Psalms 37:18

Amplified Bible

The LORD knows the days of the blameless, And their inheritance will continue forever.

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
The Lord knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will remain forever;

Geneva Bible (1587)
The Lorde knoweth the dayes of vpright men, and their inheritance shall bee perpetuall.

Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord watches over the blameless all their days,and their inheritance will last forever.

Hebrew Names Version
The LORD knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.

Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord protects pure people all their life. Their reward will continue forever.

American Standard Version
Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; And their inheritance shall be for ever.

Contemporary English Version
Those who obey the Lord are daily in his care, and what he has given them will be theirs forever.

Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai knows what the wholehearted suffer, but their inheritance lasts forever.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
The LORD knoweth the days of them that are wholehearted; and their inheritance shall be for ever.

King James Version (1611)
The Lord knoweth the dayes of the vpright: and their inheritance shall be for euer.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The Lord knows the ways of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever.

English Revised Version
The LORD knoweth the days of the perfect: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

Berean Standard Bible
The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.

Lexham English Bible
Yahweh knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will be forever.

Literal Translation
Jehovah knows the days of the upright; yea, their inheritance shall be forever.

New Century Version
The Lord watches over the lives of the innocent, and their reward will last forever.

New English Translation
The Lord watches over the innocent day by day and they possess a permanent inheritance.

New King James Version
The LORD knows the days of the upright, And their inheritance shall be forever.

New Living Translation
Day by day the Lord takes care of the innocent, and they will receive an inheritance that lasts forever.

New Life Bible
The Lord knows the days of those who are without blame. And what is theirs will last forever.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Yahweh knoweth the days of the blameless, that, their inheritance, unto times age-abiding, shall continue.

Douay-Rheims Bible
(36-18) The Lord knoweth the days of the undefiled; and their inheritance shall be for ever.

George Lamsa Translation
The LORD knows the days of the upright; and their inheritance shall be for ever.

Good News Translation
The Lord takes care of those who obey him, and the land will be theirs forever.

New American Standard Bible
The LORD knows the days of the blameless, And their inheritance will be forever.

King James Version
The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
God knoweth the dayes of them that be perfect: and their inheritaunce shall endure for euer.

New Revised Standard
The Lord knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will abide forever;

Darby Translation
Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The Lord knowith the daies of vnwemmed; and her heritage schal be withouten ende.

Young's Literal Translation
Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is -- to the age.

World English Bible
Yahweh knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.

Revised Standard Version
The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will abide for ever;

Update Bible Version
Yahweh knows the days of the perfect; And their inheritance shall be forever.

Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

Bible in Basic English
The days of the upright are numbered by the Lord, and their heritage will be for ever.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The LORDE knoweth the dayes of the godly, & their enheritauce shal endure for euer.

THE MESSAGE
God keeps track of the decent folk; what they do won't soon be forgotten. In hard times, they'll hold their heads high; when the shelves are bare, they'll be full.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The Lord knows the days of the blameless, And their inheritance will be forever.

Legacy Standard Bible
Yahweh knows the days of the blameless,And their inheritance will be forever.

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

knoweth: Psalms 1:6, Psalms 31:7, Matthew 6:32, 2 Timothy 2:19

the days: Psalms 37:13, Psalms 31:15, Psalms 49:5, Deuteronomy 33:25, Matthew 24:21-24, 2 Timothy 3:1-5, 2 Timothy 4:2-4, Revelation 11:3-5

their: Psalms 16:11, Psalms 21:4, Psalms 73:24, Psalms 103:17, Isaiah 60:21, Romans 5:21, Romans 6:23, 1 Peter 1:4, 1 Peter 1:5, 1 John 2:25

Reciprocal: Psalms 37:22 - Blessed Psalms 37:29 - General Proverbs 13:25 - righteous Ecclesiastes 8:12 - surely Ezekiel 46:16 - If the prince Zechariah 14:7 - which Matthew 6:33 - and all Ephesians 1:11 - we Hebrews 9:15 - eternal

Cross-References

Genesis 37:14
Then Jacob said to him, "Please go and see whether everything is all right with your brothers and all right with the flock; then bring word [back] to me." So he sent him from the Hebron Valley, and he went to Shechem.

Genesis 37:15
Now a certain man found Joseph, and saw that he was wandering around and had lost his way in the field; so the man asked him, "What are you looking for?"

1 Samuel 19:1
Now Saul told his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David, but Jonathan, Saul's son, greatly delighted in David.

Psalms 31:13
For I have heard the slander and whispering of many, Terror is on every side; While they schemed together against me, They plotted to take away my life.

Psalms 37:12
The wicked plots against the righteous And gnashes at him with his teeth.

Psalms 37:32
The wicked lies in wait for the righteous And seeks to kill him.

Psalms 94:21
They band themselves together against the life of the righteous And condemn the innocent to death.

Psalms 105:25
He turned the heart [of the Egyptians] to hate His people, To deal craftily with His servants.

Psalms 109:4
In return for my love, they attack me, But I am in prayer.

Matthew 21:38
"But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, 'This [man] is the heir; come on, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.'

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The Lord knoweth the days of the upright,.... Not only how long they shall live, and so fill up their days, the number of them, as Aben Ezra interprets it; but the nature of their days, whether prosperous or adverse; and causes both to work together for their good; and he knows the work of their days, as Jarchi explains it, the actions done by them in faith and love, and to his honour and glory, and which he approves and accepts of in Christ; see Psalms 1:6;

and their inheritance shall be for ever; in heaven, which is an eternal and never fading one, Hebrews 9:15; and therefore they ought not to fret and be envious.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Lord knoweth the days of the upright - See the notes at Psalms 1:6. He knows how long they will live, and all that will happen to them. He sees their whole course of life; he sees the end. It is implied here that his eyes are on all the allotted days of their life; on all that has been ordained for them in the whole course of their life; and that nothing can shorten the days appointed to them. The wicked expect to live, hope to live, make their arrangements to live; but their eyes cannot rest on the future, and they cannot see the end - cannot tell precisely when they will be cut off. Some unexpected calamity - something which they cannot foresee - may come upon them, and cut short their days long before the expected thee; but this cannot happen in respect to Him whose eyes are on the righteous. Nothing can prevent their reaching the thee which he has fixed as the termination of their lives.

And their inheritance shall be forever - Shall be permanent, enduring. Perhaps all that was implied in tiffs language, as it was used by the psalmist, was that they would “continue,” or would not be cut off as the wicked are; that is, that righteousness would contribute to length of days upon the earth (compare Psalms 37:9); yet the “language” suggests a higher idea, and is applicable to the righteous in respect to the promise that they will be put in “everlasting” possession of that which they “inherit” from God; that is, that they will be literally blessed forever. They will have a sure inheritance on earth, and it will endure to all eternity in another world.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 37:18. The Lord knoweth the days of the upright — He is acquainted with all his circumstances, severings, and ability to bear them; and he will either shorten his trials or increase his power. The Lord also approves of the man and his concerns; and his inheritance shall be for ever. He shall have God for his portion, here and hereafter. This is probably another indirect promise to the captives that they shall be restored to their own land. See Psalms 37:11.