Psalms 37:16-17

16 Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked;
17 for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

Psalms 37:16-17 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 37

\\<<[A Psalm] of David>>\\. This psalm, it is very probable, was written at the same time, and upon the same occasion, with the former; and describes the different states of good and bad men; and is full of exhortations, instructions, and advice to the people of God; intermixed with various encouraging promises. A late learned writer {h} thinks it was written for Mephibosheth's consolation under Ziba's calumny. {h} Delaney's Life of King David, vol. 2. p. 219.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Proverbs 15:16; Proverbs 16:8
  • 2. Job 38:15; Psalms 10:15
  • 3. Psalms 41:12; Psalms 140:12; Psalms 145:14; Psalms 146:7
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