New English Translation
Psalms 37:19
19They will not be ashamed when hard times come; when famine comes they will have enough to eat.
Psalms 37:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
- New International Version (NIV)In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.
- English Standard Version (ESV)they are not put to shame in evil times; in the days of famine they have abundance.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They shall not be ashamed in the evil time, And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
Context of Psalms 37:19
17for evil men will lose their power, but the Lord sustains the godly. 18The Lord watches over the innocent day by day and they possess a permanent inheritance. They will not be ashamed when hard times come; when famine comes they will have enough to eat. 20But evil men will die; the Lord’s enemies will be incinerated – they will go up in smoke. 21Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.
Read all of Psalms 37Psalms 37:19 word by word
לֹֽא־יֵ֭בֹשׁוּ בְּעֵ֣ת רָעָ֑ה וּבִימֵ֖י רְעָב֣וֹן יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 37:19
- Ecclesiastes 9:12Surely, no one knows his appointed time! Like fish that are caught in a deadly net, and like birds that are caught in a snare – just like them, all people are ensnared at an unfortunate time that falls upon them suddenly.
- Amos 5:13For this reason whoever is smart keeps quiet in such a time, for it is an evil time.
- Micah 2:3Therefore the Lord says this: “Look, I am devising disaster for this nation! It will be like a yoke from which you cannot free your neck. You will no longer walk proudly, for it will be a time of catastrophe.
- Ephesians 5:16taking advantage of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
- Psalms 33:19by saving their lives from death and sustaining them during times of famine.
- Job 5:20In time of famine he will redeem you from death, and in time of war from the power of the sword.
- Proverbs 10:3The Lord satisfies the appetite of the righteous, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
- Isaiah 33:16This is the person who will live in a secure place; he will find safety in the rocky, mountain strongholds; he will have food and a constant supply of water.
Commentaries on Psalms 37:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19They shall not be ashamed - They have expressed strong confidence in the Lord; and he shall so work in their behalf that their enemies shall never be able to say, "Ye have trusted in your God, and yet your enemies have prevailed over you." No; for even in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19They shall not be ashamed in the evil thee - In times of calamity and trouble. The word “ashamed” here refers to disappointment; as when one goes to a fountain or stream for water and finds it dried up. See Job 6:20, note; and Psalm 25:2-3. The idea here is, that when thees of trouble and calamity come, in seasons of famine or want, they will find their expectations, arising from confidence in God, fully met. Their wants will be supplied, and they will…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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