Psalms 37:36
but he passed away, and behold, he was not; and I sought him, but he was not found.
Darby Translation
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 the wicked in great power, and spreading like a green tree in its native soil:
37Mark the perfect, and behold the upright, for the end of [that] man is peace;
Cross References
Exodus 15:9The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my soul shall be sated upon them; I will unsheath my sword, my hand shall dispossess them.
Job 8:18If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him: I have not seen thee!
Psalms 1:4The wicked are not so; but are as the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Proverbs 12:7Overthrow the wicked, and they are no [more]; but the house of the righteous shall stand.
Isaiah 10:33Behold the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, shall lop the boughs with violence; and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be brought low;
Ezekiel 26:21And I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no [more]; and thou shalt be sought for, and shalt never be found again, for ever, saith the Lord Jehovah.
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 →