Psalms 37 · Verse 19

Psalms 37:19

They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
Psalms 37:19, King James Version

Psalms 37:19 in other translations

BSBIn the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
WEBThey shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
ASVThey shall not be put to shame in the time of evil; And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
YLTThey are not ashamed in a time of evil, And in days of famine they are satisfied.
DARBYthey shall not be ashamed in the time of evil, and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
BBEThey will not be shamed in the evil time, and in the days when all are in need of food they will have enough.
WebsterThey shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

What does Psalms 37:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 37:18-19

18-19. God, who knows His people's changes, provides against evil and supplies all their need.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 They shall not be ashamed - They have expressed strong confidence in the Lord; and he shall so work in their behalf that their enemies shall never be able to say, "Ye have trusted in your God, and yet your enemies have prevailed over you." No; for even in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

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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…

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Psalms 37:19 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.

לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יֵ֭בֹשׁוּYe.vo.shuthey will be ashamedH954
בְּעֵ֣תbe.'Etin a timeH6256
רָעָ֑הra.'AhevilH7451
וּבִימֵ֖יu.vi.Meiand in days ofH3117
רְעָב֣וֹןre.'a.VonfamineH7459
יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ\׃yis.Ba.'uthey will be satisfiedH7646

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

Cross references for Psalms 37:19

  • Psalms 33:19

    To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

  • Proverbs 10:3

    The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

  • Job 5:20-22

    In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

  • Isaiah 33:16

    He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

  • Amos 5:13

    Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.

  • Ephesians 5:16

    Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

  • Ecclesiastes 9:12

    For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

  • Micah 2:3

    Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time is evil.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
in the evil.
Ec 9:12; Am 5:13; Mic 2:3; Eph 5:16
days.
33:19; Job 5:20-22; Pr 10:3; Isa 33:16

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Context

  • Psalms 37:18

    The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

  • Psalms 37:19

    They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

  • Psalms 37:20

    But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

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Psalms 37:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		No serán avergonzados en el mal tiempo; y en los días de hambre serán hartos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		ils ne seront pas confus au mauvais temps, et ils seront rassasiés aux jours de la famine.
German
Elberfelder 1871		sie werden nicht beschämt werden in der Zeit des Übels, und in den Tagen des Hungers werden sie gesättigt werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quoniam iniquitatem meam annuntiabo, et cogitabo pro peccato meo.