Focused Passage

Psalms 37:12-17

The Meek Inherit the Land as the Wicked Fade

fret forbidden -> trust commanded -> patient waiting taught -> wicked plots exposed -> righteous inheritance promised -> generosity and Torah-shaped speech displayed -> final contrast declared -> salvation from the LORD confessed

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

12The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,

13but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.

14The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.

15But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

16Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.

17For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

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Verse 12

Cross-references

Isaiah 54:15Classic cross-references Matthew 5:10Classic cross-references Micah 2:1Classic cross-references Psalms 35:16Classic cross-references Psalms 7:16Classic cross-references

Original words

The wickedרָ֭שָׁעH7563Adjective - masculine singularschemeזֹמֵ֣םH2161Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularagainst the righteousלַצַּדִּ֑יקH6662Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singularand gnashוְחֹרֵ֖קH2786Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singulartheir teethשִׁנָּֽיו׃H8127Noun - cdc | third person masculine singularat themעָלָ֣יוH5921Preposition | third person masculine singular

Verse 13

Cross-references

Psalms 2:4Classic cross-references Proverbs 1:26Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 26:10Classic cross-references Daniel 5:26Classic cross-references Ezekiel 21:25Classic cross-references

Original words

but the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥יH136Noun - proper - masculine singularlaughsיִשְׂחַק־H7832Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular-כִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionseeingרָ֝אָ֗הH7200Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularthatכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctiontheir dayיוֹמֽוֹ׃H3117Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularis comingיָבֹ֥אH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

Verse 14

Cross-references

Esther 8:11Classic cross-references 1 Peter 2:12Classic cross-references Proverbs 29:27Classic cross-references Esther 5:14Classic cross-references Isaiah 8:9Classic cross-references

Original words

The wickedרְשָׁעִים֮H7563Adjective - masculine pluralhave drawnפָּֽתְח֣וּH6605Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralthe swordחֶ֤רֶב׀H2719Noun - feminine singularand bentוְדָרְכ֪וּH1869Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralthe bowקַ֫שְׁתָּ֥םH7198Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralto bring downלְ֭הַפִּילH5307Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructthe poorעָנִ֣יH6041Adjective - masculine singularand needyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןH34Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singularto slayלִ֝טְב֗וֹחַH2873Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructthose whose waysדָֽרֶךְ׃H1870Noun - common singular[are] uprightיִשְׁרֵי־H3477Adjective - masculine plural construct

Verse 15

Cross-references

Psalms 7:14Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 2:4Classic cross-references Psalms 35:8Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 31:4Classic cross-references 2 Samuel 17:23Classic cross-references

Original words

[But] their swordsחַ֭רְבָּםH2719Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralwill pierceתָּב֣וֹאH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singulartheir own heartsבְלִבָּ֑םH3820Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluraland their bowsוְ֝קַשְּׁתוֹתָ֗םH7198Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralwill be brokenתִּשָּׁבַֽרְנָה׃H7665Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural

Verse 16

Cross-references

Proverbs 17:1Classic cross-references 1 Timothy 6:6Classic cross-references Proverbs 16:8Classic cross-references Proverbs 15:16Classic cross-references Luke 12:15Classic cross-references

Original words

Better [is]טוֹב־H2896Adjective - masculine singularthe littleמְ֭עַטH4592Adjective - masculine singularof the righteousלַצַּדִּ֑יקH6662Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singularthan the abundanceמֵ֝הֲמ֗וֹןH1995Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof manyרַבִּֽים׃H7227Adjective - masculine plural[who are] wickedרְשָׁעִ֥יםH7563Adjective - masculine plural

Verse 17

Cross-references

Isaiah 41:10Classic cross-references Psalms 63:8Classic cross-references Psalms 145:14Classic cross-references Isaiah 42:1Classic cross-references Job 5:12Classic cross-references

Original words

Forכִּ֤יH3588Conjunctionthe armsזְרוֹע֣וֹתH2220Noun - feminine plural constructof the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםH7563Adjective - masculine pluralwill be brokenתִּשָּׁבַ֑רְנָהH7665Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralbut the LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularupholdsוְסוֹמֵ֖ךְH5564Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularthe righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםH6662Adjective - masculine plural

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