Psalms 37 · Verse 39

Psalms 37:39

But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
Psalms 37:39, King James Version

Psalms 37:39 in other translations

BSBThe salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.
WEBBut the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
ASVBut the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah: He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
YLTAnd the salvation of the righteous is from Jehovah, Their strong place in a time of adversity.
DARBYBut the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
BBEBut the Lord is the saviour of the upright: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
WebsterBut the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

What does Psalms 37:39 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 37:39-40
39-40. strength--(Psa 27:1; 28:8). trouble--straits (Psa 9:9; 10:1). In trust and quietness is the salvation of the pious from all foes and all their devices.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 39 The salvation of the righteous is of the Lord - It is the Lord who made them righteous, by blotting out their sins, and infusing his Holy Spirit into their hearts; and it is by his grace they are continually sustained, and finally brought to the kingdom of glory: "He is their strength in the time of trouble."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 37:34-40

Duty is ours, and we must mind it; but events are God's, we must refer the disposal of them to him. What a striking picture is in ver. #(35-36), of many a prosperous enemy of God! But God remarkably blights the projects of the prosperous wicked, especially persecutors. None are perfect in themselves, but believers are so in Christ Jesus. If all the saint's days continue dark and cloudy, his dying day may prove…

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Psalms 37:39 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.

וּתְשׁוּעַ֣תu.te.shu.'Atand [the] salvation ofH8668
צַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimrighteous [people]H6662
מֵיְהוָ֑הme.Yah.weh[is] from YahwehH3068
מָֽ֝עוּזָּ֗םma.'u.Zamplace of refuge theirH4581
בְּעֵ֣תbe.'Etin a time ofH6256
צָרָֽה\׃tza.RahtroubleH6869

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

Cross references for Psalms 37:39

  • Psalms 9:9

    The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

  • Psalms 91:15

    He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

  • Isaiah 12:2

    Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

  • Psalms 3:8

    Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

  • 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 46:1

    To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

  • Ephesians 2:8

    For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

  • Isaiah 33:2

    O Lord, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

  • Jonah 2:9

    But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.

  • Colossians 1:11

    Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
salvation.
3:8; Isa 12:2; Jon 2:9; Eph 2:8
strength.
9:9; 46:1; 91:15; Isa 33:2; Col 1:11; 2Ti 4:17

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

Context

  • Psalms 37:38

    But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

  • Psalms 37:39

    But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

  • Psalms 37:40

    And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

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Psalms 37:39 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Pero la salvación de los justos es de Jehová, y él es su fortaleza en el tiempo de angustia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais le salut des justes vient de l’ Éternel; il est leur force au temps de la détresse,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Aber die Rettung der Gerechten ist von Jehova, der ihre Stärke ist zur Zeit der Bedrängnis;