“Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.”
The psalmist advises 'Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.' The verb 'commit' suggests the entrusting of one's plans and purposes to God's care and guidance. The promise 'he will act' establishes that God will intervene on behalf of those who trust. This verse emphasizes that while humans must take responsibility for their conduct, the ultimate outcome depends on God's intervention.
Church Fathers on Psalms 37:5
On the first part of the psalm. 1. With terror do they hear of the coming of the last day, who will not be secure by living well: and who fain would live ill, long. But it was for useful purposes that God willed that day to remain unknown; that the heart may be ever ready to expect that of which it knows it is to come, but knows not when it is to come. Seeing, however, that our Lord Jesus Christ was sent to us to be our “Master,” He said, that “of the day not even the Son of…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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