John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 37:14
The wicked have drawn out the sword ,.... That is, out of the scabbard; they drew upon the righteous, in order to sheath it in them; or they sharpened the sword, as Aben Ezra observes some interpret the word; it may be literally rendered, "opened the sword" F17 חרב פתחו "aperuerunt gladium", Gejerus. , which before lay hid in the scabbard: and have bent their bow ; having put the arrow in it, in order to shoot. The former expression may design the more open, and this the more... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 37:7-20
In these verses we have, I. The foregoing precepts inculcated; for we are so apt to disquiet ourselves with needless fruitless discontents and distrusts that it is necessary there should be precept upon precept, and line upon line, to suppress them and arm us against them. 1. Let us compose ourselves by believing in God: ?Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him (Ps. 37:7), that is, be well reconciled to all he does and acquiesce in it, for that is best that is, because it is what God has... read more