Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary Verse 7. Rest in the Lord ] mwd dom, "be silent, be dumb." Do not find fault with thy Maker; he does all things well for others, he will do all things well for thee.
And wait patiently for him ] wl llwjthw vehithcholel lo, and set thyself to expect him; and be determined to expect, or wait for him. Such is the import of a verb in the hithpoel conjugation.
A heathen gives good advice on a similar subject: ] Nil ergo optabunt homines? Si consilium vis, Permittes ipsis expendere Numinibus, quid Conveniat nobis, rebusque sit utile nostris. Nam pro jucundis aptissima quaeque dabunt Di. Carior est illis homo, quam sibi. Juv. Sat. x. 346.
"What then remains? Are we deprived of will? Must we not wish, for fear of wishing ill? Receive my counsel, and securely move; Intrust thy pastime to the powers above. Leave them to manage for thee, and to grant What their unerring wisdom sees thee want. In goodness, as in greatness, they excel: Ah, that we loved ourselves but half so well!" DRYDEN.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 7-20 - Let us be satisfied that God will make all to work for good to us. Le us not discompose ourselves at what we see in this world. A fretful discontented spirit is open to many temptations. For, in all respects the little which is allotted to the righteous, is more comfortable an more profitable than the ill-gotten and abused riches of ungodly men It comes from a hand of special love. God provides plentifully an well, not only for his working servants, but for his waiting servants They have that which is better than wealth, peace of mind, peace with God, and then peace in God; that peace which the world cannot give, an which the world cannot have. God knows the believer's days. Not on day's work shall go unrewarded. Their time on earth is reckoned by days, which will soon be numbered; but heavenly happiness shall be for ever. This will be a real support to believers in evil times. Thos that rest on the Rock of ages, have no reason to envy the wicked the support of their broken reeds.
Original Hebrew דום1826 ליהוה3068 והתחולל2342 לו אל408 תתחר2734 במצליח6743 דרכו1870 באישׁ376 עשׂה6213 מזמות׃4209
