Outlines in Psalms
This is a companion outline to two previous outlines: Fret Not Thyself Because of Evildoers – Psalm 37:1-2, 7-10
Trust in the Lord, and Do Good – Psalm 37:3-8, 27, 34
The purpose of Psalm 37 is to exhort and encourage God’s faithful servants concerning the prosperity of the wicked, which certainly appears at first to be an unfair and unrighteous reality of this life. Indeed, it can be a great frustration unto the hearts of the faithful to see “the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree” (Psalm 37:35). In fact, if we dwell on this frustration, it can easily and quickly turn us back from our walk with the Lord and lead us down into the pit of sinful iniquity (See Psalm 73:2-3). So then, how does Psalm 37 exhort us and encourage us concerning this matter? In two previous outlines (see above), we considered the prohibition concerning our attitude at the prosperity of the wicked, the proclamation concerning the judgment of the Lord against the wicked, and the precept concerning our walk with the Lord. In this outline we shall consider the promise concerning the favor of the Lord upon the righteous.
This is a companion outline to two previous outlines: Fret Not Thyself Because of Evildoers – Psalm 37:1-2, 7-10
Trust in the Lord, and Do Good – Psalm 37:3-8, 27, 34
The purpose of Psalm 37 is to exhort and encourage God’s faithful servants concerning the prosperity of the wicked, which certainly appears at first to be an unfair and unrighteous reality of this life. Indeed, it can be a great frustration unto the hearts of the faithful to see “the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree” (Psalm 37:35). In fact, if we dwell on this frustration, it can easily and quickly turn us back from our walk with the Lord and lead us down into the pit of sinful iniquity (See Psalm 73:2-3). So then, how does Psalm 37 exhort us and encourage us concerning this matter? In two previous outlines (see above), we considered the prohibition concerning our attitude at the prosperity of the wicked, the proclamation concerning the judgment of the Lord against the wicked, and the precept concerning our walk with the Lord. In this outline we shall consider the promise concerning the favor of the Lord upon the righteous.
The Promise
I. The Promise of Security.
Psalm 37:3a – “Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land . . . .”
Psalm 37:11b – “. . . And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.”
Psalm 37:19a – “They shall not be ashamed in the evil time . . . .”
Psalm 37:37 – “Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.”
II. The Promise of Provision.
Psalm 37:3b – “. . . And verily thou shalt be fed.”
Psalm 37:19b – “. . . And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.”
Psalm 37:24 – “I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed
begging bread.”
III. The Promise of Blessing.
Psalm 37:4 – “Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.”
IV. The Promise of Guidance.
Psalm 37:5 – “Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.”
Psalm 37:23 – “The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD . . . .”
V. The Promise of Future Reward
Psalm 37:6 – “And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.”
VI. The Promise of Future Exaltation.
Psalm 37:9b – “. . . But those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.”
Psalm 37:11a – “But the meek shall inherit the earth . . . .”
Psalm 37:18b – “. . . And their inheritance shall be for ever.”
Psalm 37:22a – “For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth . . . .”
Psalm 37:27 – “Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.”
Psalm 37:29 – “The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.”
Psalm 37:34a – “Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land . . . .”
VII. The Promise of Present Support.
Psalm 37:17b – “. . . But the LORD upholdeth the righteous.”
Psalm 37:24 – “Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.”
Psalm 37:31 – “. . . None of his steps shall slide.”
Psalm 37:39b – “. . . He is their strength in the time of trouble.”
VIII. The Promise of Present Fellowship.
Psalm 37:18a – “The LORD knoweth the days of the upright . . . .”
Psalm 37:23b – “. . . And he delighteth in his way.”
Psalm 37:28a – “For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints . . . .”
IX. The Promise of Preservation.
Psalm 37:28b – “. . . They are preserved for ever . . . .”
Psalm 37:34b – “. . . When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.”
X. The Promise of Deliverance.
Psalm 37:33 – “The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.”
Psalm 37:39-40 – “But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of
trouble. And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save
them, because they trust in him.”
I. The Promise of Security.
Psalm 37:3a – “Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land . . . .”
Psalm 37:11b – “. . . And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.”
Psalm 37:19a – “They shall not be ashamed in the evil time . . . .”
Psalm 37:37 – “Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.”
II. The Promise of Provision.
Psalm 37:3b – “. . . And verily thou shalt be fed.”
Psalm 37:19b – “. . . And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.”
Psalm 37:24 – “I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed
begging bread.”
III. The Promise of Blessing.
Psalm 37:4 – “Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.”
IV. The Promise of Guidance.
Psalm 37:5 – “Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.”
Psalm 37:23 – “The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD . . . .”
V. The Promise of Future Reward
Psalm 37:6 – “And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.”
VI. The Promise of Future Exaltation.
Psalm 37:9b – “. . . But those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.”
Psalm 37:11a – “But the meek shall inherit the earth . . . .”
Psalm 37:18b – “. . . And their inheritance shall be for ever.”
Psalm 37:22a – “For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth . . . .”
Psalm 37:27 – “Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.”
Psalm 37:29 – “The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.”
Psalm 37:34a – “Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land . . . .”
VII. The Promise of Present Support.
Psalm 37:17b – “. . . But the LORD upholdeth the righteous.”
Psalm 37:24 – “Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.”
Psalm 37:31 – “. . . None of his steps shall slide.”
Psalm 37:39b – “. . . He is their strength in the time of trouble.”
VIII. The Promise of Present Fellowship.
Psalm 37:18a – “The LORD knoweth the days of the upright . . . .”
Psalm 37:23b – “. . . And he delighteth in his way.”
Psalm 37:28a – “For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints . . . .”
IX. The Promise of Preservation.
Psalm 37:28b – “. . . They are preserved for ever . . . .”
Psalm 37:34b – “. . . When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.”
X. The Promise of Deliverance.
Psalm 37:33 – “The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.”
Psalm 37:39-40 – “But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of
trouble. And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save
them, because they trust in him.”
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