God’s Word Translation
Psalms 37:18
18The Lord knows the daily ⌞struggles⌟ of innocent people. Their inheritance will last forever.
Psalms 37:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
- New International Version (NIV)The blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care, and their inheritance will endure forever.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will remain forever;
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord knows the days of the upright, And their inheritance shall be forever.
Context of Psalms 37:18
16The little that the righteous person has is better than the wealth of many wicked people. 17The arms of wicked people will be broken, but the Lord continues to support righteous people. The Lord knows the daily ⌞struggles⌟ of innocent people. Their inheritance will last forever. 19They will not be put to shame in trying times. Even in times of famine they will be satisfied. 20But wicked people will disappear. The Lord’s enemies will vanish like the best part of a meadow. They will vanish like smoke.
Read all of Psalms 37Psalms 37:18 word by word
יוֹדֵ֣עַ יְ֭הוָה יְמֵ֣י תְמִימִ֑ם וְ֝נַחֲלָתָ֗ם לְעוֹלָ֥ם תִּהְיֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 37:18
- Psalms 1:6The Lord knows the way of righteous people, but the way of wicked people will end.
- Psalms 31:7I will rejoice and be glad because of your mercy. You have seen my misery. You have known the troubles in my soul.
- Matthew 6:32Everyone is concerned about these things, and your heavenly Father certainly knows you need all of them.
- 2 Timothy 2:19In spite of all that, God’s ⌞people⌟ have a solid foundation. These words are engraved on it: “The Lord knows those who belong to him,” and “Whoever worships the Lord must give up doing wrong.”
- Psalms 37:13The Lord laughs at him because he has seen that his time is coming.
- Psalms 31:15My future is in your hands. Rescue me from my enemies, from those who persecute me.
- Psalms 49:5Why should I be afraid in times of trouble, when slanderers surround me with evil?
- Deuteronomy 33:25May the locks and bolts of your gates be made of iron and copper. May your strength last as long as you live.
- Matthew 24:21There will be a lot of misery at that time, a kind of misery that has not happened from the beginning of the world until now and will certainly never happen again.
- 2 Timothy 3:1You must understand this: In the last days there will be violent periods of time.
- 2 Timothy 4:2Be ready to spread the word whether or not the time is right. Point out errors, warn people, and encourage them. Be very patient when you teach.
- Revelation 11:3I will allow my two witnesses who wear sackcloth to speak what God has revealed. They will speak for 1,260 days.”
- Psalms 16:11You make the path of life known to me. Complete joy is in your presence. Pleasures are by your side forever.
- Psalms 21:4He asked you for life. You gave him a long life, forever and ever.
- Psalms 73:24With your advice you guide me, and in the end you will take me to glory.
- Psalms 103:17But from everlasting to everlasting, the Lord’s mercy is on those who fear him. His righteousness belongs to their children and grandchildren,
Commentaries on Psalms 37:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18The Lord knoweth the days of the upright - He is acquainted with all his circumstances, severings, and ability to bear them; and he will either shorten his trials or increase his power. The Lord also approves of the man and his concerns; and his inheritance shall be for ever. He shall have God for his portion, here and hereafter. This is probably another indirect promise to the captives that they shall be restored to their own land. See Psalm 37:11.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18The Lord knoweth the days of the upright - See the notes at Psalm 1:6. He knows how long they will live, and all that will happen to them. He sees their whole course of life; he sees the end. It is implied here that his eyes are on all the allotted days of their life; on all that has been ordained for them in the whole course of their life; and that nothing can shorten the days appointed to them. The wicked expect to live, hope to live, make their…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. 18-20The Lord cares for the blameless in this life and for eternity, but the wicked will perish.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-1918-19. God, who knows His people's changes, provides against evil and supplies all their need.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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