Psalms 37:32
The wicked looketh out for the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
In Context
31The law of his God is in his heart: none of his steps shall slip.
33The Lord will not leave him in his hand, and will not condemn him when he is judged.
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:10And Saul sought to strike David through with the spear even to the wall; but he slipped away from before Saul, who struck the spear into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.
2 Kings 6:13And he said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told unto him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
Psalms 37:12The wicked purposeth evil against the just, and gnasheth against him with his teeth.
Proverbs 24:15Lie not in wait, O wicked man! against the dwelling of the righteous; waste not his resting-place;
Jeremiah 18:23Yet thou, Lord, knowest well all their counsel against me to [procure my] death: forgive not their iniquity, and let their sin not be blotted out from before thee; but let them be brought to stumbling before thee; in the time of thy anger deal thus with them.
Daniel 6:5(6:6) Then said these men, We shall not find any pretext against this Daniel, except we find it against him in the law of his God.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 37:22-34
Exhortations and Promises. 21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth. 22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off. 23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord : and he delighteth in his way. 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. 25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. 26… Read the whole commentary →