{"id":27043,"date":"2023-11-27T22:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T11:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/questionsandbelief.org\/?p=27043"},"modified":"2025-10-28T22:41:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T12:11:35","slug":"psalm-3723-24-he-delights-in-his-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/questionsandbelief.org\/sw\/psalm-3723-24-he-delights-in-his-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Psalm 37:23-24 &#8211; He delights in his way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord,<\/em><br \/><em>And He delights in his way.<\/em><br \/><em>Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;<\/em><br \/><em>For the Lord upholds him with His hand.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is a delightful psalm.<br \/>One verse of interest was 11, \u201cBut the meek shall inherit the earth,\u201d, which links to the Beatitudes in Matthew 5; verse 5 reads, \u201cBlessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is meant by \u201ca good man\u201d?<\/strong><br \/>Used here, it refers to those who trust in the Lord:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>3\u00a0 Trust in the Lord, and do good; \u2026 feed on his faithfulness.<br \/>5\u00a0 Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him,<br \/>7\u00a0 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him;<br \/>34\u00a0 Wait on the Lord, And keep His way,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cSteps \u2026 ordered by the Lord\u201d<\/strong><br \/>God is in control where we are not.\u00a0 As we trust Him, our fallen, unruly conduct is overruled by Him.\u00a0 When we seek to follow His plan for our lives, He guides us along the way and provides what we need.<br \/>It shows God\u2019s grace.\u00a0 Regardless of what we do, He reigns supreme and achieves His plans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cDelights in his way\u201d<\/strong><br \/>This is a wonderful picture of how God delights in our journey as we follow Him, in a joyful personal relationship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe Lord upholds him\u201d<\/strong><br \/>The details are given in verse 40<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>And the Lord shall help them and deliver them;<\/em><br \/><em>He shall deliver them from the wicked,<\/em><br \/><em>And save them,<\/em><br \/><em>Because they trust in Him.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I hope you can share with me in looking back and finding that no matter how we may have messed up, when we trust in Jesus, then by God\u2019s grace we have been delivered to do wonderful things He has planned.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord,And He delights in his way.Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;For the Lord upholds him with His hand. 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