Psalms 37:13
The Lord laughs at him, || For He has seen that his day comes.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
In Context
12The wicked is devising against the righteous, || And gnashing his teeth against him.
Cross References
1 Samuel 26:10And David says, “YHWH lives; except YHWH strikes him, or his day comes that he has died, or he goes down into battle and has been consumed—
Psalms 2:4He who is sitting in the heavens laughs, || The Lord mocks at them.
Isaiah 2:12For a day [is] to YHWH of Hosts, || For every proud and high one, || And for every lifted up and low one,
Ezekiel 21:25And you, wounded, wicked one, || Prince of Israel, whose day has come, || In the time of the iniquity of the end,
Daniel 5:26This [is] the interpretation of the thing: Numbered—God has numbered your kingdom, and has finished it.
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 →