Psalms 37:2
For they shall shortly wither away as grass, and as the green herbs shall quickly fall.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
In Context
1A psalm for David himself. Be not emulous of evildoers; nor envy them that work iniquity.
3Trust in the Lord, and do good, and dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed with its riches.
Cross References
Job 14:2Who cometh forth like a flower, and is destroyed, and fleeth as a shadow, and never continueth in the same state.
Psalms 37:35I have seen the wicked highly exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Libanus.
Psalms 90:5things that are counted nothing, shall their years be.
Psalms 92:8When the wicked shall spring up as grass: and all the workers of iniquity shall appear: That they may perish for ever and ever:
Psalms 129:6And mayest thou see thy children's children, peace upon Israel.
James 1:10And the rich, in his being low; because as the flower of the grass shall he pass away.
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 →