Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 37:20 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD {shall be} as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away. {the fat: Heb. the preciousness}”
Psalms 37:20
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD {shall be} as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away. {the fat: Heb. the preciousness}
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
For {such as be} blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and {they that be} cursed of him shall be cut off.
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