OLD TESTAMENT

Psalms 37:7

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Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.

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Verse 7. End. Hebrew “exceedingly,” while a person feels his state is not desperate. Bert.—Sorrowful. Hebrew “in black,” which may refer either to the mourning attire, ( Calmet.) or to the “countenance.” Sym.—Grief will allow me to take no rest. Orig.—I dare not look up to heaven, ( Calmet.) nor can I walk straight, to perform any good work ( Worthington.) of myself. Bible.

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