Psalms 37:36
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
King James Version
In Context
35I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
37Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
Cross References
Exodus 15:9The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
Job 8:18If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.
Psalms 1:4The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Proverbs 12:7The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
Isaiah 10:33Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled.
Ezekiel 26:21I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no more: though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith 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 →