Psalms 37:25
Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
24When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand.
26All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed [is] for a blessing.
Cross References
Joshua 1:5'No man doth station himself before thee all days of thy life; as I have been with Moses, I am with thee, I do not fail thee, nor forsake thee;
Job 4:7Remember, I pray thee, Who, being innocent, hath perished? And where have the upright been cut off?
Job 32:6And Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite answereth and saith: — Young I [am] in days, and ye [are] age Therefore I have feared, And am afraid of shewing you my opinion.
Psalms 37:28For Jehovah is loving judgment, And He doth not forsake His saintly ones, To the age they have been kept, And the seed of the wicked is cut off.
Psalms 71:9Cast me not off at the time of old age, According to the consumption of my power forsake me not.
Psalms 94:14For Jehovah leaveth not His people, And His inheritance forsaketh not.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 37:22-34
Exhortations and Promises. 21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth. 22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off. 23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord : and he delighteth in his way. 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. 25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. 26… Read the whole commentary →