The Meaning of Psalms 37:31 Explained

Psalms 37:31

KJV: The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

YLT: The law of his God is his heart, His steps do not slide.

Darby: the law of his God is in his heart; his goings shall not slide.

ASV: The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 37:31?

MEANING: What does Psalms 37:31 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 37:31 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 37:31?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The law  of his God  [is] in his heart;  none of his steps  shall slide. 

What does Psalms 37:31 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 37:30-40 - Steps That Shall Not Slide
How dear this psalm has been to God's saints! It has been peculiarly prized by them in all ages. Gerhardt has paraphrased it in his noble hymn:
Give to the winds thy fears,
Hope, and be undismayed.
When banished from Berlin by the Elector, he turned into a small wayside hostelry, not knowing where to go. Seeing his wife greatly depressed, he turned to find comfort for them both in these verses, and the conception of his hymn broke upon him. That evening messengers arrived from the Duke of Mecklenburg, offering Gerhardt an honorable position in his kingdom. Among many others, Psalms 37:5 was frequently quoted by David Livingstone.
Bishop Coverdale's translation of Psalms 37:37 is noteworthy: "Keep innocency and take heed unto the thing that is right, for that shall bring a man peace at the last." But the psalmist repeatedly insists that the fulfillment of God's promises is conditioned by our faith, Psalms 37:40. The day may break stormily, but the storms expend themselves before nightfall and the sunset is golden. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 37

1  David persuades to patience and confidence in God,
12  by the different estate of the godly and the wicked

What do the individual words in Psalms 37:31 mean?

The law of his God [is] in his heart none shall slide of his steps
תּוֹרַ֣ת אֱלֹהָ֣יו בְּלִבּ֑וֹ לֹ֖א תִמְעַ֣ד אֲשֻׁרָיו

תּוֹרַ֣ת  The  law 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: תֹּורָה  
Sense: law, direction, instruction.
אֱלֹהָ֣יו  of  his  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
בְּלִבּ֑וֹ  [is]  in  his  heart 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: לֵב 
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
לֹ֖א  none 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תִמְעַ֣ד  shall  slide 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: מָעַד  
Sense: to slip, slide, totter, shake.
אֲשֻׁרָיו  of  his  steps 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָשֻׁר 
Sense: step, going.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 37:31?

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