Revised Literal Translation
Psalms 37:2
2For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
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
1Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. 3Trust in Yhwh, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 4Delight thyself also in Yhwh; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Read all of Psalms 37Psalms 37:2 word by word
כִּ֣י כֶ֭חָצִיר מְהֵרָ֣ה יִמָּ֑לוּ וּכְיֶ֥רֶק דֶּ֝֗שֶׁא יִבּוֹלֽוּן׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 37:2
- Psalms 37:35I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
- Psalms 73:17Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.
- Psalms 90:5Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.
- Psalms 92:7When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:
- Psalms 129:5Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.
- Job 20:5That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
- James 1:10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
- 1 Peter 1:24For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
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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