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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)that though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction 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.

Context of Psalms 92:7

5How great are Your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep. 6A senseless man has no knowledge, Nor does a stupid man understand this: That when the wicked sprouted up like grass And all who did iniquity flourished, It was only that they might be destroyed forevermore. 8But You, O Lord, are on high forever. 9For, behold, Your enemies, O Lord, For, behold, Your enemies will perish; All who do iniquity will be scattered.

Psalms 92:7 word by word

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

• That when the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• sproutedפָּרַחpârach · to sproutH6524
• up likeכְּמוֹkemô kâmô · likeH3644
• And allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• who didפָּעַלpâ‛al · to workH6466
• iniquityאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
• flourishedצוּץtsûts · to blossomH6692
• destroyedשָׁמַדshâmad · to destroyH8045
• forevermoreעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• forevermoreעַד‛ad · perpetuityH5703

Cross-references for Psalms 92:7

• Psalms 37:1Do not fret because of evildoers, Be not envious toward wrongdoers.
• Psalms 90:5You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep; In the morning they are like grass which sprouts anew.
• Psalms 103:15As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
• Isaiah 37:27Therefore their inhabitants were short of strength, They were dismayed and put to shame; They were as the vegetation of the field and as the green herb, As grass on the housetops is scorched before it is grown up.
• Isaiah 40:6A voice says, “Call out.” Then he answered, “What shall I call out?” All flesh is grass, and all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.
• James 1:10and the rich man is to glory in his humiliation, because like flowering 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 off,
• Psalms 73:12Behold, these are the wicked; And always at ease, they have increased in wealth.
• Job 12:6The tents of the destroyers prosper, And those who provoke God are secure, Whom God brings into their power.
• Job 21:7Why do the wicked still live, Continue on, also become very powerful?
• Jeremiah 12:1Righteous are You, O Lord, that I would plead my case with You; Indeed I would discuss matters of justice with You: Why has the way of the wicked prospered? Why are all those who deal in treachery at ease?
• Malachi 3:15So now we call the arrogant blessed; not only are the doers of wickedness built up but they also test God and escape.’”
• Malachi 4:1“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace; and all the arrogant and every evildoer will be chaff; and the day that is coming will 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, violent man Spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its native soil.
• Psalms 73:18Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction.
• 1 Samuel 25:36Then 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 did not tell him anything 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

• Death
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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