Psalms 37:25
23 The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.
24 Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.
26 They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.
27 Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.
- KJV
- I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
- WEB
- I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.
- ASV
- I have been young, and now am old; Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread.
- DARBY
- I have been young, and now am old, and I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread:
- BLB
- I have been young, and I am old; and I have not seen the righteous forsaken, and his seed seeking bread.
- ÅB
- Jeg har vært ung og er blitt gammel,
men jeg har ikke sett den rettferdige forlatt
eller etterkommerne hans søke etter brød. - OTB
- Jeg var ung og nå er jeg gammel,
Men jeg har aldri sett den rettferdige forlatt
Eller hans barn tigge om brød. - B1930
- Jeg har vært ung og er blitt gammel, men ikke har jeg sett den rettferdige forlatt eller hans avkom søke efter brød.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
Read in contextPsalms 37:28
For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
Read in contextPsalms 25:13
His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.
Read in contextPsalms 112:2
His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
Read in context1 Samuel 12:22
Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.
Read in context2 Corinthians 4:9
persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.
Read in contextPsalms 94:14
For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
Read in contextPsalms 71:18
Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
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