Psalms 37:36
But he passed away, and, lo! he was no more; Yea, I sought him, but he was not found.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
In Context
35I have seen a wicked man in great power, And spreading himself like a green cedar;
37Mark the righteous man, and behold the upright, That posterity is to the man of peace!
Cross References
Job 8:18When he shall be destroyed from his place, It shall deny him, saying, 'I never saw thee.'
Psalms 1:4Not so the unrighteous; They are like chaff, which the wind driveth away.
Proverbs 12:7The wicked are overthrown, and are no more; But the house of the righteous shall stand.
Isaiah 10:33But behold! the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, shall lop the branches with fearful force, And the high of stature shall be cut down, And the lofty shall be brought low.
Ezekiel 26:21I will make thee a desolation, and thou shalt be no more; though thou be sought for, thou shalt be found no more forever, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 37:35-40
Exhortations and Promises. 34 Wait on the Lord , and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. 35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. 36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. 37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace. 38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off. 39… Read the whole commentary →