Fret Not the Wicked: Trust Reveals Your Righteousness
Do not be anxious about the success of the wicked, but trust and delight in the Lord, rolling your burdens onto Him so that He can bring your righteousness to light.
Psalms 37:1–6 (BSB)
1 Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.
2 For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants.
3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
4 Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
6 He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.
What is the big idea of Psalms 37:1–6?
Do not be anxious about the success of the wicked, but trust and delight in the Lord, rolling your burdens onto Him so that He can bring your righteousness to light.
How does Psalms 37:1–6 point to Christ?
Jesus is the one who 'committed His way' to the Father perfectly, even unto death; because His righteousness was brought to light in the Resurrection, we who are in Him are freed from fretfulness and invited into His eternal delight.
Authorial Intent
To provide wisdom for managing the emotional and spiritual stress caused by the prosperity of the wicked, exhorting the believer to a posture of deep trust, delight, and burden-shifting toward the LORD.
Chapter: Psalm 37
The Meek Inherit the Land as the Wicked Fade
Because the LORD will remove the wicked and give the future to the meek, His people must refuse fretting, trust Him, do good, and wait for His salvation.