Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 37:13
13The Lord laughs at him because he sees that his day is coming.
Psalms 37:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
- New International Version (NIV)but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming.
- English Standard Version (ESV)but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord laughs at him, For He sees that his day is coming.
Context of Psalms 37:13
11But the humble will inherit the land and will enjoy abundant prosperity. 12The wicked person schemes against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him. The Lord laughs at him because he sees that his day is coming. 14The wicked have drawn the sword and strung the bow to bring down the poor and needy and to slaughter those whose way is upright. 15Their swords will enter their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
Read all of Psalms 37Psalms 37:13 word by word
אֲדֹנָ֥י יִשְׂחַק־ל֑וֹ כִּֽי־רָ֝אָ֗ה כִּֽי־יָבֹ֥א יוֹמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 37:13
- Psalms 2:4The one enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord ridicules them.
- Proverbs 1:26I, in turn, will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when terror strikes you,
- 1 Samuel 26:10David added, “As the Lord lives, the Lord will certainly strike him down: either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.
- Jeremiah 50:27Put all her young bulls to the sword; let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them because their day has come, the time of their punishment.
- Ezekiel 21:25And you, profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your punishment.
- Daniel 5:26This is the interpretation of the message: ‘Mene’ means that God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end.
Commentaries on Psalms 37:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13He seeth that his day is coming - The utter desolation of your oppressors is at hand. All this may be said of every wicked man.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13The Lord shall laugh at him - See the notes at Psalm 2:4. That is, he will regard all his attempts as vain - as not worthy of serious thought or care. The language is that which we use when there is no fear or apprehension felt. It is not that God is unfeeling, or that he is disposed to deride man, but that he regards all such efforts as vain, and as not demanding notice on the ground of anything to be apprehended from them. For he seeth that his day is…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-20Verses 7-20 Let us be satisfied that God will make all to work for good to us. Let us not discompose ourselves at what we see in this world. A fretful, discontented spirit is open to many temptations. For, in all respects, the little which is allotted to the righteous, is more comfortable and more profitable than the ill-gotten and abused riches of ungodly men. It comes from a hand of special love. God provides plentifully and well, not only for his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13The wicked show their envy by gnashing their teeth (an expression of anger and hostility). They make plans to harm the godly. But the Lord laughs at them because he knows they will fail (Psalm 2:4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. (Compare Psa 2:4). seeth--knows certainly. his day--of punishment, long delayed, shall yet come (He 10:37).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 37
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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