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Psalms 37
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By . Don't fret because of , neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb. in , and do good. in the land, and enjoy safe pasture. Also delight yourself in , and he will give you the of . Commit your way to . also in him, and he will do this: he will make your shine out like , and your as the noon day sun. Rest in , and wait patiently for him. Don't fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes plots happen. Cease from , and forsake . Don't fret; it leads only to evildoing. For , but those who shall the land. For yet a little while, and will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn't there. But the humble shall the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. plots against the , and gnashes at him with his teeth. will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming. have drawn out , and have bent their bow, to cast down and needy, to kill those who are upright on . Their shall enter into their own . Their bows shall be broken. Better is a little that has, than the abundance of many . For the arms of shall be broken, but upholds . knows the days of the perfect. Their shall be . They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of they shall be satisfied. But shall . The of shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish— vanish like smoke. borrow, and don't pay back, but give generously. For such as are by him shall the land. Those who are by him . A man's steps are established by . He delights in his way. Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for holds him up with his hand. I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen forsaken, nor his children begging for bread. All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His is . Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely . For loves , and doesn't forsake his . They are preserved , but the children of . shall the land, and live in it . The of talks of . His speaks . of his is in . None of his steps shall slide. watch , and seek to kill him. will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged. , and keep his way, and he will exalt you to the land. When are , you shall see it. I have seen in great , spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil. But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found. Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace. As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of . But the of is from . He is their in the time of trouble. helps them and rescues them. He rescues them from and saves them, because they have taken refuge in him.
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The world at this moment · The united kingdom, 1050 BC to 931 BC ›
Saul, David, and Solomon. A rare window when both Egypt and Mesopotamia are weak, which is how a small kingdom in the corridor between them could briefly become a regional power.
- The power vacuum
- This is the whole political explanation for the united kingdom. Egypt is fragmented, Assyria is recovering but still local, the Hittites are gone, and nobody is in a position to object to a strong state in the corridor. It lasts about a century, and Israel's golden age fits exactly inside it.
- Phoenicia
- Tyre under Hiram is the commercial power of the coast, and supplies the cedar, the craftsmen, and the shipping for Solomon's building programme. The alliance is trade, not charity: Israel had grain and a land route, Tyre had timber and ships.
- Egypt
- Weak enough that a pharaoh gives a daughter in marriage to an Israelite king, which is the opposite of Egyptian practice in stronger centuries. Late in the era it recovers under a new house, and Shishak will invade within five years of Solomon's death.
- Further afield
- Greece is still in its dark age but beginning to recover, and will adopt the Phoenician alphabet within a century or two. Carthage is founded by settlers from Tyre by tradition in 814 BC. In the Americas the Olmec centre shifts to La Venta.
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