God’s Word Translation
Psalms 37:40
40The Lord helps them and rescues them. He rescues them from wicked people. He saves them because they have taken refuge in him.
Psalms 37:40 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord shall help them and deliver them; He shall deliver them from the wicked, And save them, Because they trust in Him.
Context of Psalms 37:40
38But rebels will be completely destroyed. The future of wicked people will be cut off. 39The victory for righteous people comes from the Lord. He is their fortress in times of trouble. The 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 37:40 word by word
וַֽיַּעְזְרֵ֥ם יְהוָ֗ה וַֽיְפַ֫לְּטֵ֥ם יְפַלְּטֵ֣ם מֵ֭רְשָׁעִים וְיוֹשִׁיעֵ֑ם כִּי־חָ֥סוּ בֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 37:40
- Isaiah 31:5The Lord of Armies will defend Jerusalem like a hovering bird. He will defend it and rescue it. He will pass over it and protect it.
- Isaiah 46:4Even when you’re old, I’ll take care of you. Even when your hair turns gray, I’ll support you. I made you and will continue to care for you. I’ll support you and save you.
- Daniel 3:17If our God, whom we honor, can save us from a blazing furnace and from your power, he will, Your Majesty.
- Daniel 6:23The king was overjoyed and had Daniel taken out of the den. When Daniel was taken out of the den, people saw that he was completely unharmed because he trusted his God.
- Psalms 17:13Arise, O Lord; confront them! Bring them to their knees! With your sword rescue my life from wicked people.
- Psalms 27:2Evildoers closed in on me to tear me to pieces. My opponents and enemies stumbled and fell.
- 1 John 2:13I’m writing to you, fathers, because you know Christ who has existed from the beginning. I’m writing to you, young people, because you have won the victory over the evil one.
- 1 John 5:18We know that those who have been born from God don’t go on sinning. Rather, the Son of God protects them, and the evil one can’t harm them.
- Psalms 22:4Our ancestors trusted you. They trusted, and you rescued them.
- 1 Chronicles 5:20and received help while fighting them. Hagar’s descendants and the nations with them were handed over to Reuben’s descendants. They had called out to God during the battle, and he answered their prayers because they trusted him.
Commentaries on Psalms 37:40
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40The Lord - shall deliver them - For they are always exposed to trials, and liable to fall. Because they trust in him - They keep faith, prayer, love, and obedience in continual exercise. They continue to believe in, love, and obey God; and he continues to save them.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40And the Lord shall help them - He will interpose to defend them when they are in danger and in trouble. And deliver them - Rescue them from their dangers, and from the power of the wicked. He shall deliver them from the wicked - From all the attempts of the wicked to destroy them. And save them - Or, preserve them. He will keep them to everlasting life. Because they trust in him - They rely on him, and not on themselves. This verse is a summing up of the…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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