Psalms 37:35
I have seen a wicked man in great power, and spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
In Context
36But I passed by, and, lo, he was not. Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Cross References
2 Samuel 18:14Then Joab said, I will not delay thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
Esther 5:11And Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his sons, and all the things in which the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the rulers and servants of the king.
Job 8:13So are the paths of all who forget God. And the hope of the profane man shall perish,
Psalms 73:3For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Jeremiah 12:2Thou have planted them. Yea, they have taken root, they grow. Yea, they bring forth fruit. Thou are near in their mouth, and far from their heart.
Ezekiel 31:6All the birds of the heavens made their nests in its boughs, and under its branches all the beasts of the field brought forth their young, and under its shadow dwelt all great nations.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 37:35-40
Exhortations and Promises. 34 Wait on the Lord , and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. 35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. 36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. 37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace. 38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off. 39… Read the whole commentary →