This document summarizes key points from Psalm 37 about the different outcomes of the righteous and wicked based on their attitudes. It contrasts attitudes of anger and envy with attitudes of trust, delight, commitment, rest and waiting. The righteous who maintain positive attitudes will inherit the land and find peace, while the wicked who remain angry and bitter will perish quickly. Even if the righteous fall, God upholds them, so by changing negative attitudes and living righteously, one can overcome any past failures and find lasting security. In the end, the righteous will know peace while the wicked face destruction.

1. THE HERITAGE OF THE RIGHTEOUS
AND
THE CALAMITY OF THE WICKED
A study on how attitude can make the vital difference in
time.
Psalm 37 DNCF Sunday 24th June, 2012

2. A Replay of Life
Psalms 37:25 I have been
young, and now am old; yet
have I not seen the righteous
forsaken, nor his seed begging
bread.
26 He is ever merciful, and
lendeth; and his seed is
blessed.

3. Today’s attitude determines tomorrow’s
outcome
 Attitude leads to choices
 Choices lead to heritage
 Heritage means what we get as life’s
outcome and also leave behind for future
generations
 In a bad situation what is our Attitude????
 Do we choose to fret, get angry, envy, be
bitter???
 Do we choose to trust, delight, commit, rest and

4. Attitude1: Anger and envy
Psalms 37:1 Do not be angry because of the
wrongdoers, or have envy of the workers of
evil.
2 For they will quickly be cut down like grass,
and become dry like the green plants.
8 Put an end to your wrath and be no longer
bitter; do not give way to angry feeling which
is a cause of sin.

5. Attitude 2: Trust, Delight, Commit , Rest,
Wait
Psalm 37: 3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt
thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give
thee the desires of thine heart.
5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him;
and he shall bring it to pass.
6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the
light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret
not thyself because of him who prospereth in his
way, because of the man who bringeth wicked
devices to pass.

6. Did we catch the analogy?
Anger, envy, bitterness, Trust, Delight, Commit,
sin = Rest, Wait =
cut down like the grass, bring forth righteousness
wither as a green herb as the dawn and justice
as a noonday

7. Lets look at it again….
Psalms 37:10 For in a 11 But the gentle will
short time the evil- have the earth for their
doer will be gone: you heritage; they will take
will go searching for his their delight in peace
place, and it will not be without measure.
there. 18 The LORD knows
20 But the wicked will the days of the upright:
perish;… like the and their heritage shall
splendor of the be for ever.
meadows, shall

8. The good man also
falls…but…..
 Psalms 37:23 The steps of a good man
are ordered by the Lord, and he takes
delight in his way.
 24 Even if he has a fall he will not be
utterly cast down: for the hand of the Lord
upholds him.

9. How can one get down once
fallen?
 Psalms 37:27 Be turned from evil, and do good; and
your place will be for ever.
 28 For the Lord is a loves justice, and does not forsake
his saints; they are preserved for ever; but the seed of
the evil-doers will be cut off.
 In other words:
 There needs to be a change in attitudes, in choices, in way
of life
 God is a righteous JUDGE
 If one does not change his attitude, choices and practices,
God’s judgment will be against him
 If one changes his attitude, choices and practices his place in

10. Lets look at it again in pictures
1. The Waiter
Psalms 37:34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way;
and you will be lifted up, and have the land for your
heritage: when the evil-doers are cut off, you will see it.

11. 2. The fallen tree
Psalms 37:35 I have
seen the wicked in great
power, and spreading like
a green tree in its native
soil:
36 but he passed away,
and behold, he was not;
and I sought him, but he
was not found.

12. In summary
Psalms 37:37 Give attention to the good man, and
take note of the upright; because the end of that
man is peace.
38 But as for the sinners, they will be cut off
together; the end of the wrongdoers is destruction.
39 But the Lord is the saviour of the upright: he is
their strength in the time of trouble.
40 And the Lord will be their help, and keep them
safe: he will take them out of the hands of the evil-
doers, and be their saviour, because they had faith

13. The last hooks:
What kind of attitude are we going to
foster?
What END is it going to bring us?
Thanks! The
end!