Psalms 37:20

But mine enemies live, and are mightier than I: 1 And they that hate me unjustly are multiplied. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

In Context

19For I will declare mine iniquity, 1 And be distressed for my sin. 1

21They that reward evil for good slandered me; 1 Because I followed righteousness. 1

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Cross References

Leviticus 3:3And they shall bring of the peace offering a burnt sacrifice to the Lord, the fat covering the belly, and all the fat on the belly.

Deuteronomy 29:20God shall by no means be willing to pardon him, but then the wrath of the Lord and his jealousy shall flame out against that man; and all the curses of this covenant shall attach themselves to him, which are written in this book, and the Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven.

Judges 5:31Thus let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: 1 And they that love him shall be as the going forth of the sun in his strength. And the land had rest forty years.

Psalms 68:3I am stuck fast in deep mire, and there is no standing: 1 I am come in to the depths of the sea, and a storm has overwhelmed me. 1

Psalms 102:3Who forgives all thy transgressions, 1 Who heals all thy diseases; 1

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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