-40.
A composed and uniform trust in God and a constant course of integrity are urged in view of the blessedness of the truly pious, contrasted in various aspects with the final ruin of the wicked. Thus the wisdom and justice of God's providence are vindicated, and its seeming inequalities, which excite the cavils of the wicked and the distrust of the pious, are explained. David's personal history abundantly illustrates the Psalm.
1, 2. The general sentiment of the whole Psalm is expressed. The righteous need not be vexed by the prosperity of the wicked; for it is transient, and their destiny undesirable.
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3. 倚靠——确知安全。
你要居住——或作「你只管居住」；安然安息。
实在……得丰裕——或作「以真理为粮」，即神的应许
（Ps 36:5;
Ho 12:1
的比较）。
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3. Trust--sure of safety.
shalt thou dwell--or, "dwell thou"; repose quietly.
verily . . . fed--or, "feed on truth," God's promise
(Ps 36:5;
compare
Ho 12:1).
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4. 心里所愿——
（Ps 20:5; 21:2）， 合法正路、真正美好的
（Ps 84:11）。
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4. desires--
(Ps 20:5; 21:2),
what is lawful and right, really good
(Ps 84:11).
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5. 当将你的事交托——
（Pr 16:3）。
你所要作的——你当作而不能摆为担子的。
倚靠……他——按字面作「在他上面」。他必成全你所不能的
（比较
Ps 22:8; 31:6）。 他必不容你的品格留在嫌疑之下。
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5. Commit thy way--
(Pr 16:3).
Works--what you have to do and cannot set forth as a burden.
trust . . . in him--literally, "on Him." He will do what you cannot (compare
Ps 22:8; 31:6).
He will not suffer your character to remain under suspicion.
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7, 8. 默然——按字面作「向耶和华静默」。
耐性等候——存顺服之心——避免暴躁和怨言、愤怒和急躁的作为。
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7, 8. Rest in--literally, "Be silent to the Lord."
and wait--Be submissive--avoid petulance and murmurings, anger and rash doing.
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9. 两个理由：恶人的兴盛是短暂的；敬虔的人借着谦卑信靠必得着一切圣约的福——此处以「承受地土」表示（比较
Ps 25:13)。
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9. Two reasons: The prosperity of the wicked is short; and the pious, by humble trust, will secure all covenant blessing, denoted here by "inherit the earth" (compare
Ps 25:13).
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10, 11. 必没有——按字面作「不在」——即寻不见。
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10, 11. shall not be--literally, "is not"--is not to be found.
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11. 平安——包括兴旺。
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11. peace--includes prosperity.
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12. 咬……牙——如兽般的狂怒。
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12. gnasheth . . . teeth--in beastly rage.
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13. （比较
Ps 2:4)。
看见——确实知道。
他的日子——受罚之日，虽久延，必来到
(Heb 10:37)。
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13. (Compare
Ps 2:4).
seeth--knows certainly.
his day--of punishment, long delayed, shall yet come
(Heb 10:37).
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14, 15. 刀和……弓——指任何暴力之器。
杀戮——按字面作「宰杀」
(1Sa 25:11)。
贫苦人和穷乏人——神的百姓
(Ps 10:17; 12:5)。
恶人的刑罚归于己身——常常提及（比较
Ps 7:15, 16; 35:8)。
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14, 15. sword, and . . . bow--for any instruments of violence.
slay--literally, "slaughter"
(1Sa 25:11).
poor and needy--God's people
(Ps 10:17; 12:5).
The punishment of the wicked as drawn on themselves--often mentioned (compare
Ps 7:15, 16; 35:8).
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16. 富足——按字面作「喧哗和骚动」，如多财富所附带的（比较
Ps 39:6)。
如此，与一人的「少」之对比更加鲜明。
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16. riches--literally, "noise and tumult," as incidental to much wealth (compare
Ps 39:6).
Thus the contrast with the "little" of one man is more vivid.
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17. 连身体上需要持兵器支派也被毁灭。
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17. Even the members of the body needed to hold weapons are destroyed.
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18, 19. 神知道他百姓的变迁，预备抵挡灾祸，并供给他们一切所需。
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18, 19. God, who knows His people's changes, provides against evil and supplies all their need.
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20. 恶人无论多么强大，都必被毁灭，并且全然如此——如烟消散，不留痕迹。
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20. While the wicked, however mighty, are destroyed, and that utterly, as smoke which vanishes and leaves no trace.
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21, 22. 不偿还——因贫穷无力偿还（比较
De 15:7)。
一方的能和另一方的不，并不排除道德的动机。神的赐福或咒诅造成分别。
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21, 22. payeth not--not able; having grown poor (compare
De 15:7).
Ability of the one and inability of the other do not exclude moral dispositions. God's blessing or cursing makes the difference.
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22. 剪除——与「承受地土」相对（比较
Le 7:20, 21)。
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22. cut off--opposed to "inherit the earth" (compare
Le 7:20, 21).
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23, 24. 步伐——道路，或「一生的行径」；既由神安排，失败便不会恒久。
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23, 24. steps--way, or, "course of life"; as ordered by God, failures will not be permanent.
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26. 他的后裔蒙福——按字面作「为祝福」
(Ge 12:2; Ps 21:6)。
这地位作为神经营之法则，至今仍真
(1Ti 4:8; 6:6)。
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26. his seed is blessed--literally, "for a blessing"
(Ge 12:2; Ps 21:6).
This position is still true as the rule of God's economy
(1Ti 4:8; 6:6).
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27-29. 这劝勉由神在护理之政上的本质正直——为善人安排恒久的福气，为恶人安排恒久的灾祸——所支持。
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27-29. The exhortation is sustained by the assurance of God's essential rectitude in that providential government which provides perpetual blessings for the good, and perpetual misery for the wicked.
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30, 31. 义人在性格的元素——心思、言语和行为上被描述。
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30, 31. The righteous described as to the elements of character, thought, word, and action.
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31. 步伐——或作「行径」——指坚定不移的品行
(Ps 18:36)。
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31. steps--or, "goings"--for conduct which is unwavering
(Ps 18:36).
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32, 33. 恶人对善人的计谋失败，因为神宣告他们无罪。
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32, 33. The devices of the wicked against the good fail because God acquits them.
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34. 相反地，善人不但蒙福，更得见他们仇敌的灭亡。
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34. On the contrary, the good are not only blessed, but made to see the ruin of their foes.
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35, 36. 借一棵繁茂之树的比喻描绘一幅图画（比较旁注），这树很快枯萎。
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35, 36. of which a picture is given, under the figure of a flourishing tree (compare Margin), which soon withers.
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36. 他没有了——（比较
Ps 37:10)。
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36. he was not--(Compare
Ps 37:10).
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37. 「结局」指赏赐
(Pr 23:18; 24:14)， 或成功的期望，如
Ps 37:38
所描述恶人的结局与之相对——即被剪除（比较
Ps 73:17)。
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37. By "the end" is meant reward
(Pr 23:18; 24:14),
or expectation of success, as in
Ps 37:38,
which describes the end of the wicked in contrast, and that is cut off (compare
Ps 73:17).
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38. 一同——一下子；完全
(Ps 4:8)。
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38. together--at once; entirely
(Ps 4:8).
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39, 40. 力量——
(Ps 27:1; 28:8)。
患难——窘境
(Ps 9:9; 10:1)。
在信靠和安静中，便是敬虔者脱离一切仇敌和他们一切计谋的拯救。
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39, 40. strength--
(Ps 27:1; 28:8).
trouble--straits
(Ps 9:9; 10:1).
In trust and quietness is the salvation of the pious from all foes and all their devices.
Ps 37:1-40.
鉴于真正敬虔人所蒙的福——这福分在各方面都与恶人最终的毁灭相对照——本诗劝勉人对神怀有平静而始终如一的信赖，并持守恒久的正直。如此，神护理的智慧与公义得以辨明；那惹发恶人非难、动摇敬虔人信心的、护理表面上的不均，也得到解释。大卫的生平大量印证了本诗。
1, 2. 这里表达了全诗的总意。义人不必因恶人的亨通而心怀不平；因为那是短暂的，他们的结局也非人所愿。