Psalms 37:18
16 Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.
19 In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
20 But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.
- KJV
- The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
- WEB
- The LORD knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.
- ASV
- Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; And their inheritance shall be for ever.
- DARBY
- Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever:
- BLB
- YHWH Knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will be forever.
- ÅB
- Herren kjenner de ulasteliges dager,
og arven deres skal bli til evig tid. - OTB
- Herren kjenner de uskyldiges dager,
Og deres arv skal vare evig. - B1930
- Herren kjenner de ulasteliges dager, og deres arv skal bli til evig tid.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 1:6
For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
Read in contextPsalms 103:17
But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children—
Read in contextRomans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Read in context2 Timothy 2:19
Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
Read in contextRevelation 11:3–5
And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”
Read in contextPsalms 49:5
Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?
Read in context1 Peter 1:4–5
and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
Read in contextPsalms 73:24
You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
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