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Psalm 37

Psa. 37:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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damam (Hebrew #1826)
to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish
KJV usage: cease, be cut down (off), forbear, hold peace, quiet self, rest, be silent, keep (put to) silence, be (stand) still, tarry, wait.
Pronounce: daw-man'
Origin: a prim root (compare 1724, 1820)
in the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, and waitr patiently
chuwl (Hebrew #2342)
a primitive root; properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert
KJV usage: bear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall grievously (with pain), fear, form, great, grieve, (be) grievous, hope, look, make, be in pain, be much (sore) pained, rest, shake, shapen, (be) sorrow(-ful), stay, tarry, travail (with pain), tremble, trust, wait carefully (patiently), be wounded.
Pronounce: khool
Origin: or chiyl {kheel}
for him: fret
charah (Hebrew #2734)
to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
KJV usage: be angry, burn, be displeased, X earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot, be incensed, kindle, X very, be wroth. See 8474.
Pronounce: khaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 2787)
not thyself because of him who prospereth
tsalach (Hebrew #6743)
a primitive root; to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)
KJV usage: break out, come (mightily), go over, be good, be meet, be profitable, (cause to, effect, make to, send) prosper(-ity, -ous, - ously).
Pronounce: tsaw-lakh'
Origin: or tsaleach {tsaw-lay'-akh}
in his way
derek (Hebrew #1870)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
KJV usage: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever).
Pronounce: deh'-rek
Origin: from 1869
, because of the man
'iysh (Hebrew #376)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.
Pronounce: eesh
Origin: contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)
who bringeth
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
wicked devices
mzimmah (Hebrew #4209)
a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)
KJV usage: (wicked) device, discretion, intent, witty invention, lewdness, mischievous (device), thought, wickedly.
Pronounce: mez-im-maw'
Origin: from 2161
to pass
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
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Prov. 20:22• 22Say not, I will recompense evil:{HR}Wait on Jehovah, and he will save thee. (Prov. 20:22)
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Lam. 3:25‑26• 25Jehovah is good to them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
 26It is good that one should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Jehovah. (Lam. 3:25‑26)

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Heb. Be silent to.
Psa. 62:1• 1To the chief musician, on Jeduthun, a psalm of David.{HR}Only on God [is] my soul still ;{HR}From him [is] my salvation. (Psa. 62:1)
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Josh. 10:12• 12Then spake Joshua to Jehovah in the day when Jehovah delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel,{HR}Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon;{HR}And thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. (Josh. 10:12)
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Jonah 1:11• 11Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous. (Jonah 1:11)
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Jonah 1•  (Jonah 1)
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Psa. 27:14• 14Wait for Jehovah;{HR}Be strong, and he shall strengthen thy heart;{HR}Yea, wait for Jehovah. (Psa. 27:14)
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Psa. 40:1• 1To the chief musician; a psalm of David.{HR}Waiting I waited for Jehovah,{HR}And he inclined unto me and heard my cry. (Psa. 40:1)
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Prov. 20:22• 22Say not, I will recompense evil:{HR}Wait on Jehovah, and he will save thee. (Prov. 20:22)
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Isa. 8:17• 17And I will wait for Jehovah that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him. (Isa. 8:17)
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Isa. 30:15• 15For thus saith the Lord Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and confidence shall be your strength; but ye would not. (Isa. 30:15)
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Lam. 3:25‑26• 25Jehovah is good to them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
 26It is good that one should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Jehovah. (Lam. 3:25‑26)
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Hab. 2:3• 3For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. (Hab. 2:3)
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Gal. 6:9• 9But in well-doing let us not be faint-hearted, for in due time we shall reap, if we do not faint. (Gal. 6:9)
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Heb. 10:36‑37• 36For ye have need of endurance, that having done the will of God ye may receive the promise.
 37For yet a very little while: he that cometh will have come and will not delay. (Heb. 10:36‑37)
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James 5:7‑11• 7Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it, until it receive early and latter rain.
 8Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts; for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
 9Murmur not, brethren, one against another, that ye be not judged. Behold, the judge standeth before the door.
 10Take, brethren, [for] an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets who spoke in the name of [the] Lord.
 11Behold, we call them blessed who endured. Ye heard of the endurance of Job, and saw [the] Lord's end; for the Lord is full of compassion, and merciful. (James 5:7‑11)
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Psa. 50:8• 8I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices{HR}And thy burnt offerings continually before me. (Psa. 50:8)
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Psa. 73:3‑14• 3For I was envious at the arrogant (fools),{HR}Seeing the peace of wicked (men).
 4For [there are] no pangs in their death,{HR}And their strength [is] firm (fat).
 5In the hardships of men they [are] not,{HR}And with mankind are not smitten.
 6Therefore hath pride enchained them,{HR}A garment of violence covereth them.
 7Their eyes stand out with fatness,{HR}The imaginations of their heart overflow.
 8They mock and speak wickedly of oppression;{HR}From on high they speak.
 9They set their mouth in the heavens,{HR}And their tongue walketh in the earth.
 10Therefore his people turn hither,{HR}And waters of fullness are wrung out to them.
 11And they say, How should God (El) know?{HR}And is there knowledge in the Most High?
 12Behold, these [are] wicked and prosperous forever;{HR}They increase in substance.
 13Truly in vain I have cleansed my heart{HR}And washed my hands in innocency;
 14And I was smitten all the day,{HR}And my rebuking [is] at the mornings. (Psa. 73:3‑14)
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Jer. 12:1• 1Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? (Jer. 12:1)
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Job 21:7‑34• 7Why do the wicked live, become old,{HR}And mighty in wealth?
 8Their seed is established with them in their sight,{HR}And their issues before their eyes.
 9Their houses [are] peace, without fear,{HR}And the rod of God [is] not upon them.
 10His bull gendereth, and faileth not,{HR}His cow calveth, and miscarrieth not.
 11They send forth their sucklings as a flock,{HR}And their children frisk.
 12They lift [their voice] to timbrel and harp,{HR}And rejoice at the sound of a pipe.
 13They wear out their days in prosperity,{HR}And in a moment sink [to] Sheol.
 14Yet they say to God, Depart from us,{HR}For we desired not the knowledge of thy ways:
 15What [is] the Almighty that we should serve him?{HR}And what profit have we if we meet him?
 16Lo! their good [is] not in their hand.{HR}The counsel of the wicked be far from me.
 17How oft is the lamp of the wicked put out,{HR}And their destruction cometh upon them —{HR}Torments he appointeth in his anger!
 18They are as straw before wind,{HR}And as chaff a whirlwind stealeth.
 19God layeth up his iniquity for his children,{HR}He repayeth him, and he knoweth [it].
 20His own eyes see his blow,{HR}And he drinketh of the wrath of the Almighty.
 21For what delight [hath] he in his house after him,{HR}When the number of his months is cut off?
 22Shall [one] teach God [El] knowledge,{HR}And he nevertheless judgeth the righteous?
 23This [man] dieth in the fullness of his strength,{HR}Altogether at ease, and quiet;
 24His troughs are full of milk,{HR}And the marrow of his bones is soaked.
 25And this [man] dieth with a bitter soul,{HR}And hath not eaten of the good.
 26Together they lie down in the dust.{HR}And the worm covereth them over
 27Lo! I know your thoughts,{HR}And the plots ye do violently against me.
 28For ye say, Where [is] the house of the prince?{HR}And where the tent of the habitations of the wicked?
 29Have ye not asked the passers-by?{HR}And their signs do ye not know?
 30To a day of destruction the wicked is spared,{HR}To a day of great wrath they are led off.
 31Who to his face declareth his way,{HR}And who requiteth him what he hath done?
 32And he, to the graves he is brought,{HR}And over the heap he keepeth watch.
 33Sweet to him are the clods of the valley,{HR}And after him draweth everybody.{HR}And [there is] no counting before him.
 34How vainly then ye comfort me!{HR}Your answers remain falsehood. (Job 21:7‑34)
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Eccl. 5:8• 8If thou seest the oppression of the poor,{HR}And the violent taking away of judgment{HR}And justice in a province,{HR}Marvel not at the matter:{HR}For one higher than the high regardeth;{HR}And there are higher than they. (Eccl. 5:8)
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Isa. 10:13‑14• 13For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done [it], and by my wisdom, for I am prudent; and I have removed the bounds of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures, and like a valiant man I have put down them that sit [on thrones];
 14and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the peoples; and as one gathereth forsaken eggs, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or chirped. (Isa. 10:13‑14)
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Dan. 11:36• 36And the king shall do according to his own will; and he shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god; he shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods; he shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done. (Dan. 11:36)
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Rev. 13:3‑10• 3And I saw one of his heads as slain unto death; and his deadly wound was healed: and the whole earth wondered after the beast.
 4And they worshipped the dragon, because he gave the authority to the beast; and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like the beast? and who is able to make war with him?
 5And there was given him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemy; and there was given him authority to work forty-two months.
 6And he opened his mouth unto blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name and his tabernacle [and] those that tabernacle in the heaven.
 7And it was given him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them; and there was given him authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.
 8And all that dwell on the earth shall worship him, of whom the name is not written in the book of life of the Lamb that was slain, from the world's foundation.
 9If Anyone hath an ear, let him hear.
 10If Anyone is for captivity, into captivity he goeth; if Anyone will kill with sword, with sword must he be killed. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. (Rev. 13:3‑10)
• The wicked may prosper; Jehovah has His own time, a time which is always right and sets all right. (“Psalm 30” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him that prospereth in his way, because of the man that bringeth mischievous devices to pass.

W. Kelly Translation

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Be silent to Jehovah and wait for him;{HR}Fret not thyself because of him who maketh his way to prosper,{HR}Because of the man who doeth wicked devices.