Psalms 37:2
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
In Context
3Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Cross References
Job 14:2He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
Psalms 37:35I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
Psalms 90:5Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep; in the morning they are like grass which groweth.
Psalms 92:8But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore.
Psalms 129:6Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth before it groweth up:
James 1:10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
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 →