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Psalms 37:2
2For like grass, they soon fade away. Like spring flowers, they soon wither.
Psalms 37:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
- New International Version (NIV)for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb.
Context of Psalms 37:2
1Don’t worry about the wicked or envy those who do wrong. For like grass, they soon fade away. Like spring flowers, they soon wither. 3Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. 4Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.
Read all of Psalms 37Psalms 37:2 word by word
כִּ֣י כֶ֭חָצִיר מְהֵרָ֣ה יִמָּ֑לוּ וּכְיֶ֥רֶק דֶּ֝֗שֶׁא יִבּוֹלֽוּן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 37:2
- Psalms 37:35I have seen wicked and ruthless people flourishing like a tree in its native soil.
- Psalms 73:17Then I went into your sanctuary, O God, and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked.
- Psalms 90:5You sweep people away like dreams that disappear. They are like grass that springs up in the morning.
- Psalms 92:7Though the wicked sprout like weeds and evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.
- Psalms 129:5May all who hate Jerusalem be turned back in shameful defeat.
- Job 20:5the triumph of the wicked has been short lived and the joy of the godless has been only temporary?
- James 1:10And those who are rich should boast that God has humbled them. They will fade away like a little flower in the field.
- 1 Peter 1:24As the Scriptures say, “People are like grass; their beauty is like a flower in the field. The grass withers and the flower fades.
Commentaries on Psalms 37:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2For they shall soon be cut down - They have their portion in this life; and their enjoyment of it cannot be long, for their breath is but a vapor that speedily vanishes away. They fall before death, as the greensward does before the scythe of the mower.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2For they shall soon be cut down like the grass - As the grass in the field is cut down by the mower; that is, however prosperous they may seem to be now, they are like the grass in the meadow which is so green and luxuriant, but which is soon to fall under the scythe of the mower. Their prosperity is only temporary, for they will soon pass away. The idea in the word rendered “soon” - מהרה mehêrâh - is that of “haste” or “speed:” Psalm 147:15; Numbers…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Human life is limited and does not last long (see Psalms 90:5–6; 92:7; 102:4, 11; 103:15; 129:6; Isaiah 40:7–8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-401-2. The general sentiment of the whole Psalm is expressed. The righteous need not be vexed by the prosperity of the wicked; for it is transient, and their destiny undesirable.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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