Psalms 37:13

The Lord doth laugh at him; for He seeth that his day is coming.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

In Context

12The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth at him with his teeth.

14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow; to cast down the poor and needy, to slay such as are upright in the way;

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Cross References

1 Samuel 26:10And David said: 'As the LORD liveth, nay, but the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle, and be swept away.

Psalms 2:4He that sitteth in heaven laugheth, the Lord hath them in derision.

Isaiah 2:12For the LORD of hosts hath a day upon all that is proud and lofty, and upon all that is lifted up, and it shall be brought low;

Ezekiel 21:25(21-30) And thou, O wicked one, that art to be slain, the prince of Israel, whose day is come, in the time of the iniquity of the end;

Daniel 5:26This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE, God hath numbered thy kingdom, and brought it to an end.

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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