Psalms 37:3
Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
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Study Note
The threefold command 'Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land: and verily thou shalt be fed' connects trust, ethical action, dwelling, and sustenance in a chain that defines covenantal prosperity in organic rather than transactional terms. Psalm 37 is an acrostic wisdom psalm addressing the problem of the prosperous wicked versus the righteous sufferer — one of the persistent theodicy questions of the Hebrew Bible alongside Job and Psalm 73. The command not to 'fret because of evildoers' (verse 1) sets the motivational context: trust is the counter to anxiety-driven moral compromise. The Beatitude 'Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth' (Matthew 5:5) almost certainly draws on Psalm 37:11 ('the meek shall inherit the earth'), placing the wisdom tradition's counsel within the eschatological frame of kingdom promise.
Andere Übersetzungen
Trust in Jehovah, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed onhisfaithfulness.
Trust in Jehovah, and do good, Dwell <FI>in<Fi> the land, and enjoy faithfulness,
Have faith in the Lord, and do good; be at rest in the land, and go after righteousness.
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