Psalms 37:33

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 37:33 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Jehovah will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Jehovah will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged.
Psalms 37:33 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 37

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
33Jehovah will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“HE. Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes, etc.] Which they point unto, and direct to walk in; not only the statutes and ordinances themselves, the theory of them, but the practice of them. This is taught in the word, and by the ministers of it; but none so effectually teach as the Lord himself, (<230203>Isaiah 2:3 <402216>Matthew 22:16 28:20); and I shall keep it [unto] the end; keep the way unto the end of it: or rather to the end of life, all my days, and never depart out of it, or turn to the right hand or the left; but walk on in it as long as I live: or, “I shall observe it, [even] the end” f1654; the end of the way of thy statutes or commandments. Now the end of the commandment is…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The Lord will not leave him in his hand - Compare 2 Peter 2:9. That is, He will rescue him out of the hand of the wicked; he will not leave him, so that the wicked shall accomplish his purpose. The psalmist here undoubtedly means to refer mainly to what will occur in the present life - to the fact that God will interpose to deliver the righteous from the evil designs of the wicked, as he interposes to save his people from famine and want. The meaning is not that this will universally occur, for that would not be true; but that this is the general course of things; this is the tendency and bearing of the divine interpositions and the divine arrangements. Those interpositions and arrangements…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“will not: Psa 31:7, Psa 31:8, Psa 124:6, Psa 124:7; Sa1 23:26-28; Ti2 4:17; Pe2 2:9 condemn: Psa 109:31; Rom 8:1, Rom 8:33, Rom 8:34 Psalms 37:34”
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