Psalms 37:32
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
Psalms 37:32 in other translations
| BSB | Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them, |
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| WEB | The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to kill him. |
| ASV | The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him. |
| YLT | The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death. |
| DARBY | The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him: |
| BBE | The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death. |
| Webster | The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. |
What does Psalms 37:32 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 37:32-33
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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…
Psalms 37:32 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 37:32
- Jeremiah 20:10
For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
- Luke 14:1
And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.
- Luke 20:20
And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.
- Psalms 10:8-10
He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor. He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net. He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
- Luke 19:47-48
And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
- Psalms 37:12
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
- Acts 9:24
But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.
- Luke 6:7
And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.
- Luke 11:54
Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Psalms 37:31
The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
- Psalms 37:32
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
- Psalms 37:33
The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
Psalms 37:32 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Acecha el impío al justo, y procura matarlo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Le méchant épie le juste, et cherche à le faire mourir: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Der Gesetzlose lauert auf den Gerechten und sucht ihn zu töten; |