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Psalms 37:32

Protection and safety

30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

34 Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
KJV
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
WEB
The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to kill him.
ASV
The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.
DARBY
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him:
BLB
The wicked is keeping watch on the righteous, and he is seeking to kill him.
ÅB
Den ugudelige lurer på den rettferdige
og søker å drepe ham;
OTB
De ugudelige lurer på de rettferdige,
For å ta deres liv.
B1930
Den ugudelige lurer på den rettferdige og søker å drepe ham;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 20:10

    For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

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  • Luke 14:1

    And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.

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  • Luke 20:20

    And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.

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  • Psalms 10:8–10

    He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.

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  • Luke 19:47–48

    And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,

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  • Psalms 37:12

    The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

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  • Acts 9:24

    But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.

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  • Luke 6:7

    And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.

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