Psalms 37:2
For they will quickly be cut down like grass, and become dry like the green plants.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
In Context
1Of David. Do not be angry because of the wrongdoers, or have envy of the workers of evil.
3Have faith in the Lord, and do good; be at rest in the land, and go after righteousness.
Cross References
Job 14:2He comes out like a flower, and is cut down: he goes in flight like a shade, and is never seen again.
Psalms 37:35I have seen the evil-doer in great power, covering the earth like a great tree.
Psalms 90:5...
Psalms 92:8\92:7\When the sinners come up like the grass, and all the workers of evil do well for themselves, it is so that their end may be eternal destruction.
Psalms 129:6Let them be like the grass on the house-tops, which is dry before it comes to full growth.
James 1:10But the man of wealth, that he is made low; because like the flower of the grass he will come to his end.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 37:2-7
Exhortations and Promises. 1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. 3 Trust in the Lord , and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 4 Delight thyself also in the Lord ; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. 5 Commit thy way unto the Lord ; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. 6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness… Read the whole commentary →