Psalms 37:13

Amplified Bible

The Lord laughs at him [the wicked one—the one who oppresses the righteous], For He sees that his day [of defeat] is coming.

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming.

Geneva Bible (1587)
But the Lord shall laugh him to scorne: for he seeth, that his day is comming.

Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord laughs at himbecause he sees that his day is coming.

Hebrew Names Version
The Lord will laugh at him, For he sees that his day is coming.

Easy-to-Read Version
But our Lord will laugh at them. He will make sure they get what they deserve.

American Standard Version
The Lord will laugh at him; For he seeth that his day is coming.

Contemporary English Version
but the Lord laughs and knows their time is coming soon.

Complete Jewish Bible
but Adonai laughs at the wicked, knowing his day will come.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
The Lord doth laugh at him; for He seeth that his day is coming.

King James Version (1611)
The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is comming.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foresees that his day will come.

English Revised Version
The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

Berean Standard Bible
but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.

Lexham English Bible
The Lord laughs at him, for he sees that his day is coming.

Literal Translation
the Lord laughs at him, for He sees that his day is coming.

New Century Version
But the Lord laughs at the wicked, because he sees that their day is coming.

New English Translation
The Lord laughs in disgust at them, for he knows that their day is coming.

New King James Version
The Lord laughs at him, For He sees that his day is coming.

New Living Translation
But the Lord just laughs, for he sees their day of judgment coming.

New Life Bible
The Lord laughs at him because He sees his day is coming.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
My Lord, shall laugh at him, for he seeth, that his day, will come.

Douay-Rheims Bible
(36-13) But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foreseeth that his day shall come.

George Lamsa Translation
The LORD shall laugh at him; for he sees that his day is coming.

Good News Translation
But the Lord laughs at wicked people, because he knows they will soon be destroyed.

New American Standard Bible
The Lord laughs at him, For He sees that his day is coming.

King James Version
The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The Lorde shall laugh him to scorne: for he seeth that his day is comming.

New Revised Standard
but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that their day is coming.

Darby Translation
The Lord laugheth at him; for he seeth that his day is coming.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But the Lord schal scorne the synnere; for he biholdith that his day cometh.

Young's Literal Translation
The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh.

World English Bible
The Lord will laugh at him, For he sees that his day is coming.

Revised Standard Version
but the LORD laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming.

Update Bible Version
The Lord will laugh at him; For he sees that his day is coming.

Webster's Bible Translation
The Lord will laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

Bible in Basic English
He will be laughed at by the Lord, who sees that his day is coming.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But ye LORDE laugheth him to scorne, for he seith yt his daye is cominge.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The Lord laughs at him, For He sees his day is coming.

Legacy Standard Bible
The Lord laughs at him,For He sees that his day is coming.

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

laugh: Psalms 2:4, Proverbs 1:26

his day: 1 Samuel 26:10, Jeremiah 50:27, Ezekiel 21:25, Ezekiel 21:29, Daniel 5:26

Reciprocal: Genesis 27:41 - then 2 Samuel 16:20 - Give counsel Job 18:20 - his day Psalms 7:16 - General Psalms 37:18 - the days Psalms 59:8 - Thou Isaiah 54:15 - shall fall Jeremiah 27:7 - until Jeremiah 46:21 - the day Jeremiah 47:4 - the day Lamentations 1:21 - the day Ezekiel 30:3 - the day is Daniel 6:4 - sought Joel 1:15 - the day of Joel 3:14 - for Obadiah 1:12 - looked Mark 6:21 - when Luke 19:43 - the days

Cross-References

Genesis 22:1
Now after these things, God tested [the faith and commitment of] Abraham and said to him, "Abraham!" And he answered, "Here I am."

Genesis 27:1
Now when Isaac was old and his eyes were too dim to see, he called his elder [and favorite] son Esau and said to him, "My son." And Esau answered him, "Here I am."

Genesis 27:18
So he went to his father and said, "My father." And Isaac said, "Here I am. Who are you, my son?"

Genesis 37:1
So Jacob (Israel) lived in the land where his father [Isaac] had been a stranger (sojourner, resident alien), in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 37:3
Now Israel (Jacob) loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age; and he made him a [distinctive] multicolored tunic.

Genesis 37:4
His brothers saw that their father loved Joseph more than all of his brothers; so they hated him and could not [find it within themselves to] speak to him on friendly terms.

Genesis 37:6
He said to them, "Please listen to [the details of] this dream which I have dreamed;

Genesis 37:17
Then the man said, "[They were here, but] they have moved on from this place. I heard them say, 'Let us go to Dothan.'" So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.

Genesis 37:20
"Now then, come and let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits (cisterns, underground water storage); then we will say [to our father], 'A wild animal killed and devoured him'; and we shall see what will become of his dreams!"

1 Samuel 3:8
So the LORD called Samuel a third time. And he stood and went to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you did call me." Then Eli understood that it was the LORD [who was] calling the boy.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The Lord shall laugh at him,.... Have him and his plots in derision, confound his schemes, and disappoint him of his designs, bring him into calamity, and laugh at it; see Psalms 2:4;

for he seeth that his day is coming; either the day of the Lord, which he has appointed to judge the world in, and which comes suddenly, at unawares, as a thief in the night, and is known unto the Lord, though to none else; or the day of the wicked man's ruin and destruction, to which he is appointed, and which is the same; and so the Targum is, "the day of his calamity": which the Lord observes is hastening on, when he will be for ever miserable.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Lord shall laugh at him - See the notes at Psalms 2:4. That is, he will regard all his attempts as vain - as not worthy of serious thought or care. The language is that which we use when there is no fear or apprehension felt. It is not that God is unfeeling, or that he is disposed to deride man, but that he regards all such efforts as vain, and as not demanding notice on the ground of anything to be apprehended from them.

For he seeth that his day is coming - The day of his destruction or overthrow. He sees that the wicked man cannot be ultimately successful, but that destruction is coming upon him. There is nothing ultimately to be apprehended from his designs, for his overthrow is certain.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 37:13. He seeth that his day is coming. — The utter desolation of your oppressors is at hand. All this may be said of every wicked man.