Psalms 37:17
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, But the LORD will uphold the righteous.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
In Context
16Better is the little of the righteous man Than the great abundance of the wicked;
18The LORD careth for the life of the upright, And their inheritance shall endure for ever.
Cross References
Job 38:15But from the wicked their light is withheld, And the high-raised arm is broken.
Psalms 37:24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, For the LORD holdeth him by the hand.
Psalms 51:12Restore to me the joy of thy protection, And strengthen me with a willing spirit!
Psalms 119:116Uphold me according to thy promise, that I may live; And let me not be ashamed of my hope!
Isaiah 41:10Fear not, for I am with thee; Faint not, for I, thy God, will strengthen thee; I will help thee, and sustain thee, with my right hand of salvation!
Jeremiah 48:25The horn of Moab is cut off, And his arm is broken, saith Jehovah.
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 →