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Thursday, November 28th, 2024
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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New Living Translation

Psalms 37:18

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - God;   God Continued...;   Immortality;   Righteous;   Wicked (People);   The Topic Concordance - Endurance;   Inheritance;   Knowledge;   Satisfaction;   Shame;   Uprightness;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Letters;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Famine and Drought;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Acrostic;   English Versions;   Estate;   Ethics;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Perfection;   Psalms;   Sin;   Wealth;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Lamentations of jeremiah;   Psalms the book of;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for January 20;  

Parallel Translations

English Revised Version
The LORD knoweth the days of the perfect: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
Update Bible Version
Yahweh knows the days of the perfect; And 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.
Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
World English Bible
Yahweh knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.
Amplified Bible
The LORD knows the days of the blameless, And their inheritance will continue forever.
English Standard Version
The Lord knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will remain forever;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The Lord knowith the daies of vnwemmed; and her heritage schal be withouten ende.
Berean Standard Bible
The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.
Contemporary English Version
Those who obey the Lord are daily in his care, and what he has given them will be theirs forever.
American Standard Version
Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; 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.
Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai knows what the wholehearted suffer, but their inheritance lasts forever.
Darby Translation
Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever:
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord protects pure people all their life. Their reward will continue 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.
New Life Bible
The Lord knows the days of those who are without blame. And what is theirs will last forever.
New Revised Standard
The Lord knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will abide forever;
Geneva Bible (1587)
The Lorde knoweth the dayes of vpright men, and their inheritance shall bee perpetuall.
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.
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.
Revised Standard Version
The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will abide for ever;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
God knoweth the dayes of them that be perfect: and their inheritaunce shall endure for euer.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The Lord knows the ways of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever.
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.
King James Version
The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
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.
Young's Literal Translation
Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is -- to the age.
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
The LORD knows the days of the blameless, And their inheritance will be forever.
New King James Version
The LORD knows the days of the upright, And their inheritance shall be forever.
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

7 Be still in the presence of the Lord , and wait patiently for him to act. Don't worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes. 8 Stop being angry! Turn from your rage! Do not lose your temper— it only leads to harm. 9 For the wicked will be destroyed, but those who trust in the Lord will possess the land. 10 Soon the wicked will disappear. Though you look for them, they will be gone. 11 The lowly will possess the land and will live in peace and prosperity. 12 The wicked plot against the godly; they snarl at them in defiance. 13 But the Lord just laughs, for he sees their day of judgment coming. 14 The wicked draw their swords and string their bows to kill the poor and the oppressed, to slaughter those who do right. 15 But their swords will stab their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. 16 It is better to be godly and have little than to be evil and rich.

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
"Go and see how your brothers and the flocks are getting along," Jacob said. "Then come back and bring me a report." So Jacob sent him on his way, and Joseph traveled to Shechem from their home in the valley of Hebron.
Genesis 37:15
When he arrived there, a man from the area noticed him wandering around the countryside. "What are you looking for?" he asked.
1 Samuel 19:1
Saul now urged his servants and his son Jonathan to assassinate David. But Jonathan, because of his strong affection for David,
Psalms 31:13
I have heard the many rumors about me, and I am surrounded by terror. My enemies conspire against me, plotting to take my life.
Psalms 37:12
The wicked plot against the godly; they snarl at them in defiance.
Psalms 37:32
The wicked wait in ambush for the godly, looking for an excuse to kill them.
Psalms 94:21
They gang up against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
Psalms 105:25
Then he turned the Egyptians against the Israelites, and they plotted against the Lord 's servants.
Psalms 109:4
I love them, but they try to destroy me with accusations even as I am praying for them!
Matthew 21:38
"But when the tenant farmers saw his son coming, they said to one another, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Come on, let's kill him and get the estate for ourselves!'

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.


 
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