Psalms 37:18
Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is — to the age.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
In Context
17For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.
19They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And in days of famine they are satisfied.
Cross References
Psalms 1:6For Jehovah is knowing the way of the righteous, And the way of the wicked is lost!
Psalms 21:4Life he hath asked from Thee, Thou hast given to him — length of days, Age-during — and for ever.
Psalms 31:15In Thy hand [are] my times, Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from my pursuers.
Psalms 49:5Why do I fear in days of evil? The iniquity of my supplanters doth compass me.
Psalms 103:17And the kindness of Jehovah [Is] from age even unto age on those fearing Him, And His righteousness to sons' sons,
Isaiah 60:21And thy people [are] all of them righteous, To the age they possess the earth, A branch of My planting, A work of My hands, to be beautified.
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 →