Psalms 37:18

For I have been prepared for scourges, and my sorrow is ever before me.

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In The King James Version

The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

In Context

17For I said, “Lest at any time, my enemies might rejoice over me,” and, “While my feet are being shaken, they have spoken great things against me.”

19For I will announce my iniquity, and I will think about my sin.

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Cross References

Psalms 1:6For the Lord knows the way of the just. And the path of the impious will pass away.

Psalms 21:4But you dwell in holiness, O Praise of Israel.

Psalms 49:5Gather his holy ones to him, you who order his covenant above sacrifices.

Psalms 103:17There, the sparrows will make their nests. The leader of them is the house of the heron.

Isaiah 60:21And your people will all be just. They will inherit the earth in perpetuity, the seedling of my planting, the work of my hand, so as to glorify me.

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 →

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