Humility in the Bible: Be patient and wait for the LORD to act; don't be worried about those who prosper or those who succeed in their evil plans. Psalm 37:7

The Psalm 37 is a psalm that attempts to give some answers to the problem of good and evil in the Bible. Like Job, the character in the book that bears his name, who wondered why God afflicted him with misfortunes and torments, Israel, faced with the destruction of the Kingdom of Israel by the Assyrian Empire and the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians, had to seek an answer.
And like Job's friends who tried to give an answer and comfort to their afflicted friend, Psalm 37 teaches that sometimes evil and suffering can prevail in the world, but sooner or later God's laws impose a balance of things, that is why the basis of Psalm 37 is Psalm 1, the Psalm of the two ways; or rather, Psalm 37 is a continuation of Psalm 1 expressed in other words.
And so the Psalm 37 begins by speaking about a very important gift: the trust or the confidence in God, a spiritual gift that was very present in all God-fearing men like Abraham, Moses, David, and Hezekiah, and with these words, the song expresses itself:
"Be patient and wait for the LORD to act;
don't be worried about those who prosper
or those who succeed in their evil plans" Psalm 37:7.
From trust in God comes patience and with this virtue comes humility, so necessary to face difficult moments without the passion of hatred and envy. Life ultimately tests all men, and only those who accept the wisdom of God are prepared for everything.
And then the Psalm goes on to express how the source of all blessings for man is the full fulfillment of the law, a law perfected by the fear of God in hearts:
"Put your hope in the LORD and obey his commands;
he will honor you by giving you the land,
and you will see the wicked driven out" Psalm 37:34.
And then the Psalm ends without saying it openly, remembering all the tyrants who oppressed Israel in ancient times, as happened with Sennacherib and Nebuchadnezzar who, despite having had great power, did not pass into immortality but into eternal infamy, and with these words the Psalm expresses its final sentences:
"I once knew someone wicked who was a tyrant;
he towered over everyone like a cedar of Lebanon;
but later I passed by, and he wasn't there;
I looked for him, but couldn't find him" Psalm 37:35-36.

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