Psalms 37:14

חֶרֶב ׀ פָּֽתְחוּ רְשָׁעִים וְדָרְכוּ קַשְׁתָּם לְהַפִּיל עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן לִטְבוֹחַ יִשְׁרֵי ־ דָֽרֶךְ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

In Context

13אֲדֹנָי יִשְׂחַק ־ לוֹ כִּֽי ־ רָאָה כִּֽי ־ יָבֹא יוֹמֽוֹ ׃

15חַרְבָּם תָּבוֹא בְלִבָּם וְקַשְּׁתוֹתָם תִּשָּׁבַֽרְנָה ׃

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Cross References

1 Samuel 24:17וַיְהִי ׀ כְּכַלּוֹת דָּוִד לְדַבֵּר אֶת ־ הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֶל ־ שָׁאוּל וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל הֲקֹלְךָ זֶה בְּנִי דָוִד וַיִּשָּׂא שָׁאוּל קֹלוֹ וַיֵּֽבְךְּ ׃

Psalms 11:2כִּי הִנֵּה הָרְשָׁעִים יִדְרְכוּן קֶשֶׁת כּוֹנְנוּ חִצָּם עַל ־ יֶתֶר לִירוֹת בְּמוֹ ־ אֹפֶל לְיִשְׁרֵי ־ לֵֽב ׃

Psalms 64:2שְׁמַע ־ אֱלֹהִים קוֹלִי בְשִׂיחִי מִפַּחַד אוֹיֵב תִּצֹּר חַיָּֽי ׃

Proverbs 29:27תּוֹעֲבַת צַדִּיקִים אִישׁ עָוֶל וְתוֹעֲבַת רָשָׁע יְשַׁר ־ דָּֽרֶךְ ׃ פ

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 →

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