New Living Translation
Psalms 37:13
13But the Lord just laughs, for he sees their day of judgment coming.
Psalms 37:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
- New International Version (NIV)but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming.
- English Standard Version (ESV)but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord laughs at him, For He sees that his day is coming.
Context of Psalms 37:13
11The lowly will possess the land and will live in peace and prosperity. 12The wicked plot against the godly; they snarl at them in defiance. But the Lord just laughs, for he sees their day of judgment coming. 14The wicked draw their swords and string their bows to kill the poor and the oppressed, to slaughter those who do right. 15But their swords will stab their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
Read all of Psalms 37Psalms 37:13 word by word
אֲדֹנָ֥י יִשְׂחַק־ל֑וֹ כִּֽי־רָ֝אָ֗ה כִּֽי־יָבֹ֥א יוֹמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 37:13
- Psalms 2:4But the one who rules in heaven laughs. The Lord scoffs at them.
- Proverbs 1:26So I will laugh when you are in trouble! I will mock you when disaster overtakes you—
- 1 Samuel 26:10Surely the Lord will strike Saul down someday, or he will die of old age or in battle.
- Jeremiah 50:27Destroy even her young bulls— it will be terrible for them, too! Slaughter them all! For Babylon’s day of reckoning has come.
- Ezekiel 21:25“O you corrupt and wicked prince of Israel, your final day of reckoning is here!
- Daniel 5:26This is what these words mean: Mene means ‘numbered’—God has numbered the days of your reign and has brought it to an end.
Commentaries on Psalms 37:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13He seeth that his day is coming - The utter desolation of your oppressors is at hand. All this may be said of every wicked man.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13The Lord shall laugh at him - See the notes at Psalm 2:4. That is, he will regard all his attempts as vain - as not worthy of serious thought or care. The language is that which we use when there is no fear or apprehension felt. It is not that God is unfeeling, or that he is disposed to deride man, but that he regards all such efforts as vain, and as not demanding notice on the ground of anything to be apprehended from them. For he seeth that his day is…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. 12-13The wicked show their envy by gnashing their teeth (an expression of anger and hostility). They make plans to harm the godly. But the Lord laughs at them because he knows they will fail (Psalm 2:4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. (Compare Psa 2:4). seeth--knows certainly. his day--of punishment, long delayed, shall yet come (He 10:37).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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