But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
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But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
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But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
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But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD; He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
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Passages linked to Psalms 37:39 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 9:9 Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high tower in times of trouble.
- Psalms 91:15 He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.
- Isaiah 12:2 Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.”
- Psalms 3:8 Salvation belongs to Yahweh. May your blessing be on your people.
- 2 Timothy 4:17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear. So I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
- Psalms 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- Ephesians 2:8 for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
- Isaiah 33:2 Yahweh, be gracious to us. We have waited for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
- Jonah 2:9 But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to Yahweh.”
- Colossians 1:11 strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy,
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 39 The salvation of the righteous is from Jehovah…
39 The salvation of the righteous is from Jehovah The sum of the whole is, that whatever may happen, the righteous shall be saved, because they are in the hand of God, and can never be forgotten by him. This ought to be particularly noticed, that those who are greatly afflicted may be sustained by the assurance that the salvation which they expect from God is infallibly certain, because God is eternal, and governs the world by his power; as Christ said,
“My Father, who gave them me, is greater than all,” (John 10:29.)
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David still inculcates this principle, that as righteousness is approved of God, it can never happen that he should forsake his faithful servants, and deprive them of his help. He, therefore, exhorts true believers to depend upon God, not only when things prosper according to their desires, but even when they are sorely afflicted. By these words he teaches that it is enough, if God only impart strength to his servants, so that, when severely afflicted and oppressed with anguish, they may not faint under it, or that, when groaning under the weight of severe afflictions, they may not sink under the burden. To the same purpose also is the expression which David uses twice in the last verse, that God will deliver By this he admonishes the children of God to learn patiently to endure afflictions, and that, if God should prolong them, they should often recall this to their remembrance, that after he has tried their patience, he will in the end deliver them.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain He showeth that the patient hope of the godly…
He showeth that the patient hope of the godly is never in vain, but in the end hath good success, though for a time God prove them by sundry tentations.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Psa 37:39 But the salvation of the righteous [is]…
Psa 37:39 But the salvation of the righteous [is] of the LORD: [he is] their strength in the time of trouble.
Ver. 39. But the salvation of the righteous, &c.] Etenim ut paucis omnia complectar, their salvation, temporal and eternal, is of the Lord; so is also the destruction of the wicked, as is here necessarily implied.
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He is their strength, &c.] That they faint not, sink not under the heaviest burden of their light afflictions, which are but for a moment.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The salvation of the righteous is of the Lord;…
The salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; and therefore it shall certainly come to them.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the Lord shall help them,.... In their distress,…
And the Lord shall help them,.... In their distress, and out of their troubles, when none else can, and they themselves cannot; and that seasonably, and sometimes with means, and sometimes without;
and deliver them; out of all their afflictions, which he does sooner or later; if not in life, yet at death;
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he shall deliver them from the wicked; this is repeated both for confirmation and explanation sake, showing who they are the Lord will deliver his people from, even from wicked and unreasonable men; he will not leave them in their hands now to do with them as they shall think fit; and he will free them from them to all eternity in the other world, where they shall cease from giving them any trouble;
and save them, because they trust in him; not that there is any saving virtue in faith, or in trusting in the Lord; the saving virtue is in the Lord, the object of faith and trust; but inasmuch as the Lord has appointed salvation to be through faith, or has made that the means of receiving and enjoying salvation, and the blessings of it, and has declared that he that believeth shall be saved, he does accordingly save all such persons; wherefore blessed are they that trust in him. The Chaldee paraphrase is,
"he shall redeem them because they trust in his Word.''
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 39. The salvation of the righteous is of…
Verse 39. The salvation of the righteous is of the Lord] It is the Lord who made them righteous, by blotting out their sins, and infusing his Holy Spirit into their hearts; and it is by his grace they are continually sustained, and finally brought to the kingdom of glory: "He is their strength in the time of trouble."
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain But the salvation of the righteous is of the…
But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord - Or, salvation comes to the righteous from the Lord. While the wicked are cut off, the righteous shall be safe. There are evidently two ideas here:
(1) that there will be salvation to the righteous, while the wicked are cut off;
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(2) that this comes from the Lord, and not from themselves.
It is not owing to any power of their own that they are safe, but is solely because they are kept by the Lord.
He is their strength in the time of trouble - See Psa 9:9, note; Psa 18:2, note.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain strength-- (Psa 27:1; Psa 28:8).
strength-- (Psa 27:1; Psa 28:8).
trouble--straits (Psa 9:9; Psa 10:1). In trust and quietness is the salvation of the pious from all foes and all their devices.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 39. their strength] R.V. their strong-hold (Psa_27:1); or perhaps…
39. their strength] R.V. their strong-hold (Psa_27:1); or perhaps their asylum.
39, 40. Stanza of Tav. Jehovah’s faithfulness to His own.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain But the salvation of the righteous is of the…
But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord. (comp. Psa_3:8 Psa_68:20, etc.) He is their Strength in the time of trouble. (see Psa_18:1 Psa_46:1, etc.) The last two verses sum up the teaching of the psalm, and indicate its especial object, which was to encourage and sustain the righteous under their trials, by the assurance that they were under the special protection of God, who, whenever trouble threatened, would stand forth as their Strength and Defence, and would ultimately be their "Salvation." The full meaning of this last expression was left obscure, though enough was said to raise the hope that this world was not the end of everything, but rather the beginning.
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Charles H. Spurgeon 1885 · Public Domain Ver. 39. But the salvation of the righteous is…
Ver. 39. But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord. Sound doctrine this. The very marrow of the gospel of free grace. By salvation is meant deliverance of every kind; not only the salvation which finally lands us in glory, but all the minor rescues of the way; these are all to be ascribed unto the Lord, and to him alone. Let him have glory from those to whom he grants salvation. He is their strength in the time of trouble. While trouble overthrows the wicked, it only drives the righteous to their strong Helper, who rejoices to uphold them.
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Ver. 39-40.
1. The doctrines of grace condensed.
2. The experience of the gracious epitomised.
3. The promises of grace summarised.
4. The grandest evidence of grace declared: because they trust in him.
Psalms 37:40*
Ver. 39-40.
1. The doctrines of grace condensed.
2. The experience of the gracious epitomised.
3. The promises of grace summarised.
4. The grandest evidence of grace declared: because they trust in him.
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain The salvation of the righteous is of the Lord.
Psa_37:39-40
The salvation of the righteous is of the Lord.
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A testimony to free and Sovereign grace
The salvation of the righteous in the broadest sense of the word is of the Lord; and the more breadth of meaning we give to it, the more completely we shall see that it must be divine. At the same time, our life is made up of a series of salvations, and each of these is of the Lord. We are constantly being saved, saved from this and that form of danger and evil. As each daily trouble threatens to engulf us, we are saved from it. As each temptation, like a dragon, threatens to swallow us up, we are saved from it. Our God is the God of salvations.
I. This is the essence of sound doctrine. The salvation of the righteous is of the Lord, even of the Triune Jehovah, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, in--
1. The planning.
2. The providing.
3. The beginning.
4. The carrying on.
5. The completion.
II. This is a necessary fact. The saints recognize it; for--
1. Their inward conflicts make them know that God alone must work salvation. They are too fickle and feeble to save themselves.
2. Their outward temptations drive them to the same conclusion. They are well kept whom God keeps, but none else.
3. The worlds hate drives them away from all hope in that quarter. God is greater than a world in arms.
4. Their daily trials and afflictions would crush them if Omnipotence did not sustain them. Only Gods grace can be all-sufficient.
5. The perishing of hypocrites is a sad proof of how little man can do. Temporary believers perish like blossoms which never knit to fruit, and therefore fail from the tree.
III. This is a sweet consolation. This truth, that unto God the Lord belongeth the salvation of His saints, acts graciously--
1. Leading them to solid trust.
2. Exciting them to believing prayer.
3. Urging them to look out of self.
4. Inspiring them with great thoughts of God, and--
5. Leading them to offer adoring praise unto their Redeemer.
IV. This is a reason for humility.
1. It strips the righteous of all pride in the fact of their being saved.
2. Of all exaltation of self because they continue in their integrity.
3. Of all undue censure of the fallen; for they, themselves, would have failed had not the Lord upheld them.
4. Of all self-confidence as to the future, since their weakness is inherent and abiding.
5. Of all self-glorying, even in heaven, since in all things they are debtors to sovereign grace.
V. This is a fruitful ground of hope.
1. In reference to our own difficulties: God can give us deliverance.
2. In reference to our tried brethren: the Lord can sustain, sanctify, and deliver them.
3. In reference to seeking souls: we may leave their cases in the Saviours hands. He is able to save to the uttermost.
4. In reference to sinners: they cannot be too degraded, obstinate, ignorant, or false; God can work salvation even in the worst. (C. H. Spurgeon.)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Salvation of the righteous comes from Yahweh
Salvation of the righteous comes from Yahweh
The abstract noun "Salvation" can be expressed as an action. AT: "Yahweh rescues the righteous people" (See: Abstract Nouns)
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the righteous
This refers to the righteous people. AT: "the righteous people" (See: Nominal Adjectives)
helps ... rescues ... saves
This same idea is repeated in several different ways to emphasize that Yahweh is dependable and able to give aid. (See: Parallelism)
they have taken refuge in him
Going to Yahweh for protection is spoken of as taking refuge in him. AT: "they have gone to him for protection" (See: Metaphor)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 37:39-40 The Lord provides strength for his people.
37:39-40 The Lord provides strength for his people.
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