Psa 37:3, 5, 7, 40:1 | JFB | STEP | 3. Trust —sure of safety. shalt thou dwell —or, "dwell thou"; repose quietly. verily . . . fed —or, "feed on truth," God's promise ( ; compare ).

Psalms 37:3

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).

Psalms 37:5

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.

Psalms 37:7

7, 8. Rest in—literally, "Be silent to the Lord."

and wait—Be submissive—avoid petulance and murmurings, anger and rash doing.

Psalms 40:1

1-3. The figures for deep distress are illustrated in Jeremiah's history (Jer 38:6-12). Patience and trust manifested in distress, deliverance in answer to prayer, and the blessed effect of it in eliciting praise from God's true worshippers, teach us that Christ's suffering is our example, and His deliverance our encouragement (Heb 5:7, 8; 12:3; 1Pe 4:12-16).

inclined—(the ear, Ps 17:6), as if to catch the faintest sigh.