Psalms 37:36
Yet he passed away, and loe, he was gone, and I sought him, but he could not be founde.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 haue seene the wicked strong, and spreading himselfe like a greene bay tree.
37Marke the vpright man, and beholde the iust: for the end of that man is peace.
Cross References
Exodus 15:9The enemie sayd, I wil pursue, I wil ouertake them, I will deuide the spoyle, my lust shall bee satisfied vpon them, I will drawe my sworde, mine hand shall destroy them.
Job 8:18If any plucke it from his place, and it denie, saying, I haue not seene thee,
Psalms 1:4The wicked are not so, but as the chaffe, which the winde driueth away.
Proverbs 12:7God ouerthroweth the wicked, and they are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
Isaiah 10:33Beholde, the Lord God of hostes shall cut off the bough with feare, and they of high stature shalbe cut off, and the hie shalbe humbled.
Ezekiel 26:21I will bring thee to nothing, and thou shalt be no more: though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou neuer be found againe, sayth the Lord God.
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 →