Psalms 37:35
I have seen the wicked exultant, lifting themselves like a cedar of Lebanon.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
In Context
36But the moment I passed, they vanished! I sought for them, but they could not be found.
Cross References
Esther 5:11and recounted to them the greatness of his wealth, how many children he had, and all the ways in which the king had honored him, and how he had promoted him above the officials and the royal courtiers.
Psalms 73:3through envy of godless braggarts, when I saw how well they fared.
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 →