Seeing all the evil in the world is vexing to the righteous. Psalm 37 teaches us that God knows what is happening, that He will act, and how we should live before Him: in trust, delight, doing right, and waiting for Him. (This lesson, for the most part, is completely the work of Joe Griffen.)

1. “It
wasthe
worstof
times...”
Psalm 37 CB OT p. 872

8. Psalm 37
CB OT p. 872

9. The Wicked

10. “prospers in his way” (7)

11. “plots against the
righteous” (12)

12. “draw sword and bend
their bows” (14)

13. Our Temptation

14. Fret

15. Envy

16. “tends only to evil”

17. FRET NOT!

18. God knows!

19. God sees!

20. God sees!

21. God will act!

23. “but Jehovah laughs at
the wicked, for He sees
that his day is coming.”
Psalm 37.13
CB OT p. 872

24. God will act!

25. “I have not seen the
righteous forsaken”

26. “there is a future”

27. What do I do right now?

28. Trust in Jehovah

29. Delight in Jehovah

30. Commit Your Way
to Jehovah

31. Be Still Before Jehovah

32. Will today be the
day you decide to
be saved?

33. Lesson slideshows (with notes)
and audio can be found at:
www.churchofchristmiranda.com

34. Photo Credits: (All photos from istockphoto.com are copyright protected. Please do not use without permission.)
Oil Spill: Photo taken June 22, 2010. Photo courtesy Dr. Oscar Garcia / Florida State
University. : http://www.flickr.com/photos/skytruth/4733160371/
Capital Hill: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmanners/224440107/
Abortion: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ari/4156307310/sizes/l/
Pride: http://www.flickr.com/photos/billandkent/540423913/sizes/l/
AIG: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eflon/3372323968/sizes/l/
Obama: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mountaineerpics/1218476612/sizes/l/
Girl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattwright/288781840/sizes/l/
Bible: iStock_000000532821
Money: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dborman2/3258378233/sizes/l/
Gun: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrmach5/3197548714/sizes/l/
Steamed Man: iStock_000006927740
Stomp on Little Man: iStock_000004879011
Dying flowers: http://www.flickr.com/photos/waikikiweekly/3895237240/sizes/l/in/
set-72157619538559272/
Bible 2: iStock_000003726296
Grace: Eric Enstrom: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
File:Grace1918photographEnstrom.jpg
Trust: iStock_000005012679
Delight: iStock_000005179635
Commit: iStock_000006388772
Be Still: iStock_000004506643
Happy Girl in Field: iStock_000005617265

35. Compiled and Presented by:
Miscellaneous Dave Stewart
25 July, 2010
#10 Las Cruces, NM
www.churchofchristmiranda.com
It Was the Worst of Times
Psalm 37
Synopsis: Seeing all the evil in the world is vexing to the righteous. Psalm
37 teaches us that God knows what is happening, that He will act, and
how we should live before Him: in trust, delight, doing right, and waiting
for Him. (This lesson, for the most part, is completely the work of Joe
Griffen.)
“Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright
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