English Standard Version
Psalms 37:38
38But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed; the future of the wicked shall be cut off.
Psalms 37:38 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
- New International Version (NIV)But all sinners will be destroyed; there will be no future for the wicked.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But the transgressors shall be destroyed together; The future of the wicked shall be cut off.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But the rebellious will be destroyed; they have no future.
Context of Psalms 37:38
36But he passed away, and behold, he was no more; though I sought him, he could not be found. 37Mark the blameless and behold the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace. But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed; the future of the wicked shall be cut off. 39The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; he is their stronghold in the time of trouble. 40The Lord helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
Read all of Psalms 37Psalms 37:38 word by word
וּֽ֭פֹשְׁעִים נִשְׁמְד֣וּ יַחְדָּ֑ו אַחֲרִ֖ית רְשָׁעִ֣ים נִכְרָֽתָה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 37:38
- Psalms 1:4The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
- Psalms 9:17The wicked shall return to Sheol, all the nations that forget God.
- Psalms 52:5But God will break you down forever; he will snatch and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
- Proverbs 14:32The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing, but the righteous finds refuge in his death.
- Matthew 13:30Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, "Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn."'"
- Matthew 25:46And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
- 2 Thessalonians 1:8in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
Commentaries on Psalms 37:38
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38But the transgressors - Sinners; violators of the law of God. Shall be destroyed together - The word “together” here - יחדּו yachedâh - means properly “a union of them;” then, together - either: (a) in one place, Genesis 13:6 - or (b) at one time, Psalm 4:8; or (c) all as one, Psalm 14:3 - or (d) mutually with one another, as when men strive together, Deuteronomy 25:11. The idea here is, that one would be destroyed as well as another; that there would be…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 34-40Verses 34-40 Duty is ours, and we must mind it; but events are God's, we must refer the disposal of them to him. What a striking picture is in ver. #(35-36), of many a prosperous enemy of God! But God remarkably blights the projects of the prosperous wicked, especially persecutors. None are perfect in themselves, but believers are so in Christ Jesus. If all the saint's days continue dark and cloudy, his dying day may prove comfortable, and his sun set…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-40This psalm addresses the issues raised in Psalm 36: How should the godly react to evil? When will the Lord bring justice? Why does he allow the wicked to harm his creation? Psalm 37 provides clear answers that reduce the tensions of life (Psalm 37:1–9, 34) and promise that the meek will have a future (Psalm 37:10–11, 39–40). The contrast between the godly and the wicked highlights the uselessness of foolishness (Psalm 37:12–24, 27–33). The psalmist's…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3838. together--at once; entirely (Psa 4:8).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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