Psalms 37:35
I have seen the evil-doer in great power, covering the earth like a great tree.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
In Context
36But he came to an end, and there was no sign of him; I made a search for him and he was not there.
Cross References
2 Samuel 18:14Then Joab said, I would have made it safe for you. And he took three spears in his hand, and put them through Absalom's heart, while he was still living, in the branches of the tree.
Esther 5:11And he gave them an account of the glories of his wealth, and the number of children he had, and the ways in which he had been honoured by the king, and how he had put him over the captains and servants of the king.
Job 8:13So is the end of all who do not keep God in mind; and the hope of the evil-doer comes to nothing:
Psalms 73:3Because of my envy of the men of pride, when I saw the well-being of the wrongdoers.
Jeremiah 12:2They have been planted by you, they have taken root; they go on and give fruit: you are near in their mouths but far from their thoughts.
Ezekiel 31:6In its branches all the birds of heaven came to rest, and under its arms all the beasts of the field gave birth to their young, and great nations were living in its shade.
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 →