Psalms 37:7

“I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, etc.] In the most sincere manner, in the most affectionate way, with the whole heart; sensible of great favours received, and great obligations laid under; (see <190901>Psalm 9:1); when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments; or, “the judgments of thy righteousness”: f1641 of the righteousness of God, declared in his righteous law; which is founded upon, and is according to, the strictest rules of justice and equity; and so are all the precepts of it: and of the righteousness of Christ, revealed in the Gospel; by which God appears to be just, while he is the justifier of him that believes in Jesus. Now the precepts of the one, and the…”

“Rest in--literally, "Be silent to the Lord." and wait--Be submissive--avoid petulance and murmurings, anger and rash doing.”

“Rest in the Lord - Margin, “Be silent to the Lord.” The Hebrew word means to be mute, silent, still: Job 29:21; Leviticus 10:3; Lamentations 3:28. Hence, to be silent to anyone; that is, to listen to him in silence; and the idea in the phrase here, ““be silent to Jehovah,”” is that of waiting in silent patience or confidence for his interposition; or, in other words, of leaving the whole matter with him without being anxious as to the result. And wait patiently for him - For his bringing the matter to a proper issue. He may seem to delay long; it may appear strange that he does not interpose; you may wonder that he should suffer an innocent man to be thus accused and calumniated; but you are…”

“Rest - Do not repine at his dealings, but quietly submit to his will, and wait for his help. Psalms 37:8”

“37:7 Be still: We should let the Lord be God rather than taking matters into our own hands.”

“Rest in: Heb. Be silent to, Psa 62:1; Jos 10:12; Jon 1:11 \*marg. wait: Psa 27:14, Psa 40:1; Pro 20:22; Isa 8:17, Isa 30:15; Lam 3:25, Lam 3:26; Hab 2:3; Gal 6:9; Heb 10:36, Heb 10:37; Jam 5:7-11 fret: Psa 50:8, Psa 73:3-14; Jer 12:1 the man: Job 21:7-34; Ecc 5:8; Isa 10:13, Isa 10:14; Dan 11:36; Rev 13:3-10 Psalms 37:8”

“The verb דּמם, with its derivatives ( Psa 62:2, Psa 62:6; Lam 3:28), denotes resignation, i.e., a quiet of mind which rests on God, renounces all self-help, and submits to the will of God. התחולל (from הוּל, to be in a state of tension, to wait) of the inward gathering of one's self together in hope intently directed towards God, as in B. Berachoth 30b is a synonym of התחונן, and as it were reflexive of חלּה of the collecting one's self to importunate prayer. With Psa 37:7 the primary tone of the whole Psalm is struck anew. On Psa 37:7 compare the definition of the mischief-maker in Pro 24:8. Psalms 37:8”