Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 37:36 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Yet he passed away, and, lo, he {was} not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.”
Psalms 37:36
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see {it}.
I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. {a green...: or, a green tree that groweth in his own soil}
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he {was} not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Mark the perfect {man}, and behold the upright: for the end of {that} man {is} peace.
But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
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