Psalms 37:2

כִּי כֶחָצִיר מְהֵרָה יִמָּלוּ וּכְיֶרֶק דֶּשֶׁא יִבּוֹלֽוּן ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

In Context

1לְדָוִד ׀ אַל ־ תִּתְחַר בַּמְּרֵעִים אַל ־ תְּקַנֵּא בְּעֹשֵׂי עַוְלָֽה ׃

3בְּטַח בַּֽיהוָה וַעֲשֵׂה ־ טוֹב שְׁכָן ־ אֶרֶץ וּרְעֵה אֱמוּנָֽה ׃

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Cross References

Job 14:2כְּצִיץ יָצָא וַיִּמָּל וַיִּבְרַח כַּצֵּל וְלֹא יַעֲמֽוֹד ׃

Psalms 37:35רָאִיתִי רָשָׁע עָרִיץ וּמִתְעָרֶה כְּאֶזְרָח רַעֲנָֽן ׃

Psalms 90:5זְרַמְתָּם שֵׁנָה יִהְיוּ בַּבֹּקֶר כֶּחָצִיר יַחֲלֹֽף ׃

Psalms 92:8בִּפְרֹחַ רְשָׁעִים ׀ כְּמוֹ עֵשֶׂב וַיָּצִיצוּ כָּל ־ פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן לְהִשָּֽׁמְדָם עֲדֵי ־ עַֽד ׃

Psalms 129:6יִהְיוּ כַּחֲצִיר גַּגּוֹת שֶׁקַּדְמַת שָׁלַף יָבֵֽשׁ ׃

Matthew Henry on Psalms 37:2-7

Exhortations and Promises. 1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. 3 Trust in the Lord , and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 4 Delight thyself also in the Lord ; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. 5 Commit thy way unto the Lord ; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. 6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness… Read the whole commentary →

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