Psalm 37

Trust in the Lord, and do good;
so you will live in the land, and enjoy security.
Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart...
Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more;
though you look diligently for their place, they will not be there.
But the meek shall inherit the land,
and delight in abundant prosperity.

It is a very clear formula:

Trust, do good, be delighted. Security, prosperity - even the desires of your heart - will be given to you.

Some may assume this is a promise for the next life.

But there is an earthy immediacy to the Hebrew.

I expect the promise can be depended upon: If we are "all in".

If we fully trust, always do good, and are constantly delighted, I can imagine a transcendent state in which all that is promised is achieved.

I will probably continue to play my chips more conservatively, dissatisfied with my returns but unwilling to make a commitment to the winning formula.

Why is that?

Psalm 37