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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Though the wicked sprout like weeds and evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.

Context of Psalms 92:7

5How great are your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep! 6The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this: that though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever; 8but you, O Lord, are on high forever. 9For behold, your enemies, O Lord, for behold, your enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered.

Psalms 92:7 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• When the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• springפָּרַחpârach · to sproutH6524
• as the grassעֵ֫שֶׂב‛eώeb · vegetationH6212
• and when all the workersפָּעַלpâ‛al · to workH6466
• of iniquityאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
• do flourishצוּץtsûts · to blossomH6692
• that they shall be destroyedשָׁמַדshâmad · to destroyH8045
• for everעַד‛ad · perpetuityH5703

Cross-references for Psalms 92:7

• Psalms 37:1Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers!
• Psalms 90:5You sweep them away as with a flood; they are like a dream, like grass that is renewed in the morning:
• Psalms 103:15As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field;
• Isaiah 37:27while their inhabitants, shorn of strength, are dismayed and confounded, and have become like plants of the field and like tender grass, like grass on the housetops, blighted before it is grown.
• Isaiah 40:6A voice says, "Cry!" And I said, "What shall I cry?" All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field.
• 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,
• Psalms 73:12Behold, these are the wicked; always at ease, they increase in riches.
• Job 12:6The tents of robbers are at peace, and those who provoke God are secure, who bring their god in their hand.
• Job 21:7Why do the wicked live, reach old age, and grow mighty in power?
• Jeremiah 12:1Righteous are you, O Lord, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive?
• Malachi 3:15And now we call the arrogant blessed. Evildoers not only prosper but they put God to the test and they escape.'"
• Malachi 4:1"For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.
• Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked, ruthless man, spreading himself like a green laurel tree.
• Psalms 73:18Truly you set them in slippery places; you make them fall to ruin.
• 1 Samuel 25:36And Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk. So she told him nothing at all until the 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

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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