Psalms 37:36
Then I passed by, and lo! he had vanished! Yea I sought him, but he could not be found.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
In Context
35I have seen a lawless man, a tyrant, and spreading himself out, like a cedar in Lebanon;
37Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is a hereafter for the man of peace;
Cross References
Exodus 15:9Said the foe—I will pursue—overtake divide spoil,—Take her fill of them—shall my soul, I will bare my sword, root them out—shall my hand.
Job 8:18If one destroy him out of his place, then will it disown him [saying] —I have not seen thee.
Psalms 1:4Not so, the lawless,—but as chaff which is driven about by the wind:
Proverbs 12:7Overthrown are the lawless and they are not, but, the house of the righteous, shall stand.
Isaiah 10:33Behold! the Lord, Yahweh of hosts, is about to lop off a tree-crown, with a crash,—Then shall, they who are lifted on high, be hewn down, And, the lofty, be laid low;
Ezekiel 26:21A terror, will I make thee And thou shalt not be: Though thou be sought for, Thou shalt not be found any more To times age-abiding, Declareth My Lord, Yahweh.
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 →