Psalms 37:17
For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
In Context
16Better [is] the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.
18Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is — to the age.
Cross References
Job 38:15And withheld from the wicked is their light, And the arm lifted up is broken.
Psalms 37:24When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand.
Psalms 51:12Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation, And a willing spirit doth sustain me.
Psalms 119:116Sustain me according to Thy saying, And I live, and Thou puttest me not to shame Because of my hope.
Isaiah 41:10Be not afraid, for with thee I [am], Look not around, for I [am] thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.
Jeremiah 48:25Cut down hath been the horn of Moab, And his arm hath been broken, An affirmation of Jehovah.
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 →