“Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.”
The psalmist advises 'Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret about those who prosper in their way.' The command to be still and wait patiently establishes that faith involves patience and the trust that God's timing is appropriate. The renewed warning against fretting emphasizes that this is the central struggle for the righteous. This verse establishes patience and stillness as spiritual virtues.
Church Fathers on Psalms 37:7
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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