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Psalms 37:10
10A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
Psalms 37:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In just a little while, the wicked will be no more; though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more; Indeed, you will look carefully for his place, But it shall be no more.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Soon the wicked will disappear. Though you look for them, they will be gone.
Context of Psalms 37:10
8Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. 9For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land. A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found. 11But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity. 12The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them;
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וְע֣וֹד מְ֭עַט וְאֵ֣ין רָשָׁ֑ע וְהִתְבּוֹנַ֖נְתָּ עַל־מְקוֹמ֣וֹ וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 37:10
- Psalms 73:18Surely you place them on slippery ground; you cast them down to ruin.
- Job 24:24For a little while they are exalted, and then they are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are cut off like heads of grain.
- Hebrews 10:36You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
- 1 Peter 4:7The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.
- Revelation 6:10They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?”
- Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked and ruthless man flourishing like a luxuriant native tree,
- Psalms 49:10For all can see that the wise die, that the foolish and the senseless also perish, leaving their wealth to others.
- Psalms 103:16the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.
- Job 7:10He will never come to his house again; his place will know him no more.
- Job 14:10But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last and is no more.
- Job 20:8Like a dream he flies away, no more to be found, banished like a vision of the night.
- Luke 12:20“But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’
- Luke 16:27“He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family,
- Psalms 52:5Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living.
- Psalms 58:10The righteous will be glad when they are avenged, when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked.
- Psalms 107:42The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths.
Commentaries on Psalms 37:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be - A prediction of the destruction of Babylon. This empire was now in its splendor; and the captives lived to see it totally overturned by Cyrus, so that even the shadow of its power did not remain. Thou shalt diligently consider his place - ואיננו veeynennu, and he is not. The ruler is killed; the city is taken; and the whole empire is overthrown, in one night! And now even the place where Babylon stood…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be - The thee will soon come when they shall pass away. The language “shall not be” cannot mean that they will cease to exist altogether, for the connection does not demand this interpretation. All that is intended is that they would be no longer on the earth; they would no longer live to give occasion for anxious thoughts and troubled feelings in the hearts of good people. Yea, thou shalt diligently…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. 9-11The wicked will not possess the land; those who trust in the Lord will. The Lord promises an inheritance because he is committed to caring for his people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1110-11. shall not be--literally, "is not"--is not to be found.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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