3. The Lord Blesses His People (vv. 21-31). He blesses them first of all with provision of their daily needs (vv. 21-22). The wicked may succeed for a time, but eventually they have to borrow in order to survive; while the godly have what they need and can lend to others (Deut. 15:6; 28:12, 44). This isn’t a promise for every believer at all times in all places, for many believers have died in poverty and hunger. Like the statements in the book of Proverbs, it’s a generalization that proves true in so many cases that we can safely apply it to life.

God gives not only provision but also protection (vv. 23-24). “Ordered” means “secured, established” (119:133), and even if believers stumble, God will pick them up and get them going again. He can keep us from stumbling (Jude v. 24), and He can restore us if we do stumble. Why? Because the Father delights in His children and wants them to learn to walk.

Along with the blessing of provision and protection is the blessing of the Lord’s presence with His people (vv. 25-26). As an elder saint, David bore witness to God’s faithfulness to him and his descendants. Not only did God meet every need, but He also gave enough so that David could share it with others (Luke 6:38). As we pray for daily bread (Matt. 6:11), the Lord answers. God also blesses His people by enabling them to live obedient lives (vv. 27-29), which means righteousness in character and justice in conduct. God’s blessing on the godly continues in the lives of their children, but the descendants of the wicked are cut off. Alas, the sins of ungodly fathers influence their children to disobey God, and the Lord has to punish them as well. Finally, God blesses the righteous with His Word (vv. 30-31). God’s Word in the heart is the secret of a holy life (1:1-3; 40:8; 119:9-16; Deut. 6:6).