Psalms 37:16

¹⁶Less is more and more is less. One righteous will outclass fifty wicked,n

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Psalm 37 is a wisdom psalm that addresses the perennial tension between the prosperity of the wicked and the suffering of the righteous. David, writing in his old age, counsels against fretting over evildoers, urging trust in the Lord and delight in Him as the path to security. The

References· Psalms 37

a: v.1 — Psalms 37:7, Proverbs 23:17, Proverbs 24:19, Proverbs 3:31, Proverbs 24:1, Psalms 73:3, Galatians 5:21, James 4:5-6, 1 Samuel 1:6-8, Proverbs 19:3
b: v.2 — Psalms 92:7, Psalms 90:5-6, James 1:10-11, Psalms 37:35-36, Job 14:2, Job 20:5-9, 1 Peter 1:24, Psalms 73:17-20, Psalms 129:5-7
c: v.3 — Jeremiah 17:7-8, Matthew 6:31-33, Psalms 62:8, 1 Corinthians 15:57-58, Psalms 34:9-10, Luke 22:35, Psalms 4:5, Hebrews 6:10-12, Deuteronomy 30:20, Isaiah 1:16-19
d: v.4 — John 15:7, Psalms 145:19, John 15:16, Isaiah 58:14, 1 John 5:14-15, Psalms 21:1-2, Job 22:26, 1 Peter 1:8, Psalms 104:34, Job 27:10
e: v.5 — Proverbs 16:3, 1 Peter 5:7, Philippians 4:6-7, Matthew 6:25, Psalms 55:22, James 4:15, Job 22:28, Luke 12:29-30, Psalms 22:8, Lamentations 3:37
f: v.6 — Isaiah 54:17, Job 11:17, Isaiah 58:8, Micah 7:8-9, Matthew 13:43, Isaiah 58:10, Psalms 31:20, 1 Corinthians 4:5, Malachi 3:18
g: v.7 — James 5:7-11, Psalms 27:14, Psalms 62:5, Hebrews 10:36-37, Lamentations 3:25-26, Proverbs 20:22, Habakkuk 2:3, Jeremiah 12:1, Psalms 40:1, Isaiah 30:15
h: v.8 — Proverbs 14:29, Proverbs 16:32, James 1:19-20, Ephesians 4:31, Ephesians 4:26, Job 5:2, James 3:14-18, Colossians 3:8, Job 18:4, Jonah 4:1
i: v.9 — Isaiah 60:21, Psalms 25:13, Proverbs 2:21, Psalms 37:29, Isaiah 57:13, Psalms 55:23, Psalms 37:11-12, Isaiah 58:14, Job 27:13-23, Revelation 5:10
j: v.10 — Job 24:24, Psalms 103:16, Psalms 107:42-43, Psalms 37:35-36, 1 Peter 4:7, Psalms 58:10-11, Hebrews 10:36-37, Job 7:10, Psalms 52:5, Luke 16:27-28
k: v.11 — Matthew 5:5, Isaiah 26:3, Galatians 5:22-23, James 3:13, Psalms 119:165, Philippians 4:7, Isaiah 48:18, 1 Timothy 6:11, James 1:21, Psalms 72:7
l: v.13 — Psalms 2:4, Proverbs 1:26, 1 Samuel 26:10, Daniel 5:26, Ezekiel 21:25, Ezekiel 21:29, Jeremiah 50:27, Job 18:20
m: v.15 — Psalms 7:14-15, Psalms 35:8, 1 Samuel 31:4, Hosea 1:5, Jeremiah 51:56, Psalms 46:9, Hosea 2:18, 2 Samuel 17:23, Isaiah 37:38, Esther 7:9-10
n: v.16 — Proverbs 16:8, Proverbs 15:16-17, 1 Timothy 6:6, Proverbs 13:25, Proverbs 3:33, Ecclesiastes 4:6, Proverbs 30:9, Matthew 6:11, Ecclesiastes 2:26
o: v.17 — Isaiah 41:10, Psalms 63:8, Psalms 145:14, Isaiah 42:1, Psalms 37:24, Psalms 119:116-117, Psalms 51:12, Jude 1:24, Psalms 10:15, Job 38:15
p: v.18 — Psalms 1:6, Romans 6:23, Psalms 103:17, 2 Timothy 2:19, Psalms 49:5, Revelation 11:3-5, 1 Peter 1:4-5, Psalms 31:7, Psalms 73:24, Deuteronomy 33:25
q: v.19 — Proverbs 10:3, Psalms 33:19, Job 5:20-22, Isaiah 33:16, Amos 5:13, Ephesians 5:16, Ecclesiastes 9:12, Micah 2:3
r: v.21 — Hebrews 13:16, Psalms 112:5, Proverbs 22:7, Psalms 112:9, Luke 6:30, Deuteronomy 28:12, 2 Corinthians 8:9, 2 Corinthians 9:6-15, Acts 20:35, Deuteronomy 15:9-11
s: v.22 — Proverbs 3:33, 1 Corinthians 16:22, Psalms 37:9, Galatians 3:13, Psalms 115:15, Job 5:3, Psalms 32:1, Psalms 37:18, Matthew 25:41, Psalms 119:21
t: v.23 — Proverbs 16:9, Psalms 119:133, Proverbs 4:26, 1 Samuel 2:9, Psalms 40:2, Psalms 121:8, Psalms 85:13, Jeremiah 10:23, Psalms 121:3, Psalms 147:10-11
u: v.24 — Proverbs 24:16, Psalms 145:14, Psalms 94:18, Micah 7:7-8, John 10:27-30, Luke 22:31-32, Psalms 40:2, Psalms 147:6, Psalms 34:19-20, Psalms 37:17
v: v.25 — Hebrews 13:5, Psalms 37:28, Psalms 25:13, 1 Samuel 12:22, Psalms 112:2, 2 Corinthians 4:9, Psalms 94:14, Psalms 71:18, Joshua 1:5, Luke 1:53-55
w: v.27 — Psalms 34:14, Proverbs 16:6, 1 Thessalonians 5:15, 1 John 2:16-17, Hebrews 13:16, 2 Timothy 2:19, Titus 2:11-14, Hebrews 13:21, Isaiah 1:16-17, Job 28:28
x: v.28 — Proverbs 2:22, Psalms 11:7, Psalms 21:10, Isaiah 59:21, Jude 1:1, 1 Peter 1:5, Isaiah 14:20-21, Isaiah 61:8, Job 27:14, 1 John 2:19
y: v.29 — Proverbs 2:21, Psalms 37:9, 2 Peter 3:13, Revelation 21:7, Psalms 37:18, Psalms 37:11, Deuteronomy 30:20, Revelation 21:3-4, Psalms 37:27
z: v.30 — Colossians 4:6, Proverbs 25:11-13, Proverbs 15:7, Ephesians 4:29, Matthew 12:35, Proverbs 10:31, Proverbs 10:21, Psalms 71:15, Deuteronomy 6:7-9, Psalms 71:24
aa: v.31 — Psalms 40:8, Deuteronomy 6:6, Isaiah 51:7, Psalms 119:11, Jeremiah 31:33, Psalms 37:23, Psalms 121:3, Hebrews 8:10, Proverbs 4:4, Psalms 44:18
ab: v.34 — Psalms 27:14, Psalms 37:9, Proverbs 20:22, Matthew 24:13, Psalms 37:7, Psalms 52:5-6, Proverbs 4:25-27, Psalms 91:8, Psalms 37:3, Job 23:10-12
ac: v.35 — Job 5:3, Psalms 73:3-11, Job 21:7-17, Job 8:13-19, Ezekiel 31:18, Isaiah 14:14-19, Ezekiel 31:6-10, Esther 5:11, Daniel 4:20-33
ad: v.36 — Psalms 37:10, Acts 12:22-23, Exodus 15:19, Isaiah 10:16-19, Isaiah 10:33-34, Exodus 15:9-10, Job 20:5-29
ae: v.37 — Isaiah 32:17, Isaiah 57:1-2, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, Acts 7:59-60, Job 1:1, Job 42:12-17, Luke 2:25-29, Proverbs 14:32, 2 Peter 1:14
af: v.39 — Psalms 9:9, Psalms 91:15, Isaiah 12:2, Psalms 3:8, 2 Timothy 4:17, Psalms 46:1, Ephesians 2:8, Jonah 2:9, Isaiah 33:2, Colossians 1:11
ag: v.40 — Isaiah 31:5, Daniel 3:17, 1 Chronicles 5:20, Daniel 6:23, Isaiah 46:4, Daniel 3:28, 1 John 5:18, Psalms 22:4-5, 1 John 2:13-14, Psalms 27:2

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