Psalms 37:24 - Exposition

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down. "The difference," as Hengstenberg observes, "is that between misfortune or loss, and absolute ruin." The good man may be afflicted; he may even fall into some fault ( Galatians 6:1 ) or grievous sin ( 2 Samuel 11:4 ); but so long as "the root of the matter is in him" ( Job 19:28 ), God will not suffer him to be prostrated. For the Lord upholdeth him with his hand ; literally, the Lord supports his hand. If he falls, God (as Luther says) "catches him by the hand, and raises him up again." So David had himself experienced ( 2 Samuel 12:13 ).