Psalms 37:13
He will be laughed at by the Lord, who sees that his day is coming.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
In Context
12The sinner has evil designs against the upright, lifting up the voice of wrath against him.
Cross References
1 Samuel 26:10And David said, By the living Lord, the Lord will send destruction on him; the natural day of his death will come, or he will go into the fight and come to his end.
Psalms 2:4Then he whose seat is in the heavens will be laughing: the Lord will make sport of them.
Isaiah 2:12For the day of the Lord of armies is coming on all the pride of men, and on all who are high and lifted up;
Ezekiel 21:25And you, O evil one, wounded to death, O ruler of Israel, whose day has come in the time of the last punishment;
Daniel 5:26This is the sense of the words: Mene; your kingdom has been numbered by God and ended.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 37:8-21
Exhortations and Promises. 7 Rest in the Lord , and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord , they shall inherit the earth. 10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. 11 But the meek shall… Read the whole commentary →