The Meaning of Psalms 37:6 Explained

Psalms 37:6

KJV: And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

YLT: And hath brought out as light thy righteousness, And thy judgment as noon-day.

Darby: and he will bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

ASV: And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, And thy justice as the noon-day.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he shall bring forth  thy righteousness  as the light,  and thy judgment  as the noonday. 

What does Psalms 37:6 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 37:1-17 - A Sure Cure For Fretting
This is an acrostic psalm, grappling with the problem of the inequality of human life and the apparent failure of God to reward His servants and punish His enemies as they deserve. Life and immortality, where we know that the balance will be readjusted, had not then been brought to light, and therefore the solution was far harder before the advent of our Lord than for us.
But though the psalmist's solution is therefore not complete, his teaching of the blessedness of absolute trust in God's providence is very delightful. Fret not thyself; that is, do not give way to passionate resentment or bitter disappointment. Live in God; find your delight in contemplating His nature and His works; roll on Him the decision of your life-choices; trust in Him to supply all your need and work in your behalf. Be silent and rest!
How dramatically this picture of the happy, restful child of God is contrasted with the wicked and his certain doom-like barren pastures scorched by heat, or thin smoke-columns vanishing in the air! "Wait and trust! [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 37:6 mean?

And He shall bring forth as the light your righteousness and your justice as the noonday
וְהוֹצִ֣יא כָא֣וֹר צִדְקֶ֑ךָ וּ֝מִשְׁפָּטֶ֗ךָ כַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם

וְהוֹצִ֣יא  And  He  shall  bring  forth 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
כָא֣וֹר  as  the  light 
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, common singular
Root: אֹור  
Sense: light.
צִדְקֶ֑ךָ  your  righteousness 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: צֶדֶק  
Sense: justice, rightness, righteousness.
וּ֝מִשְׁפָּטֶ֗ךָ  and  your  justice 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁפָּט  
Sense: judgment, justice, ordinance.
כַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם  as  the  noonday 
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: צֹהַר 
Sense: noon, midday.