Psalm 37—How to Overcome Envy

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Psalm 37 – How to overcome envy

• 1-2: Main idea: Don’t envy those who will not last
• 3-9: Look UP not IN
  • 3: Trust in him
  • 4: Delight in him
  • 5-6: Commit to him
  • 7-9: Be still before him
• 10-22: Look AHEAD not HERE
  • Remember the fate of the wicked
• 23-29: Look THROUGH not AT
  • Believe that God will bless his people
• 30-34: Look OVER not DOWN
  • Trust God to defend you (overlook the offense and persecution coming at you)
  • Don’t look down in shame or defeat
• 35-40: Look TO not FOR
  • Consider the evidence
  • Don’t go searching for those who will soon perish