Psalms 37:13
But Yahweh laughs at them because he knows that some day [MTY] he will judge and punish the wicked people.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
In Context
12Wicked people plan to harm righteous/godly people; they snarl at them [MET] like wild animals.
Cross References
1 Samuel 26:10Just as surely as Yahweh lives, he himself will punish Saul. Perhaps Yahweh will strike him when it is Saul’s time to die, or perhaps Saul will be killed in a battle.
Psalms 2:4But Yahweh, the one who sits on his throne in heaven, laughs at them; he ridicules those rulers.
Isaiah 2:12The Commander of the armies of angels has chosen a day when he will judge those who are proud, every one of them [DOU], and he will humble them.
Ezekiel 21:25Also, say, ‘You very wicked [DOU] king of Israel, it is your time to die. It is the time for you to be punished.’
Daniel 5:26This is what those words mean: Mene means ‘numbered/counted’. That means that God has been counting the days that you will rule, and he has now decided that you will not rule any more.
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 →