Psalms 37:8 (GNV)

Passage

Cease from anger, and leaue off wrath: fret not thy selfe also to doe euill.

Nearby Context

Psalms 37:6 And he shall bring foorth thy righteousnes as the light, and thy iudgement as the noone day.

Psalms 37:7 Waite patiently vpon the Lord and hope in him: fret not thy selfe for him which prospereth in his way: nor for the man that bringeth his enterprises to passe.

Psalms 37:8 Cease from anger, and leaue off wrath: fret not thy selfe also to doe euill.

Psalms 37:9 For euill doers shalbe cut off, and they that wait vpon the Lord, they shall inherite the land.

Psalms 37:10 Therefore yet a litle while, and the wicked shall not appeare, and thou shalt looke after his place, and he shall not be found.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "cease", "anger", "leaue", "wrath", "fret", "selfe", and "euill". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "cease" and "anger", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Waite patiently vpon the Lord and hope..." into verse 9's "For euill doers shalbe cut off and...", so "cease" and "anger" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "cease" and "anger" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.