Psalms 37 · Verse 25

Psalms 37:25

I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
Psalms 37:25, King James Version

Psalms 37:25 in other translations

BSBI once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.
WEBI have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.
ASVI have been young, and now am old; Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread.
YLTYoung I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.
DARBYI have been young, and now am old, and I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread:
BBEI have been young, and now am old, but I have not seen the good man without help, or his children looking for bread.
WebsterI have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

What does Psalms 37:25 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 I have been young, and now am old - I believe this to be literally true in all cases. I am now grey-headed myself; I have traveled in different countries, and have had many opportunities of seeing and conversing with religious people in all situations in life; and I have not, to my knowledge, seen one instance to the contrary. I have seen no righteous man forsaken, nor any children of the righteous begging their bread. God puts this honor upon all that fear him; and thus careful is he of them, and of their posterity.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 37:21-33

The Lord our God requires that we do justly, and render to all their due. It is a great sin for those that are able, to deny the payment of just debts; it is a great misery not to be able to pay them. He that is truly merciful, will be ever merciful. We must leave our sins; learn to do well, and cleave to it. This is true religion. The blessing of God is the spring, sweetness, and security of all earthly enjoyments…

Read the full comment on Psalms 37:21-33 →

Psalms 37:25 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.

נַ֤עַר\׀Na.'ara young manH5288
הָיִ֗יתִיha.Yi.tiI have beenH1961
גַּם\־gam-alsoH1571
זָ֫קַ֥נְתִּיza.Kan.tiI am oldH2204
וְֽלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
רָ֭אִיתִיRa.'i.tiI have seenH7200
צַדִּ֣יקtza.Dik[the] righteousH6662
נֶעֱזָ֑בne.'e.ZavforsakenH5800
וְ֝זַרְע֗וֹve.zar.'Oand offspring hisH2233
מְבַקֶּשׁ\־me.va.kesh-seekingH1245
לָֽחֶם\׃La.chemfoodH3899

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

Cross references for Psalms 37:25

  • Hebrews 13:5

    Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

  • Psalms 37:28

    For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

  • Psalms 25:13

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

  • Psalms 112:2

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

  • 1 Samuel 12:22

    For the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people.

  • 2 Corinthians 4:9

    Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

  • Psalms 94:14

    For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.

  • Psalms 71:18

    Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

  • Joshua 1:5

    There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

  • Luke 1:53-55

    He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

  • Genesis 17:7

    And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

  • Psalms 71:9

    Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I have.
71:9,18; Job 32:6,7; Ac 21:16; Phm 1:8,9
yet.
28; 94:14; Jos 1:5; 1Sa 12:22; Isa 13:16; 2Co 4:9; Heb 12:5,6
Heb 13:5
nor his seed.
25:13; 59:15; 109:10; 112:2; Ge 17:7; Job 15:23; Pr 13:22
Lu 1:53-55

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Context

  • Psalms 37:24

    Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.

  • Psalms 37:25

    I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

  • Psalms 37:26

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

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Psalms 37:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mozo fuí, y he envejecido, y no he visto justo desamparado, ni su simiente que mendigue pan.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		J’ai été jeune, et je suis vieux, et je n’ai pas vu le juste abandonné, ni sa semence cherchant du pain:
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich war jung und bin auch alt geworden, und nie sah ich den Gerechten verlassen, noch seinen Samen nach Brot gehen;