I. Be Still Before the LORD and Wait Patiently for Him (37:1-11)
1. What does it mean to fret? Why shouldn't we fret? What does this mean? (1-2)
2. How can a person received the desires of the heart? (3-4) What does this imply about the state of the heart? About a relationship with God? Why are we told to commit your way the the Lord? To trust in him? (5-6) What will happen? What does it mean to "shine like the dawn"? What is a cause verse 6 is referring to?
3.What can rob tranquility according to verses 7 and 8? How to repel this? How can stillness and patience be obtained according to these verses? What does fretting lead to? What is the fate of the evil and those who hope in the LORD? (9-11) How complete is the evil's disappearance? What does it mean to be meek?
II. The Righteous Will Endure Forever, The Wicked Will Perish (37:12-29)
4. How do the wicked view the righteous? How does the Lord view the wicked? Why? What is the intent of the wicked? How are the righteous portrayed compared to the wicked in verse 14? Will the wicked realize their plans? (15) What will happen instead? What does God put on scales in verses 16 and 17? Which is of greater importance? Why?
5. What does "days of the blameless" mean in verse 18? What does "inheritance" imply? Will disasters come? What is a famine? How is this promise in verse 19 possible if the righteous only have a little? Even though they are wealthy what will happen to the wicked?
6. What is a financial difference between the wicked and the righteous? What drives this difference? How does the Lord respond? (21-22) What does it mean to have firm steps? What can be learned from verses 27 thru 29?
III. Wait for the LORD and Keep His Way (37:30-40)
7. What does the righteous speak? What is in his heart? How does these lead to understanding the phrase, "his feet do not slip"? What do the wicked do? Why? What is their future?
8. What promises are made in verse 34? Why? Does present riches and comfort predict the future? (35-36)
9. How does the final two verses work together with the first two in bookmarking the theme of the psalm?
