The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
The Lord will not abandon the righteous to the hand and power of the wicked who seek to destroy them, but upholds and keeps them safe in His care unto final deliverance. When their case comes to judgment He will not pronounce them guilty, but will deliver and vindicate them. This promise belongs to the righteous whose lives are conformed to God's law, who are accepted through the merits of Christ and bear the fruits of His Spirit in harmony with that law. The inheritance set before them is not worldly prosperity in this present life, but the future joy of the earth made new, a literal and everlasting home where the meek shall dwell forever. In contrast the wicked shall perish and be consumed by fire upon this earth at the day of judgment, ceasing to exist, and as soon as they are cut off the saints possess the earth.
Divine Protection and Vindication
The Lord will not abandon the righteous to the hand or power of the wicked who seek to destroy them. He protects them, upholds them, and keeps them safe in His care rather than leaving them in the power of their enemies. Their safety rests in His care, and He gives help and final deliverance from persecutors.
When the righteous man's case comes to be judged, the Lord will not pronounce him guilty or condemn him. He delivers him and vindicates him instead of leaving him in the hand of the wicked. That vindication comes at the time the wicked receive their reward, so that the righteous are neither left in the wicked's hand nor condemned when judged.
The promise belongs to the righteous, whose lives conform to God's law. They are accepted through Christ's merits, partake of His Spirit, and bear its fruits in feelings and actions in harmony with the law, which fruits are necessary for the atonement to avail for them. The verse presents the reward to be given to both the righteous and the wicked, showing that God upholds the righteous man so he is neither left in the wicked's hand nor condemned when judged.
Future Inheritance and Destruction
The inheritance promised in the psalm is not worldly goods or prosperity in this present life, but a future inheritance set against the wicked's present prosperity and final overthrow. It is the joy of the earth made new, where the meek dwell forever after the wicked are cut off. That renewed, regenerated and purified earth will be a literal kingdom and an everlasting spiritual home for those who receive Christ as Saviour and King. It is the same promise that the saints shall reign on the earth, that the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth, and that God gave to Abraham and his seed of possessing the land.
The verse belongs to the psalm's repeated contrast between the future life of God's children and the destruction of those who finally reject salvation and remain impenitent. In that contrast the Lord will not abandon the righteous to the power of the wicked nor condemn them when they are judged, while the wicked face destruction. Christians will see the wicked cut off. Standing as poetical testimony about man in death and after the final judgment, the psalm teaches that the wicked shall perish, cease to exist, and be burned up on the earth at the day of judgment when they receive their reward. Yet a little while and the wicked shall not be, and their place shall be diligently considered and found empty, for as enemies of the Lord they shall consume into smoke like the fat of lambs.
God will destroy the persistent, irreclaimable sinner with death, ending the sinner's life and rebellion, against the idea that the wicked remain alive and suffer forever. Both the righteous and the wicked are rewarded on the earth where they did their deeds, for the psalm repeats over and over that the wicked are punished here, with no separate place apart from this earth where they suffer misery forever. After that earthly punishment comes the eternal reward and kingdom of the righteous. At the time the wicked are consumed, the Lord delivers and vindicates the righteous instead of leaving them in the wicked's hand nor condemning them when judged. As soon as the wicked are consumed the saints possess and inherit the earth.
Trust and Present Comfort
Committing one's way to the Lord means trusting Him to bring about what is for human good and for His glory, and that trust belongs together with obeying God's moral law, respecting the laws of health, and taking responsible care of the life God has given. Safety rests in God's care, and trust in Him brings deliverance, for He does not abandon the righteous to their enemies nor condemn them when they are judged. The afflicted are therefore taught to meditate on this assurance of the psalm in times of affliction.
Calm rest remains even when a murderer is acquitted in a human court and his acquittal is publicly celebrated, because God's protection and vindication stand above unjust human verdicts. The psalm is recommended for one whose pocketbook is empty, giving help in discouragement, strength in trial, and solid comfort in grief. At the same time it points out the dangers of sin, warns of transgression, and ever points to a God who is able and willing and anxious to save.
The verse stands in the first book of the Psalms, which runs from Psalm 1 to Psalm 41, and like the other Psalms it is very precious and meets every phase of human experience. Like many of the Psalms it moves from a sense of great need to triumph and confidence in God. In connection with the verse, the Gospel reveals God's righteousness and restores people to righteousness, upon whose acceptance even Babylon's continued reign depended.
The Lord will not abandon the righteous to the hand and power of the wicked who seek to destroy them, but upholds and keeps them safe in His care unto final deliverance. When their case comes to judgment He will not pronounce them guilty, but will deliver and vindicate them. This promise belongs to the righteous whose lives are conformed to God's law, who are accepted through the merits of Christ and bear the fruits of His Spirit in harmony with that law. The inheritance set before them is not worldly prosperity in this present life, but the future joy of the earth made new, a literal and everlasting home where the meek shall dwell forever. In contrast the wicked shall perish and be consumed by fire upon this earth at the day of judgment, ceasing to exist, and as soon as they are cut off the saints possess the earth.
Divine Protection and Vindication
The Lord will not abandon the righteous to the hand or power of the wicked who seek to destroy them. He protects them, upholds them, and keeps them safe in His care rather than leaving them in the power of their enemies. Their safety rests in His care, and He gives help and final deliverance from persecutors.
When the righteous man's case comes to be judged, the Lord will not pronounce him guilty or condemn him. He delivers him and vindicates him instead of leaving him in the hand of the wicked. That vindication comes at the time the wicked receive their reward, so that the righteous are neither left in the wicked's hand nor condemned when judged.
The promise belongs to the righteous, whose lives conform to God's law. They are accepted through Christ's merits, partake of His Spirit, and bear its fruits in feelings and actions in harmony with the law, which fruits are necessary for the atonement to avail for them. The verse presents the reward to be given to both the righteous and the wicked, showing that God upholds the righteous man so he is neither left in the wicked's hand nor condemned when judged.
Future Inheritance and Destruction
The inheritance promised in the psalm is not worldly goods or prosperity in this present life, but a future inheritance set against the wicked's present prosperity and final overthrow. It is the joy of the earth made new, where the meek dwell forever after the wicked are cut off. That renewed, regenerated and purified earth will be a literal kingdom and an everlasting spiritual home for those who receive Christ as Saviour and King. It is the same promise that the saints shall reign on the earth, that the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth, and that God gave to Abraham and his seed of possessing the land.
The verse belongs to the psalm's repeated contrast between the future life of God's children and the destruction of those who finally reject salvation and remain impenitent. In that contrast the Lord will not abandon the righteous to the power of the wicked nor condemn them when they are judged, while the wicked face destruction. Christians will see the wicked cut off. Standing as poetical testimony about man in death and after the final judgment, the psalm teaches that the wicked shall perish, cease to exist, and be burned up on the earth at the day of judgment when they receive their reward. Yet a little while and the wicked shall not be, and their place shall be diligently considered and found empty, for as enemies of the Lord they shall consume into smoke like the fat of lambs.
God will destroy the persistent, irreclaimable sinner with death, ending the sinner's life and rebellion, against the idea that the wicked remain alive and suffer forever. Both the righteous and the wicked are rewarded on the earth where they did their deeds, for the psalm repeats over and over that the wicked are punished here, with no separate place apart from this earth where they suffer misery forever. After that earthly punishment comes the eternal reward and kingdom of the righteous. At the time the wicked are consumed, the Lord delivers and vindicates the righteous instead of leaving them in the wicked's hand nor condemning them when judged. As soon as the wicked are consumed the saints possess and inherit the earth.
Trust and Present Comfort
Committing one's way to the Lord means trusting Him to bring about what is for human good and for His glory, and that trust belongs together with obeying God's moral law, respecting the laws of health, and taking responsible care of the life God has given. Safety rests in God's care, and trust in Him brings deliverance, for He does not abandon the righteous to their enemies nor condemn them when they are judged. The afflicted are therefore taught to meditate on this assurance of the psalm in times of affliction.
Calm rest remains even when a murderer is acquitted in a human court and his acquittal is publicly celebrated, because God's protection and vindication stand above unjust human verdicts. The psalm is recommended for one whose pocketbook is empty, giving help in discouragement, strength in trial, and solid comfort in grief. At the same time it points out the dangers of sin, warns of transgression, and ever points to a God who is able and willing and anxious to save.
The verse stands in the first book of the Psalms, which runs from Psalm 1 to Psalm 41, and like the other Psalms it is very precious and meets every phase of human experience. Like many of the Psalms it moves from a sense of great need to triumph and confidence in God. In connection with the verse, the Gospel reveals God's righteousness and restores people to righteousness, upon whose acceptance even Babylon's continued reign depended.