Psalms 25 · Verse 13

Psalms 25:13

His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
Psalms 25:13, King James Version

Psalms 25:13 in other translations

BSBHis soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.
WEBHis soul will dwell at ease. His offspring will inherit the land.
ASVHis soul shall dwell at ease; And his seed shall inherit the land.
YLTHis soul in good doth remain, And his seed doth possess the land.
DARBYHis soul shall dwell in prosperity, and his seed shall inherit the earth.
BBEHis soul will be full of good things, and his seed will have the earth for its heritage.
WebsterHis soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.

What does Psalms 25:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 25:12-13

12-13. What he asks for himself is the common lot of all the pious.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 His soul shall dwell at ease - בטוב תלין betob talin, "shall lodge in goodness;" this is the marginal reading in our version; and is preferable to that in the text. His seed shall inherit - His posterity shall be blessed. For them many prayers have been sent up to God by their pious fathers; and God has registered these prayers in their behalf.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 25:8-14

We are all sinners; and Christ came into the world to save sinners, to teach sinners, to call sinners to repentance. We value a promise by the character of him that makes it; we therefore depend upon God's promises. All the paths of the Lord, that is, all his promises and all his providences, are mercy and truth. In all God's dealings his people may see his mercy displayed, and his word fulfilled, whatever…

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Psalms 25:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

נַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoself hisH5315
בְּט֣וֹבbe.Tovin goodH2896
תָּלִ֑יןta.Linit will remainH3885
וְ֝זַרְע֗וֹve.zar.'Oand offspring hisH2233
יִ֣ירַשׁYi.rashit will possessH3423
אָֽרֶץ\׃'A.retz[the] landH776

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 25:13

  • Psalms 37:11

    But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

  • Proverbs 19:23

    The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

  • Proverbs 1:33

    But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

  • Psalms 37:26

    He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

  • Acts 2:39

    For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

  • Zephaniah 3:17

    The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

  • Isaiah 65:23

    They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them.

  • Psalms 69:36

    The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.

  • Psalms 112:2

    His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

  • Matthew 5:5

    Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

  • Proverbs 29:25

    The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.

  • Jeremiah 32:39

    And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
His soul.
De 33:12,26-29; Pr 1:33; 19:23; 29:25; Eze 34:25-28; Mt 11:28,29
dwell at ease. Heb. lodge in goodness.
31:19; 36:8; 63:5; Isa 66:10-14; Jer 31:12-14; Zep 3:17; Zec 9:17
Php 4:19
his seed.
37:26; 69:36; 112:2; Ge 17:7-10; Pr 20:7; Isa 65:23; Jer 32:39
Ac 2:39
inherit.
37:11,22,29; Eze 33:24-26; Mt 5:5; 1Pe 3:10; 2Pe 3:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 25:12

    What man is he that feareth the Lord? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.

  • Psalms 25:13

    His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.

  • Psalms 25:14

    The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.

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Psalms 25:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Su alma reposará en el bien, y su simiente heredará la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Son âme habitera au milieu du bien, et sa semence possédera la terre.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Seine Seele wird im Guten wohnen, und sein Same die Erde besitzen.