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Psalms 37:36

34 Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

35 I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,

yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.

37 Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.

38 But the transgressors will all be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.

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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
yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.
KJV
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
WEB
But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.
ASV
But one passed by, and, lo, he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
DARBY
but he passed away, and behold, he was not; and I sought him, but he was not found.
BLB
And he passed away, and behold, he was no more; and indeed I sought him, and he could not be found.
ÅB
men han forsvant, og se, han var ikke mer;
jeg søkte etter ham, men han fantes ikke.
OTB
Men han gikk snart bort og var ikke mer;
Om jeg lette etter ham, kunne han ikke finnes.
B1930
men han forsvant, og se, han var ikke mere, og jeg søkte efter ham, men han fantes ikke.

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Cross references

  • Psalms 37:10

    Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.

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  • Acts 12:22–23

    And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”

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  • Isaiah 10:16–19

    Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts will send a wasting disease among Assyria’s stout warriors, and under his pomp will be kindled a fire like a burning flame.

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  • Exodus 15:19

    For when Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen went into the sea, the LORD brought the waters of the sea back over them. But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.

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  • Isaiah 10:33–34

    Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled.

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  • Job 20:5–29

    the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?

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  • Exodus 15:9–10

    The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’

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