New King James Version
Psalms 37:33
33The Lord will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged.
Psalms 37:33 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
- New International Version (NIV)but the Lord will not leave them in the power of the wicked or let them be condemned when brought to trial.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord will not abandon him to his power or let him be condemned when he is brought to trial.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But the Lord will not let the wicked succeed or let the godly be condemned when they are put on trial.
Context of Psalms 37:33
31The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide. 32The wicked watches the righteous, And seeks to slay him. The Lord will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged. 34Wait on the Lord, And keep His way, And He shall exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it. 35I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a native green tree.
Read all of Psalms 37Psalms 37:33 word by word
יְ֭הוָה לֹא־יַעַזְבֶ֣נּוּ בְיָד֑וֹ וְלֹ֥א יַ֝רְשִׁיעֶ֗נּוּ בְּהִשָּׁפְטֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 37:33
- Psalms 31:7I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy, For You have considered my trouble; You have known my soul in adversities,
- Psalms 124:6Blessed be the Lord, Who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
- 1 Samuel 23:26Then Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. So David made haste to get away from Saul, for Saul and his men were encircling David and his men to take them.
- 2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that the message might be preached fully through me, and that all the Gentiles might hear. Also I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
- 2 Peter 2:9then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment,
- Psalms 109:31For He shall stand at the right hand of the poor, To save him from those who condemn him.
- Romans 8:1There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
Commentaries on Psalms 37:33
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33The Lord will not leave him in his hand - Compare 2 Peter 2:9. That is, He will rescue him out of the hand of the wicked; he will not leave him, so that the wicked shall accomplish his purpose. The psalmist here undoubtedly means to refer mainly to what will occur in the present life - to the fact that God will interpose to deliver the righteous from the evil designs of the wicked, as he interposes to save his people from famine and want. The meaning is…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-33Verses 21-33 The Lord our God requires that we do justly, and render to all their due. It is a great sin for those that are able, to deny the payment of just debts; it is a great misery not to be able to pay them. He that is truly merciful, will be ever merciful. We must leave our sins; learn to do well, and cleave to it. This is true religion. The blessing of God is the spring, sweetness, and security of all earthly enjoyments. And if we are sure of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-33The godly are wise; they do good and reject evil. The Lord cares for them, protecting them and ensuring that they receive their rightful portion of the land as their inheritance. The wicked might try to ambush the godly, but they will not succeed.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 32-3332-33. The devices of the wicked against the good fail because God acquits them.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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