• Psa. 37:10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
• Psa. 112:1 Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
• Psa. 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
• Jer. 17:7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.
• Psa. 1:3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
• Prov. 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
• Exod. 34:7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.
• Ezek. 18:20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
• Prov. 27:7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
• The Sovereign Decree and the Transience of Evil Psalm 37:10 serves as a powerful reminder of God’s sovereign control over the timeline of history. From a Reformed perspective, the "disappearance" of the wicked is not a matter of chance but a result of God’s judicial decree. While the wicked may seem to flourish temporarily, their end is certain. This reassures the believer that providence is moving toward a final restoration of justice where the enemies of God have no place.
• Sola Scriptura and the Joy of the Regenerate Will Psalms 112:1 and 1:2 highlight the state of the regenerate heart. In Calvinist theology, the natural man finds the law of God burdensome, but the one who has been effectually called by the Spirit finds it to be a "delight." Meditation on the Law is not a means to earn salvation, but the natural response of a soul that has been freed from the bondage of sin to love the holiness of God.
• The Doctrine of Perseverance and Common Grace Jeremiah 17:7 and Psalm 1:3 illustrate the security of those in the Covenant of Grace. The "tree planted by rivers of water" represents the believer's total dependence on the external source of God’s grace. This vitality is not self-generated; it is the result of being "planted" by God. Consequently, the prosperity mentioned is primarily spiritual—the certainty that God will complete the good work He began in His elect, ensuring they bear fruit in their appointed season.
• Federal Representation and Individual Responsibility Exodus 34:7 and Ezekiel 18:20 provide the necessary tension between federal headship and individual accountability. Reformed theology recognizes that while the consequences of sin ripple through generations (visiting iniquity), each individual stands before God on the basis of their own moral standing. Ultimately, this points to our need for a different Federal Head—Christ—whose righteousness is imputed to us, just as our sin was imputed to Him.
• Spiritual Hunger and the Sufficiency of Christ Proverbs 27:7 offers a profound look at the human condition. The "full soul" represents the self-righteous who, feeling no need for a Savior, loathe even the "honeycomb" of the Gospel. Conversely, the "hungry soul" is one brought low by the Holy Spirit to recognize their spiritual poverty. To those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, even the "bitter" aspects of repentance and discipline are sweet, because they lead to the fullness of Christ.