God’s Word Translation
Psalms 37:39
39The victory for righteous people comes from the Lord. He is their fortress in times of trouble.
Psalms 37:39 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
- New International Version (NIV)The salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord; he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; he is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their strength in the time of trouble.
Context of Psalms 37:39
37Notice the innocent person, and look at the decent person, because the peacemaker has a future. 38But rebels will be completely destroyed. The future of wicked people will be cut off. The victory for righteous people comes from the Lord. He is their fortress in times of trouble. 40The Lord helps them and rescues them. He rescues them from wicked people. He saves them because they have taken refuge in him.
Read all of Psalms 37Psalms 37:39 word by word
וּתְשׁוּעַ֣ת צַ֭דִּיקִים מֵיְהוָ֑ה מָֽ֝עוּזָּ֗ם בְּעֵ֣ת צָרָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 37:39
- Psalms 3:8Victory belongs to the Lord! May your blessing rest on your people. Selah
- Isaiah 12:2Look! God is my Savior. I am confident and unafraid, because the Lord is my strength and my song. He is my Savior.”
- Jonah 2:9But I will sacrifice to you with songs of thanksgiving. I will keep my vow. Victory belongs to the Lord!”
- Ephesians 2:8God saved you through faith as an act of kindness. You had nothing to do with it. Being saved is a gift from God.
- Psalms 9:9The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
- Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
- Psalms 91:15When you call to me, I will answer you. I will be with you when you are in trouble. I will save you and honor you.
- Isaiah 33:2O Lord, have pity on us. We wait with hope for you. Be our strength in the morning. Yes, be our savior in times of trouble.
- Colossians 1:11We ask him to strengthen you by his glorious might with all the power you need to patiently endure everything with joy.
- 2 Timothy 4:17However, the Lord stood by me and gave me strength so that I could finish spreading the Good News for all the nations to hear. I was snatched out of a lion’s mouth.
Commentaries on Psalms 37:39
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 39The salvation of the righteous is of the Lord - It is the Lord who made them righteous, by blotting out their sins, and infusing his Holy Spirit into their hearts; and it is by his grace they are continually sustained, and finally brought to the kingdom of glory: "He is their strength in the time of trouble."Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 39But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord - Or, salvation comes to the righteous from the Lord. While the wicked are cut off, the righteous shall be safe. There are evidently two ideas here: (1) that there will be salvation to the righteous, while the wicked are cut off; (2) that this comes from the Lord, and not from themselves. It is not owing to any power of their own that they are safe, but is solely because they are kept by the Lord. He is…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. 39-40The Lord provides strength for his people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 39-4039-40. strength--(Psa 27:1; 28:8). trouble--straits (Psa 9:9; 10:1). In trust and quietness is the salvation of the pious from all foes and all their devices.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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