English Standard Version
Psalms 37:2
2For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb.
Psalms 37:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
- New International Version (NIV)for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb.
- New Living Translation (NLT)For like grass, they soon fade away. Like spring flowers, they soon wither.
Context of Psalms 37:2
1Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb. 3Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. 4Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Read all of Psalms 37Psalms 37:2 word by word
כִּ֣י כֶ֭חָצִיר מְהֵרָ֣ה יִמָּ֑לוּ וּכְיֶ֥רֶק דֶּ֝֗שֶׁא יִבּוֹלֽוּן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 37:2
- Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked, ruthless man, spreading himself like a green laurel tree.
- Psalms 73:17until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I discerned their end.
- Psalms 90:5You sweep them away as with a flood; they are like a dream, like grass that is renewed in the morning:
- Psalms 92:7that though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever;
- Psalms 129:5May all who hate Zion be put to shame and turned backward!
- Job 20:5that the exulting of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless but for a moment?
- James 1:10and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away.
- 1 Peter 1:24for "All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls,
Commentaries on Psalms 37:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2For they shall soon be cut down - They have their portion in this life; and their enjoyment of it cannot be long, for their breath is but a vapor that speedily vanishes away. They fall before death, as the greensward does before the scythe of the mower.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2For they shall soon be cut down like the grass - As the grass in the field is cut down by the mower; that is, however prosperous they may seem to be now, they are like the grass in the meadow which is so green and luxuriant, but which is soon to fall under the scythe of the mower. Their prosperity is only temporary, for they will soon pass away. The idea in the word rendered “soon” - מהרה mehêrâh - is that of “haste” or “speed:” Psalm 147:15; Numbers…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Human life is limited and does not last long (see Psalms 90:5–6; 92:7; 102:4, 11; 103:15; 129:6; Isaiah 40:7–8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-401-2. The general sentiment of the whole Psalm is expressed. The righteous need not be vexed by the prosperity of the wicked; for it is transient, and their destiny undesirable.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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