Psalms 37:10

“With my whole heart have I sought thee, etc.] Not himself, his own honour and applause, as formal worshippers and self-righteous persons do; but the Lord and his glory, his face, his presence, and communion with him, his grace, and fresh supplies of it, to help in time of need; his doctrine, as the Targum; and to know more of it, and of him, and of his mind and will; and this he did in the most sincere manner, with all his heart and soul. The character of the good man, in (<19B902>Psalm 119:2); the psalmist applies to himself; (see <232609>Isaiah 26:9); and uses it as an argument to obtain the following request: O let me not wander from thy commandments; the way of them. Good men are apt to…”

“shall not be--literally, "is not"--is not to be found.”

“For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be - The thee will soon come when they shall pass away. The language “shall not be” cannot mean that they will cease to exist altogether, for the connection does not demand this interpretation. All that is intended is that they would be no longer on the earth; they would no longer live to give occasion for anxious thoughts and troubled feelings in the hearts of good people. Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place - The place where he lived; the house in which he dwelt; the office which he filled; the grounds which he cultivated. And it shall not be - Or rather, perhaps, as in the former member of the verse, “he is not.” That is, you will…”

“Not be - He shall be dead and gone. Diligently - Industriously seeking him. His place - His place and estate, and glory. Psalms 37:11”

“yet: Psa 73:18-20; Job 24:24; Heb 10:36, Heb 10:37; Pe1 4:7; Rev 6:10, Rev 6:11 wicked: Psa 37:35, Psa 37:36, Psa 49:10, Psa 103:16; Job 7:10, Job 7:21, Job 14:10, Job 20:8, Job 20:9; Luk 12:20, Luk 12:21; Luk 16:27, Luk 16:28 thou: Psa 52:5-7, Psa 58:10, Psa 58:11, Psa 107:42, Psa 107:43; Sa1 25:38, Sa1 25:39; Kg2 9:25, Kg2 9:34-37; Est 7:10, Est 8:1; Isa 14:16-19 Psalms 37:11”

“The protasis in Psa 37:10 is literally: adhuc parum (temporis superest), עוד מעט ו, as e.g., Exo 23:30, and as in a similar connection מעט ו, Job 24:24. והתבּוננתּ also is a protasis with a hypothetical perfect, Ges. ֗155, 4, a. This promise also runs in the mouth of the Preacher on the Mount ( Mat 5:5) just as the lxx renders Psa 37:11: οἱ δὲ πρᾳεῖς κληρονομήσουσι γῆν. Meekness, which is content with God, and renounces all earthly stays, will at length become the inheritor of the land, yea of the earth. Whatever God-opposed self-love may amass to itself and may seek to acquire, falls into the hands of the meek as their blessed possession. Psalms 37:12”