Psalms 37 · Verse 13

Psalms 37:13

The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
Psalms 37:13, King James Version

Psalms 37:13 in other translations

BSBbut the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.
WEBThe Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
ASVThe Lord will laugh at him; For he seeth that his day is coming.
YLTThe Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh.
DARBYThe Lord laugheth at him; for he seeth that his day is coming.
BBEHe will be laughed at by the Lord, who sees that his day is coming.
WebsterThe Lord will laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

What does Psalms 37:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. (Compare Psa 2:4). seeth--knows certainly. his day--of punishment, long delayed, shall yet come (He 10:37).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 He seeth that his day is coming - The utter desolation of your oppressors is at hand. All this may be said of every wicked man.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 37:7-20

Let us be satisfied that God will make all to work for good to us. Let us not discompose ourselves at what we see in this world. A fretful, discontented spirit is open to many temptations. For, in all respects, the little which is allotted to the righteous, is more comfortable and more profitable than the ill-gotten and abused riches of ungodly men. It comes from a hand of special love. God provides plentifully and…

Read the full comment on Psalms 37:7-20 →

Psalms 37:13 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.

אֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יִשְׂחַק\־yis.chak-he laughsH7832
ל֑וֹloto him
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
רָ֝אָ֗הra.'Ahhe seesH7200
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
יָבֹ֥אya.Vo'it will comeH935
יוֹמֽוֹ\׃yo.Moday hisH3117

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

Cross references for Psalms 37:13

  • Psalms 2:4

    He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.

  • Proverbs 1:26

    I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

  • Daniel 5:26

    This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.

  • 1 Samuel 26:10

    David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.

  • Ezekiel 21:25

    And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,

  • Ezekiel 21:29

    Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end.

  • Jeremiah 50:27

    Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.

  • Job 18:20

    They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
laugh.
2:4; Pr 1:26
his day.
1Sa 26:10; Jer 50:27; Eze 21:25,29; Da 5:26

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

Context

  • Psalms 37:12

    The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

  • Psalms 37:13

    The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

  • Psalms 37:14

    The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

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Psalms 37:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El Señor se reirá de él; porque ve que viene su día.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
le Seigneur se rira de lui, car il voit que son jour vient.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Der Herr lacht seiner, denn er sieht, daß sein Tag kommt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et qui inquirebant mala mihi, locuti sunt vanitates, et dolos tota die meditabantur.