The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 37:40

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them; he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him. The ground of God's favour towards the righteous, and the ground moreover of their righteousness itself (Psalms 37:3), is their trust in him. Trusting in him, they have taken his Law for their rule of life, and made it their constant endeavour to serve and please him.

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