Psalms 37:32
The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to kill him.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
In Context
31The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.
33The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:10Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence; and he stuck the spear into the wall. David fled and escaped that night.
2 Kings 6:13He said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him.” He was told, “Behold, he is in Dothan.”
Psalms 37:12The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.
Proverbs 24:15Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place;
Jeremiah 18:23Yet, LORD, you know all their counsel against me to kill me. Don’t forgive their iniquity. Don’t blot out their sin from your sight, Let them be overthrown before you. Deal with them in the time of your anger.
Daniel 6:5Then these men said, “We won’t find any occasion against this Daniel, unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.”
Matthew Henry on Psalms 37:22-34
Exhortations and Promises. 21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth. 22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off. 23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord : and he delighteth in his way. 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. 25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. 26… Read the whole commentary →