Psalms 37:36
And I passed by, and lo, he was not : and I sought him and his place was not found.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 highly exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Libanus.
37Keep innocence, and behold justice : for there are remnants for the peaceable man.
Cross References
Exodus 15:9The enemy said: I will pursue and overtake, I will divide the spoils, my soul shall have its fill: I will draw my sword, my hand shall slay them.
Job 8:18If one swallow him up out of his place, he shall deny him, and shall say: I know thee not.
Psalms 1:4Not so the wicked, not so: but like the dust, which the wind driveth from the face of the earth.
Proverbs 12:7Turn the wicked, and they shall not be: but the house of the just shall stand firm.
Isaiah 10:33Behold the sovereign Lord of hosts shall break the earthen vessel with terror, and the tall of stature shall be cut down, and the lofty shall be humbled.
Ezekiel 26:21I will bring thee to nothing, and thou shalt not be, and if thou be sought for, thou shalt not be found any more for ever, saith the Lord God.
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 →