Psalms 37:35
I have seen a lawless man, a tyrant, and spreading himself out, like a cedar in Lebanon;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
In Context
36Then I passed by, and lo! he had vanished! Yea I sought him, but he could not be found.
Cross References
2 Samuel 18:14And Joab said, Not thus, may I tarry before thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them into the heart of Absolom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
Esther 5:11and Haman recounted unto them the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children,—and all the things wherein the king had promoted him to power, and how he had advanced him, above the rulers and the servants of the king.
Job 8:13So, shall be the latter end of all who forget GOD, and, the hope of the impious, shall perish:
Psalms 73:3For I was envious of the boasters, At the prosperity of the lawless, used I to look.
Jeremiah 12:2Thou didst plant them, yea they took root, They have gone on yea they have borne fruit,—Near, art thou, in their mouth, But far off from their affections,
Ezekiel 31:6Among his branches, all the birds of the heavens, made their nests, And under his boughs, all the wild beasts of the field, brought forth,— And, in his shade, dwelt all the mighty nations.
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 →