Psalms 37 · Verse 33

Psalms 37:33

The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
Psalms 37:33, King James Version

Psalms 37:33 in other translations

BSBthe LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.
WEBThe LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
ASVJehovah will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged.
YLTJehovah doth not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged.
DARBYJehovah will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
BBEThe Lord will not give him into their hands, or be against him when he is judged.
WebsterThe LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

What does Psalms 37:33 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 37:32-33

32-33. The devices of the wicked against the good fail because God acquits them.

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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…

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Psalms 37:33 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.

יְ֭הוָהYah.wehYahwehH3068
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
יַעַזְבֶ֣נּוּya.'az.Ve.nuhe will abandon himH5800
בְיָד֑וֹve.ya.Doin hand hisH3027
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
יַ֝רְשִׁיעֶ֗נּוּyar.shi.'E.nuhe will condemn as guilty himH7561
בְּהִשָּׁפְטֽוֹ\׃be.hi.sha.fe.Towhen is judged heH8199

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

Cross references for Psalms 37:33

  • Psalms 109:31

    For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.

  • 2 Peter 2:9

    The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

  • Romans 8:1

    There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

  • Romans 8:33-34

    Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

  • 2 Timothy 4:17

    Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

  • Psalms 31:7-8

    I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities; And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.

  • Psalms 124:6-7

    Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

  • 1 Samuel 23:26-28

    And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them. But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land. Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela–hammahlekoth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
will not.
31:7,8; 124:6,7; 1Sa 23:26-28; 2Ti 4:17; 2Pe 2:9
condemn.
109:31; Ro 8:1,33,34

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Context

  • 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 37:34

    Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

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Psalms 37:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Jehová no lo dejará en sus manos, ni lo condenará cuando le juzgaren.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
l’ Éternel ne l’abandonnera pas entre ses mains, et ne le condamnera pas, quand il sera jugé.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Jehova wird ihn nicht in seiner Hand lassen, und ihn nicht verdammen, wenn er gerichtet wird.