PSALM 37 – A PSALM FOR THE CURRENT CRISIS PROVIDES COMFORT AND TEACHES US TO SEEK HIS WAY

Psalm 37 in the Hebrew interpretation should be considered a wisdom psalm. This is wisdom from above and a manual for us during the current crisis. It has helped me enormously to wait, rest, trust, and keep my fretting to a minimum.

The psalm expresses that ultimately the righteous will succeed and “inherit” the land. This is a major theme of the psalm, that we will inherit the land.

Inherit the land also has a future meaning. This would be the 1,000 year future Millennial Kingdom (MK) when we are resurrected from the dead. Revelation 20 gives a brief description of that time and the White Throne Judgment which follows after the MK.

Additional scriptures are found in Zechariah 12-14 and Isaiah 60-66. In fact, all the books of the prophets mention the MK throughout the Old Testament. This is not a topic normally taught in mainstream church. Believers are too focused on “going to heaven” when the real place we are going is the Thousand Year MK.

The authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls wrote a commentary on Psalm 37 applying it to their situation two thousand years ago. They viewed the Pharisees and Sadducees as the wicked and corrupt. The Dead Sea Scroll writers saw themselves as the remnant of true followers who would inherit the land in the future MK.

A few high points of Psalm 37 by verse:

1-2 - Encourage us not to be vexed by the apparent success of evil doers. They will eventually be cut down and wither like the grass. “Cut off” refers to the land inheritance as they will be “cut out” of their portion.

3-6 – We are to trust, delight, and commit to our Lord. He promises he will bring forth our righteousness and the light and judgment as the noon day. This, of course, is not our righteousness, but His. We are his disciples and are walking in His ways.

7 – 11 – Rest and wait patiently. This is sometimes quite difficult because we are impatient people. We want action and want it NOW! Our God wants us to wait on Him and release the anger and violence rising in our hearts as we watch what is happening around us. We are told to wait a little while and the wicked will not be. Then the clincher: The meek will inherit the earth!

This does not mean we cannot take action but we are to wait on His instructions before we act. The word “meek” means to be humble, afflicted, poor, in the sense of that is how we are feeling as we see wickedness around us. Very different from anger and worry.

I have been told by a friend of mine that this word meek also implies something very powerful. It means we are meek because we know the tremendous power of God and how He could easily destroy the wicked in a blink of an eye.

This is what it meant in Numbers 12.3 where it says “The man Moses was very meek above all the men on the earth.” He knew the power of God. He had been on the mountain top. He had the fear of God in him…he was the leader of the nation. He knew God was behind him, backing him up. He was careful how he acted towards the people out of the fear of what God could do to them. Think meek!

12-13 – The wicked are always plotting and grinds his teeth at the righteous, but our Father God is laughing at them!

14-15 – The wicked have drawn out their swords and bows. The sword are their words which they fire with their bows. Their words are going to pierce their own hearts and their bows and arms will be broken.

This is great hope for the indictments which are now being released by the Department of Justice against the treasonous politicians and pedophiles. We have hope that justice is coming. Their words were lies and now are coming back to pierce them!

16 – 21 – Continues with varying fates of the wicked vs. the righteous. The Lord knows the upright and they will receive their inheritance—this is going to be our great reward in the MK.

The wicked will perish. They are the enemies of the Lord of Hosts (Commander in Chief) and they will consume away like the fat of the lambs sacrificed on the altars…they will go up in smoke!

23 - 24 – The steps of good men and women are established by the Lord. This is why we wait, rest, trust, and commit to Him. Don’t let your anger force you to do something stupid! When we fall or fail He will lift us up again—and we will fall along the way!

Six times in this psalm it says “inherit the land.” This is exceedingly important. It has dual meaning. It gives us hope that He will turn our nation back through our efforts in Him—it’s not our power—but it is His Spirit working through those who are obedient.

It says wait four times in this psalm. It is so hard to wait when we see what is happening. This does not mean we cannot take action. It means wait for His word to release us to action. That is not easy.

31 – The Law of God needs to be in our hearts. Then our steps will be sure, not slippery. This means we are to act with character and not stoop to the methods of the wicked. We must operate “by the book” in order to win. Easier said then done! But we must do all in righteousness.

35 – 40 – The wicked appear to be winning but in the long term they are going to be defeated. Our ultimate salvation is of the Lord. He is our strength in time of trouble. The Lord will help those who wait for His salvation. He will deliver us and save us!

Don’t go looking for trouble—wait for it to come to you! You are allowed to defend yourself when trouble comes. Just don’t go out there looking for it. This is part of what this psalm is telling us.

Wait and be prepared. Pray for the righteous government, police, National Guard to be successful against enemies of the state. If it comes to your door be prepared to take action to keep your family safe. Please, do not go looking for trouble. God is in control. He may not protect you if you’re looking for trouble. But if it comes to you it is OK for you to take action.

This psalm has a future meaning. It is not all about this brief life we live. Read Corinthians 15 and you see how our mortal bodies will be transformed on resurrection day. We will be kings, priests, and teachers in the MK.

We will be receiving an inheritance in the Land during that time (Ezekiel 47). We are grafted into Israel (Romans 9 thru 11). We are promised an inheritance within a tribe of Israel. There are many articles on this blog about this—take the time to seek them out if you are really interested.

Read Psalm 37 and soak in the wisdom. God bless and let’s pray in the victory this November 3^rd. There is much at stake.