Psalms 37:36
But I passed by, and, lo, he was not. Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
In Context
35I have seen a wicked man in great power, and spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
37Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright, for there is a [happy] end to the man of peace.
Cross References
Exodus 15:9The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil, my desire shall be satisfied upon them. I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
Job 8:18If he is destroyed from his place, then it shall deny him, [saying], I have not seen thee.
Psalms 1:4The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
Proverbs 12:7The wicked are overthrown, and are not, but the house of the righteous shall stand.
Isaiah 10:33Behold, the Lord, LORD of hosts, will lop off the boughs with terror. And the high of stature shall be hewn down, and the lofty shall be brought low.
Ezekiel 26:21I will make thee a horror, and thou shall no more have any being. Though thou be sought for, yet thou shall never be found again, says lord LORD.
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 →