Psalms 37:20
For, the lawless, shall perish, and, the foes of Yahweh, be like the glory of the meadows, They have vanished! In smoke, have they vanished!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
19They shall not be ashamed in the time of calamity, and, in the days of famine, shall they be filled.
21A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth;
Cross References
Leviticus 3:3Then shall he bring near out of the peace-offering, an altar-flame unto Yahweh,—the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards;
Deuteronomy 29:20Yahweh will not be willing to forgive him, but, then, will the anger of Yahweh and his jealousy smoke against that man, and all the oath that is written in this scroll, shall settle down upon him,—and Yahweh wipe out his name from under the heavens;
Judges 5:31So, perish all thine enemies, O Yahweh, But be, they who love him, as the going forth of the sun, in his might! And the land had rest forty years.
Psalms 68:3But let, the righteous, be glad, let them exult before God, Yea let them rejoice with gladness.
Psalms 102:3For, consumed in smoke, are my days, And, my bones, like a burning mass, are scorched through;
Luke 13:3Nay! I tell you, but, except ye repent, ye, all, in like manner, shall perish.
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 →