Psalm 37 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
4 Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
5 Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
When I was touring through the Psalms - not from the first psalmic numbers - I was struck by its later use from various sources, more of a wisdom gold-mine in three reminders. Luther (a Psalm genius) and others expressed this ancient form. Given our recently loss of recreating and remembering, this gem will be forgotten, not held up for individuals.
Psalm 37 should be the ultimate now; instead, it is now overshadowed by cute little quips.
Back to the topic. Psalm 37 is a great magnet that gathers the actual power of God, Who is God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Lucky children long ago got to remember and repeat the meaning of "fret." Naw, it is too old-fashioned now.
Fret not thyself is central to all our individual troubles, which ultimately come from us. And so simple - troubles do not come from others so much as they come from ourselves (though we are eager sponsors of the trouble). When we acknowledge our own trouble, we are likely to see the other one or ones change as well.
