Psalms 37:10

Amplified Bible

For yet a little while and the wicked one will be gone [forever]; Though you look carefully where he used to be, he will not be [found].

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
In just a little while, the wicked will be no more; though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore yet a litle while, and the wicked shall not appeare, and thou shalt looke after his place, and he shall not be found.

Christian Standard Bible®
A little while, and the wicked person will be no more;though you look for him, he will not be there.

Hebrew Names Version
For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn't there.

Easy-to-Read Version
In a short time there will be no more evil people. You can look for them all you want, but they will be gone.

American Standard Version
For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.

Contemporary English Version
Sinners will soon disappear, never to be found,

Complete Jewish Bible
Soon the wicked will be no more; you will look for his place, and he won't be there.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And yet a little while, and the wicked is no more; yea, thou shalt look well at his place, and he is not.

King James Version (1611)
For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not bee: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and thou shalt seek for his place, and shalt not find it.

English Revised Version
For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.

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

Lexham English Bible
And yet a little while and the wicked will not be, and you will look carefully upon his place, but he will not be.

Literal Translation
It is but a little while and the wicked shall not be; yea, you shall consider his place, and he is not.

New Century Version
In a little while the wicked will be no more. You may look for them, but they will be gone.

New English Translation
Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.

New King James Version
For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more; Indeed, you will look carefully for his place, But it shall be no more.

New Living Translation
Soon the wicked will disappear. Though you look for them, they will be gone.

New Life Bible
A little while, and the sinful man will be no more. You will look for his place, and he will not be there.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Yet a little, therefore, and the lawless one shall not be, Yea thou shalt look about, over his place - and he shall have vanished!

Douay-Rheims Bible
(36-10) For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: and thou shalt seek his place, and shalt not find it.

George Lamsa Translation
For yet a little while, and the wicked shall be no more: yea, you shall look for his place, and you shall not find it.

Good News Translation
Soon the wicked will disappear; you may look for them, but you won't find them;

New American Standard Bible
Yet a little while and the wicked person will be no more; And you will look carefully for his place and he will not be there.

King James Version
For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
[Looke] at them yet a litle whyle, and the vngodly shalbe cleane gone: thou shalt looke after his place, and he shall not be [there]

New Revised Standard
Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look diligently for their place, they will not be there.

Darby Translation
For yet a little while, and the wicked is not; and thou considerest his place, but he is not.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And yit a litil, and a synnere schal not be; and thou schalt seke his place, and schalt not fynde.

Young's Literal Translation
And yet a little, and the wicked is not, And thou hast considered his place, and it is not.

World English Bible
For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn't there.

Revised Standard Version
Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look well at his place, he will not be there.

Update Bible Version
For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yes, you shall diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.

Webster's Bible Translation
For yet a little while, and the wicked [shall] not [be]: yes, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it [shall] not [be].

Bible in Basic English
For in a short time the evil-doer will be gone: you will go searching for his place, and it will not be there.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Suffre yet a litle whyle, & ye vngodly shalbe clene gone: thou shalt loke after his place, & he shal be awaye.

THE MESSAGE
Before you know it, the wicked will have had it; you'll stare at his once famous place and—nothing! Down-to-earth people will move in and take over, relishing a huge bonanza.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Yet a little while and the wicked man will be no more; And you will look carefully for his place and he will not be there.

Legacy Standard Bible
Yet a little while and the wicked man will be no more;You will look carefully at his place, and he will not be there.

Contextual Overview

⁷Be still before the LORD; wait patiently for Him and entrust yourself to Him; Do not fret (whine, agonize) because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes. ⁸Cease from anger and abandon wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evil. ⁹For those who do evil will be cut off, But those who wait for the LORD, they will inherit the land. ¹⁰For yet a little while and the wicked one will be gone [forever]; Though you look carefully where he used to be, he will not be [found]. ¹¹But the humble will [at last] inherit the land And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity and peace. ¹²The wicked plots against the righteous And gnashes at him with his teeth. ¹³The Lord laughs at him [the wicked one—the one who oppresses the righteous], For He sees that his day [of defeat] is coming. ¹⁴The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow To cast down the afflicted and the needy, To slaughter those who are upright in conduct [those with personal integrity and godly character]. ¹⁵The sword [of the ungodly] will enter their own heart, And their bow will be broken. ¹⁶Better is the little of the righteous [who seek the will of God] Than the abundance (riches) of many wicked (godless).

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

yet: Psalms 73:18-20, Job 24:24, Hebrews 10:36, Hebrews 10:37, 1 Peter 4:7, Revelation 6:10, Revelation 6:11

wicked: Psalms 37:35, Psalms 37:36, Psalms 49:10, Psalms 103:16, Job 7:10, Job 7:21, Job 14:10, Job 20:8, Job 20:9, Luke 12:20, Luke 12:21, Luke 16:27, Luke 16:28

thou: Psalms 52:5-7, Psalms 58:10, Psalms 58:11, Psalms 107:42, Psalms 107:43, 1 Samuel 25:38, 1 Samuel 25:39, 2 Kings 9:25, 2 Kings 9:34-37, Esther 7:10, Esther 8:1, Isaiah 14:16-19

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 26:10 - his day Job 8:18 - he Proverbs 10:25 - the whirlwind Proverbs 10:30 - the wicked Proverbs 12:7 - wicked Isaiah 10:25 - For yet Ezekiel 27:36 - never shalt be any more Daniel 2:35 - no place Haggai 2:6 - it is Revelation 12:8 - their

Cross-References

Genesis 27:29
May peoples serve you, And nations bow down to you; Be lord and master over your brothers, And may your mother's sons bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, And may those who bless you be blessed."

Genesis 37:7
we [brothers] were binding sheaves [of grain stalks] in the field, and lo, my sheaf [suddenly] got up and stood upright and remained standing; and behold, your sheaves stood all around my sheaf and bowed down [in respect]."

Genesis 37:10
He told it to his father as well as to his brothers; but his father rebuked him and said to him [in disbelief], "What is [the meaning of] this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother and your brothers actually come to bow down to the ground [in respect] before you?"

Genesis 37:11
Joseph's brothers were envious and jealous of him, but his father kept the words [of Joseph] in mind [wondering about their meaning].

Isaiah 60:14
"The sons of those who oppressed you will come bowing down to you [in submission], And all those who despised you and treated you disrespectfully will bow down at the soles of your feet, And they will call you the City of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For yet a little while, and the wicked [shall] not [be],.... Not that they shall be annihilated or reduced to nothing, because nonentities have no place nor being any where; when they die they shall lift up their eyes in hell; their bodies will rise again at the last day; they shall stand before the judgment seat of Christ, and go into everlasting punishment; but they shall be no more in the world, and in the same flourishing and prosperous circumstances they were: and this their destruction will be in a short time, very quickly;

yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it [shall] not [be]; his dwelling place, called after his own name, to perpetuate the memory of him; see Job 7:10; an instance of this the psalmist gives of his own knowledge, Psalms 37:35.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be - The thee will soon come when they shall pass away. The language “shall not be” cannot mean that they will cease to exist altogether, for the connection does not demand this interpretation. All that is intended is that they would be no longer on the earth; they would no longer live to give occasion for anxious thoughts and troubled feelings in the hearts of good people.

Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place - The place where he lived; the house in which he dwelt; the office which he filled; the grounds which he cultivated.

And it shall not be - Or rather, perhaps, as in the former member of the verse, “he is not.” That is, you will not see him there. His seat at the table is vacant; he is seen no more riding over his grounds; he is no more in the social circle where he found his pleasure, or in the place of business or of revelry: you are impressed with the feeling that “he is gone.” You look where he was, but he is not there; you visit every place where you have been accustomed to see him, “but he is gone.” Alas! where has he gone? Compare Job 14:10.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 37:10. For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be] A prediction of the destruction of Babylon. This empire was now in its splendour; and the captives lived to see it totally overturned by Cyrus, so that even the shadow of its power did not remain.

Thou shalt diligently consider his place — ואיננו veeynennu, and he is not. The ruler is killed; the city is taken; and the whole empire is overthrown, in one night! And now even the place where Babylon stood cannot be ascertained.