Psalms 37:10

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.
• New International Version (NIV)A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
• 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.

Context of Psalms 37:10

8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 9For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon Yhwh, they shall inherit the earth. For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. 11But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. 12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

Psalms 37:10 word by word

וְע֣וֹד מְ֭עַט וְאֵ֣ין רָשָׁ֑ע וְהִתְבּוֹנַ֖נְתָּ עַל־מְקוֹמ֣וֹ וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear

• For yet a little whileמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592
• and the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• yea, thou shalt diligently considerבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995
• his placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725

Cross-references for Psalms 37:10

• Psalms 73:18Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
• Job 24:24They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the heads of grain.
• Hebrews 10:36For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
• 1 Peter 4:7But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
• Revelation 6:10And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
• Psalms 37:35I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
• Psalms 49:10For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
• Psalms 103:16For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
• Job 7:10He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.
• Job 14:10But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
• Job 20:8He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
• Luke 12:20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
• Luke 16:27Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house:
• Psalms 52:5God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
• Psalms 58:10The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
• Psalms 107:42The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

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

Topics related to Psalms 37:10

• Death
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Cease
• Commit
• Consume
• Cut
• Forsake
• Mark
• Poetry
• Trust
• Wisdom
• Wise

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