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Psalms 37

Psalms 37 ( Psalms • Chapter 37 (40 verses)): Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Solomon's Temple & Wisdom Literature—King Solomon constructed the First Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ( 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 ) to house the Ark of the Covenant and fostered Israel 's golden age of biblical wisdom literature.

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Korah (Generation 26 • Child of Izhar (or Amminadab )): ( Exodus 6:21 , 1 Chronicles 6:22 , 1 Chronicles 6:37 ) This is the Korah that rose up with Dathan and Abiram against Moses and Aaron (Korah's rebellion) as recorded in Numbers 16:1-40 . The sons of Korah are credited with writing several Psalms (42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 84, 85, 87, & 88). (mentioned in Genesis 36 , Exodus 6 , Numbers 16 )

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Psalms 37:37 : " Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace."; Psalms 37:27 : "Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore."; Psalms 37:32 : "The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.". Related canonical books and chapters: Psalms 37 ( Psalms • Chapter 37 (40 verses)), Psalms (Old Testament • 150 Chapters), Psalms 137 (Psalms • Chapter 137 (9 verses)).

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Psalms 37
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Psalms • Chapter 37 (40 verses)

Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

Psalms
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Old Testament • 150 Chapters

Psalms (Old Testament, 150 chapters). Key figures: Jacob/Israel , David , Abram/Abraham , Judah , Manasseh , Ephraim . Key places: Zion , Bashan , Lebanon , Sirion , Kadesh 1 , Jordan . Opens with: "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornf..."

Psalms 137
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Psalms • Chapter 137 (9 verses)

By the rivers of Babylon , there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion . We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of t... Mentions: Esau ( Edom ), Babylon , Zion , Jerusalem , Edom.

Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom

King Solomon constructed the First Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ( 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 ) to house the Ark of the Covenant and fostered Israel 's golden age of biblical wisdom literature.

Korah
83% Gen 26
Generation 26 • Child of Izhar (or Amminadab)

( Exodus 6:21 , 1 Chronicles 6:22 , 1 Chronicles 6:37 ) This is the Korah that rose up with Dathan and Abiram against Moses and Aaron (Korah's rebellion) as recorded in Numbers 16:1-40 . The sons of Korah are credited with writing several Psalms (42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 84, 85, 87, & 88).

סֶלָה
sela
H5542 Hebrew
Selah, lift up, musical/theological pause

Selah, lift up, musical/theological pause. Musical, liturgical, and theological pause in the Psalms and Habakkuk, inviting solemn contemplation of great redemptive truths.

תְּהִלָּה
tehilla
H8416 Hebrew
praise, song of adoration, psalm

praise, song of adoration, psalm. Song of praise, adoration; Hebrew title of the Book of Psalms (Tehillim); God inhabits the praises of Israel (Psalm 22:3).

Exodus 37
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Exodus • Chapter 37 (29 verses)

And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it: And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about. And he cast ...

Ezekiel 37
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Ezekiel • Chapter 37 (28 verses)

The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. And he... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Judah , Joseph , Ephraim , David .

Genesis 37
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Genesis • Chapter 37 (36 verses)

And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan . These are the generations of Jacob . Joseph , being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah , and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Canaan , Joseph , Hebron , Reuben , Bilhah , Shechem , Dothan .

Isaiah 37
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Isaiah • Chapter 37 (38 verses)

And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. And he sent Eliakim , who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto ... Mentions: Hezekiah , Jehoiakim (or Eliakim), Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), Judah , Haran , Assyria , Libnah 1 , Lachish , Ethiopia , Jerusalem .

Jeremiah 37
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Jeremiah • Chapter 37 (21 verses)

And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim , whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah . But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the Lord, which he spake by the prop... Mentions: Zedekiah (or Matteniah), Josiah , Jehoiakim (or Eliakim), Judah , Zephaniah , Babylon , Egypt , Jerusalem .

Job 37
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Job • Chapter 37 (24 verses)

At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place. Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth. He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.

Psalms 1
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Psalms • Chapter 1 (6 verses)

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the riv...

Psalms 2
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Psalms • Chapter 2 (12 verses)

Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. Mentions: Zion .

Psalms 3
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Psalms • Chapter 3 (8 verses)

Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me. Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah. But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

Psalms 4
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Psalms • Chapter 4 (8 verses)

Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah. But know that the Lord h...

Psalms 5
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Psalms • Chapter 5 (12 verses)

Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation. Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

Psalms 6
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Psalms • Chapter 6 (10 verses)

O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak: O Lord, heal me; for my bones are vexed. My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O Lord, how long?

Psalms 7
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Psalms • Chapter 7 (17 verses)

O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me: Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. O Lord my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;

Psalms 8
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Psalms • Chapter 8 (9 verses)

O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. When I consider thy heavens, th...

Psalms 9
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Psalms • Chapter 9 (20 verses)

I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High. When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. Mentions: Zion .

Psalms 10
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Psalms • Chapter 10 (18 verses)

Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble? The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abho...

Psalms 11
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Psalms • Chapter 11 (7 verses)

In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?

Psalms 12
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Psalms • Chapter 12 (8 verses)

Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud ...

Psalms 13
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Psalms • Chapter 13 (6 verses)

How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep ...

Psalms 14
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Psalms • Chapter 14 (7 verses)

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zion .

Psalms 15
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Psalms • Chapter 15 (5 verses)

Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neig...

Psalms 16
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Psalms • Chapter 16 (11 verses)

Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

Psalms 17
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Psalms • Chapter 17 (15 verses)

Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried ...

Psalms 18
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Psalms • Chapter 18 (50 verses)

I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from ... Mentions: David .

Psalms 19
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Psalms • Chapter 19 (14 verses)

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.

Psalms 20
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Psalms • Chapter 20 (9 verses)

The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion ; Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah. Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zion .

Psalms 21
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Psalms • Chapter 21 (13 verses)

The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah. For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold...

Psalms 22
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Psalms • Chapter 22 (31 verses)

My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent. But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel . Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Bashan .

Psalms 23
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Psalms • Chapter 23 (6 verses)

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Scripture Passages (24)

Psalms 37:37 (KJV)
Psalms 37 KJV

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

Psalms 37:27 (KJV)
Psalms 37 KJV

Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

Psalms 37:32 (KJV)
Psalms 37 KJV

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

Psalms 37:26 (KJV)
Psalms 37 KJV

He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

Psalms 37:29 (KJV)
Psalms 37 KJV

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

Psalms 37:12 (KJV)
Psalms 37 KJV

The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

Psalms 37:30 (KJV)
Psalms 37 KJV

The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

Psalms 37:13 (KJV)
Psalms 37 KJV

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

Psalms 37:15 (KJV)
Psalms 37 KJV

Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

Psalms 37:21 (KJV)
Psalms 37 KJV

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

Psalms 37:1 (KJV)
Psalms 37 KJV

Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

Psalms 37:8 (KJV)
Psalms 37 KJV

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

Psalms 37:16 (KJV)
Psalms 37 KJV

A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

Psalms 37:17 (KJV)
Psalms 37 KJV

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.

Psalms 37:18 (KJV)
Psalms 37 KJV

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

Psalms 37:31 (KJV)
Psalms 37 KJV

The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

Psalms 37:2 (KJV)
Psalms 37 KJV

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

Psalms 37:4 (KJV)
Psalms 37 KJV

Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Psalms 37:6 (KJV)
Psalms 37 KJV

And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

Psalms 37:11 (KJV)
Psalms 37 KJV

But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Psalms 37:33 (KJV)
Psalms 37 KJV

The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

Psalms 37:35 (KJV)
Psalms 37 KJV

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,

Psalms 37:38 (KJV)
Psalms 37 KJV

But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

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