Psalms 37:14

The wicked have drawn out the sword : they have bent their bow. To cast down the poor and needy, to kill the upright of heart.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

In Context

13But the Lord shall laugh at him : for he foreseeth that his day shall come.

15Let their sword enter into their own hearts, and let their bow be broken.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 24:17And when David had made an end of speaking these words to Saul, Saul said: Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.

Psalms 11:2Whilst the wicked man is proud, the poor is set on fire: they are caught in the counsels which they devise.

Psalms 64:2Hear, O God, my prayer, when I make supplication to thee : deliver my soul from the fear of the enemy.

Proverbs 29:27The just abhor the wicked man: and the wicked loathe them that are in the right way. The son that keepeth the word, shall be free from destruction.

Matthew 23:30And say: If we had been in the days of our Fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

Acts 12:2And he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.

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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