Psalms 37:6
And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
Psalms 37:6 in other translations
| BSB | He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun. |
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| WEB | he will make your righteousness shine out like light, and your justice as the noon day sun. |
| ASV | And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, And thy justice as the noonday. |
| YLT | And hath brought out as light thy righteousness, And thy judgment as noon-day. |
| DARBY | and he will bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. |
| BBE | And he will make your righteousness be seen like the light, and your cause like the shining of the sun. |
| Webster | And he will bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noon-day. |
What does Psalms 37:6 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 37:1-6
David persuades to patience and confidence in God, by the state of the godly and of the wicked. Verses 1-6 When we look abroad we see the world full of evil-doers, that flourish and live in ease. So it was seen of old, therefore let us not marvel at the matter. We are tempted to fret at this, to think them the only happy people, and so we are prone to do like them: but this we are warned against. Outward prosperity…
Psalms 37:6 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 37:6
- Isaiah 54:17
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.
- Job 11:17
And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
- Isaiah 58:8
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward.
- Micah 7:8-9
Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me. I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.
- Matthew 13:43
Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
- Isaiah 58:10
And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:
- Malachi 3:18
Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
- Psalms 31:20
Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
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Context
- Psalms 37:5
Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
- Psalms 37:6
And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
- Psalms 37:7
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
Psalms 37:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y exhibirá tu justicia como la luz, y tus derechos como el medio día. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et il produira ta justice comme la lumière, et ton droit comme le plein midi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und er wird deine Gerechtigkeit hervorkommen lassen wie das Licht, und dein Recht wie den Mittag. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Putruerunt et corruptæ sunt cicatrices meæ, a facie insipientiæ meæ. |