Psalm 37

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• Reading the Text:
  • NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV, Common Worship Psalter, ASB Psalter, and BCP Psalter) at Oremus Bible Browser.
  • The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
  • The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
  • The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • IV.6, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
  • Chapter VI, On Monogamy, Tertullian (c. 215)
  • II.III.7, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
  • IV.LXXII, V.XIX, VI.V, VII.XXIX, VII.XLIX, Against Celsus, Origen (c. 246)
  • On the Lord's Prayer -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 252)
  • Concerning Works and Almsgiving -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 254)
  • On Jealousy and Envy, Cyprian of Carthage (c. 256)
  • X.1, X.4, Ecclesiastical History, Eusebius of Caesarea, (c. 320).
  • From Exposition on the Psalms. Augustine (354-430).
  • Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
  • Chapter XXV, Proslogium, Anselm of Canterbury, 1077-1078.
  • From the Geneva Notes (c. 1599)
  • A Discourse of Delight in Prayer, Stephan Charnock (Puritan, c 1650)
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary.(c. 1700)
  • Satisfaction in God, Cotton Mather, c. 1700
  • From Wesley's Notes. John Wesley (1703-1791).
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
  • "Don't Worry...Trust," Expository Essay, Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40, Dr. William R. Long.
    • "Unlike the 1980s American ditty, 'Don't worry, be happy,' the Psalmist is realistic enough to know that the opposite of worry is not happiness but trust."
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  • Maloney, Les D., "Intertextual Links: Part of the Poetic Artistry within the Book 1 Acrostic Psalms," Restoration Quarterly, 2007.
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• Reviews:
• Sermons:
  • "The Right to Hope," Paul Tillich, at Religion OnLine.
• With Children:
• Drama:
  • "Planning Ahead," Joanne Miller, dramatix.
  • "Take My Hand," Joanne Miller, dramatix.
  • "See One, Try One, Do One," Eric Stapleton, dramatix.
• Liturgy:
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• Hymns and Music:
  • Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Psalm 37. The Cyber Hymnal.
  • Hymn Selections, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
  • "Trust in the Lord, Be Good," lyrics, midi, sheet music, mp3. Stephen J. Pearson, The Psalmistry.
  • Psalm Settings by Dale A. Schoening, Metrical Psalms
    • Psalm 37:1-9 set to Canonbury (LM)
    • Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40 set to Canonbury (LM)
  • The Psalmistry: Psalm 37 - All Psalms Music: original Christian sheet music, lyrics, guitar chords, midi, mp3 files for all 150 Psalms. See Terms of Use.
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