Psalms 37:2
For like the grass they shall soon be mowed down, and like the green herb shall they wither.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
In Context
3Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed [thyself] with truthfulness.
Cross References
Job 14:2Like a flower he cometh forth, and is cut down: and he fleeth like a shadow, and remaineth not.
Psalms 37:35I have seen the wicked terrible in power, and striking root like a green tree in its native soil.
Psalms 90:5Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning [they grow] like the grass which changeth.
Psalms 92:8(92:9) But thou art exalted to eternity, O Lord!
Psalms 129:6May they become like the grass of the roofs, which withereth before it is pulled up;
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 →