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Psalms 37:24
24When he falls, he will not be thrown down headfirst because the Lord holds on to his hand.
Psalms 37:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.
- New International Version (NIV)though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.
- English Standard Version (ESV)though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds his hand.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the Lord upholds him with His hand.
Context of Psalms 37:24
22Those who are blessed by him will inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him will be cut off. 23A person’s steps are directed by the Lord, and the Lord delights in his way. When he falls, he will not be thrown down headfirst because the Lord holds on to his hand. 25I have been young, and now I am old, but I have never seen a righteous person abandoned or his descendants begging for food. 26He is always generous and lends freely. His descendants are a blessing.
Read all of Psalms 37Psalms 37:24 word by word
כִּֽי־יִפֹּ֥ל לֹֽא־יוּטָ֑ל כִּֽי־יְ֝הוָ֗ה סוֹמֵ֥ךְ יָדֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 37:24
- Psalms 34:19The righteous person has many troubles, but the Lord rescues him from all of them.
- Psalms 40:2He pulled me out of a horrible pit, out of the mud and clay. He set my feet on a rock and made my steps secure.
- Psalms 91:12They will carry you in their hands so that you never hit your foot against a rock.
- Psalms 94:18When I said, “My feet are slipping,” your mercy, O Lord, continued to hold me up.
- Psalms 145:14The Lord supports everyone who falls. He straightens ⌞the backs⌟ of those who are bent over.
- Proverbs 24:16A righteous person may fall seven times, but he gets up again. However, in a disaster wicked people fall.
- Micah 7:7I will look to the Lord. I will wait for God to save me. I will wait for my God to listen to me.
- Luke 2:34Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother, “This child is the reason that many people in Israel will be condemned and many others will be saved. He will be a sign that will expose
- Luke 22:31⌞Then the Lord said,⌟ “Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has demanded to have you apostles for himself. He wants to separate you from me as a farmer separates wheat from husks.
- Psalms 37:17The arms of wicked people will be broken, but the Lord continues to support righteous people.
- John 10:27My sheep respond to my voice, and I know who they are. They follow me,
Commentaries on Psalms 37:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down - The original is short and emphatic יוטל לא יפל כי ki yippol, lo yutal, which the Chaldee translates, "Though he should fall into sickness, he shall not die;" for which the reason is given, because the Lord sustains by his hand. Though he may for a time fall under the power of his adversaries, as the Jews have done under the Babylonish captivity, he shall not be forsaken. The right hand of God shall…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Though he fall - That is, though he is sometimes disappointed; though he is not always successful; though he may be unfortunate - yet this will not be final ruin. The word here does not refer to his falling into “sin,” but into misfortune, disappointment, reverses, calamities. The image is that of a man who is walking along on a journey, but who stumbles, or fails to the earth - a representation of one who is not always successful, but who finds…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-33Verses 21-33 The Lord our God requires that we do justly, and render to all their due. It is a great sin for those that are able, to deny the payment of just debts; it is a great misery not to be able to pay them. He that is truly merciful, will be ever merciful. We must leave our sins; learn to do well, and cleave to it. This is true religion. The blessing of God is the spring, sweetness, and security of all earthly enjoyments. And if we are sure of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-24The honesty and strength of a godly person's life come from the Lord (see Proverbs 4:12; 14:15; 16:9; 20:24).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-2423-24. steps--way, or, "course of life"; as ordered by God, failures will not be permanent.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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