Psalms 37:35
I have seen the wicked highly exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Libanus.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
In Context
36And I passed by, and lo, he was not : and I sought him and his place was not found.
Cross References
2 Samuel 18:14And Joab said: Not as thou wilt, but will set upon him in thy sight. So he took three lances in his hand, and thrust them into the heart of Absalom: and whilst he yet panted for life, sticking on the oak,
Esther 5:11And he declared to them the greatness of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and with how great glory the king had advanced him above all his princes and servants.
Job 8:13Even so are the ways of all that forget God, and the hope of the hypocrite shall perish:
Psalms 73:3Because I had a zeal on occasion of the wicked, seeing the prosperity of sinners.
Jeremiah 12:2Thou hast planted them, and they have taken root: they prosper and bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.
Ezekiel 31:6And when he had spread forth his shadow, all the fowls of the air made their nests in his boughs, and all the beasts of the forest brought forth their young under his branches, and the assembly of many nations dwelt under his shadow.
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 →