New King James Version
Psalms 37:18
18The Lord knows the days of the upright, And their inheritance shall be forever.
Psalms 37:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
- New International Version (NIV)The blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care, and their inheritance will endure forever.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will remain forever;
- New Living Translation (NLT)Day by day the Lord takes care of the innocent, and they will receive an inheritance that lasts forever.
Context of Psalms 37:18
16A little that a righteous man has Is better than the riches of many wicked. 17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, But the Lord upholds the righteous. The Lord knows the days of the upright, And their inheritance shall be forever. 19They shall not be ashamed in the evil time, And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. 20But the wicked shall perish; And the enemies of the Lord, Like the splendor of the meadows, shall vanish. Into smoke they shall vanish away.
Read all of Psalms 37Psalms 37:18 word by word
יוֹדֵ֣עַ יְ֭הוָה יְמֵ֣י תְמִימִ֑ם וְ֝נַחֲלָתָ֗ם לְעוֹלָ֥ם תִּהְיֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 37:18
- Psalms 1:6For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
- Psalms 31:7I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy, For You have considered my trouble; You have known my soul in adversities,
- Matthew 6:32For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
- 2 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity.”
- Psalms 37:13The Lord laughs at him, For He sees that his day is coming.
- Psalms 31:15My times are in Your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from those who persecute me.
- Psalms 49:5Why should I fear in the days of evil, When the iniquity at my heels surrounds me?
- Deuteronomy 33:25Your sandals shall be iron and bronze; As your days, so shall your strength be.
- Matthew 24:21For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.
- 2 Timothy 3:1But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:
- 2 Timothy 4:2Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
- Revelation 11:3And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”
- Psalms 16:11You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
- Psalms 21:4He asked life from You, and You gave it to him— Length of days forever and ever.
- Psalms 73:24You will guide me with Your counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.
- Psalms 103:17But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting On those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children’s children,
Commentaries on Psalms 37:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18The Lord knoweth the days of the upright - He is acquainted with all his circumstances, severings, and ability to bear them; and he will either shorten his trials or increase his power. The Lord also approves of the man and his concerns; and his inheritance shall be for ever. He shall have God for his portion, here and hereafter. This is probably another indirect promise to the captives that they shall be restored to their own land. See Psalm 37:11.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18The Lord knoweth the days of the upright - See the notes at Psalm 1:6. He knows how long they will live, and all that will happen to them. He sees their whole course of life; he sees the end. It is implied here that his eyes are on all the allotted days of their life; on all that has been ordained for them in the whole course of their life; and that nothing can shorten the days appointed to them. The wicked expect to live, hope to live, make their…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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