Psalms 37:38
36 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.
But the transgressors will all be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.
39 The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.
40 The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- But the transgressors will all be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.
- KJV
- But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
- WEB
- As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off.
- ASV
- As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together; The end of the wicked shall be cut off.
- DARBY
- but the transgressors shall be destroyed together; the future of the wicked shall be cut off.
- BLB
- But those transgressing will be destroyed together; the end for the wicked man is cut off.
- ÅB
- men overtrederne skal tilintetgjøres alle sammen,
de ugudeliges fremtid skal avskjæres. - OTB
- Men alle som synder skal bli ødelagt;
Det skal ikke være noen framtid for de ugudelige. - B1930
- men overtrederne skal tilintetgjøres alle sammen, de ugudeliges fremtid skal avskjæres.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 14:32
The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
Read in contextPsalms 52:5
Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
Read in contextMatthew 13:49–50
So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous,
Read in context2 Thessalonians 1:8–9
in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
Read in contextPsalms 1:4–6
Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.
Read in contextPsalms 9:17
The wicked will return to Sheol— all the nations who forget God.
Read in contextMatthew 25:46
And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Read in contextPsalms 73:17
until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.
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