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Psalms 37:20

JudgmentJustice

18 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.

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.

21 The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.

22 Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.

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BSB
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.
KJV
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
WEB
But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of the LORD shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish— vanish like smoke.
ASV
But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: They shall consume; In smoke shall they consume away.
DARBY
For the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume, like smoke shall they consume away.
BLB
But the wicked will perish, and the enemies of YHWH; like the splendor of the meadows they will be consumed, [and] with the smoke they will be consumed.
ÅB
For de ugudelige skal gå til grunne,
og Herrens fiender som prakten på engene;
de skal forsvinne, som røyk skal de forsvinne.
OTB
Men de ugudelige skal gå til grunne;
Herrens fiender skal forsvinne som markens prakt,
De skal svinne bort som røk.
B1930
For de ugudelige skal gå til grunne og Herrens fiender som engenes blomsterskrud; de skal forsvinne, som røk skal de forsvinne.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 68:2

    As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.

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  • Psalms 102:3

    For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers.

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  • Luke 13:3

    No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.

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  • Deuteronomy 33:14–16

    with the bountiful harvest from the sun and the abundant yield of the seasons,

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  • Judges 5:31

    So may all your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.

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  • 2 Peter 2:12

    These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.

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  • Genesis 19:28

    He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of the plain, and he saw the smoke rising from the land like smoke from a furnace.

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  • Psalms 92:9

    For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.

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