Psalms 92:7

Psalms 92:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:
• New International Version (NIV)that though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.
• English Standard Version (ESV)that though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever;
• New King James Version (NKJV)When the wicked spring up like grass, And when all the workers of iniquity flourish, It is that they may be destroyed forever.

Context of Psalms 92:7

5How great are Your works, O LORD, how deep are Your thoughts! 6A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand, that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed. 8But You, O LORD, are exalted forever! 9For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.

Psalms 92:7 word by word

בִּפְרֹ֤חַ רְשָׁעִ֨ים׀ כְּמ֥וֹ עֵ֗שֶׂב וַ֭יָּצִיצוּ כָּל־פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָ֑וֶן לְהִשָּֽׁמְדָ֥ם עֲדֵי־עַֽד׃Read the interlinear

• that though the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• sproutפָּרַחpârach · to sproutH6524
• likeכְּמוֹkemô kâmô · likeH3644
• grassעֵ֫שֶׂב‛eώeb · vegetationH6212
• and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• evildoersפָּעַלpâ‛al · to workH6466
• evildoersאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
• flourishצוּץtsûts · to blossomH6692
• they will beעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• foreverעַד‛ad · perpetuityH5703
• destroyedשָׁמַדshâmad · to destroyH8045

Cross-references for Psalms 92:7

• Psalms 37:1Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.
• Psalms 90:5You sweep them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning—
• Psalms 103:15As for man, his days are like grass— he blooms like a flower of the field;
• Isaiah 37:27Therefore their inhabitants, devoid of power, are dismayed and ashamed. They are like plants in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the rooftops, scorched before it is grown.
• Isaiah 40:6A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field.
• James 1:10But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
• 1 Peter 1:24For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
• Psalms 73:12Behold, these are the wicked— always carefree as they increase their wealth.
• Job 12:6The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure— those who carry their god in their hands.
• Job 21:7Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power?
• Jeremiah 12:1Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?
• Malachi 3:15So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”
• Malachi 4:1“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”
• Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
• Psalms 73:18Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
• 1 Samuel 25:36When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.

Commentaries on Psalms 92:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7When the wicked spring as the grass - This is a lesson which is frequently inculcated in the sacred writings. The favor of God towards man is not to be known by outward prosperity; nor is his disapprobation to be known by the adverse circumstances in which any person may be found. When, however, we see the wicked flourish, we may take for granted that their abuse of God's mercies will cause him to cut them off as cumberers of the ground; and, dying in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7When the wicked spring as the grass - When they grow up as plants do; when they seem to flourish and prosper. Compare Psalm 90:5-6; Psalm 37:2, Psalm 37:35, Psalm 37:38. The word “grass” here refers to the vegetable creation generally, embracing plants and flowers of all kinds. And when all the workers of iniquity do flourish - As plants and flowers do. They are like vigorous plants; not like the stunted and dry shrubs of the desert. It is that they shall…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-15Verses 7-15 God sometimes grants prosperity to wicked men in displeasure; yet they flourish but for a moment. Let us seek for ourselves the salvation and grace of the gospel, that being daily anointed by the Holy Spirit, we may behold and share the Redeemer's glory. It is from his grace, by his word and Spirit, that believers receive all the virtue that keeps them alive, and makes them fruitful. Other trees, when old, leave off bearing, but in God's trees…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Even when the ungodly appear to thrive (Psalm 73:3–5), they have no future (92:9; see 1:6; 90:5–6; Isaiah 40:6–8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-151. sing ... name--celebrate Thy perfections.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 92:7

• Death
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Commentaries on Psalms 92

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings