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Psalm 37:17 KJV
Psalms · chapter 37 · verse 17
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.Psalm 37:17 · King James Version
Psalm 37:17 in context
15Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
16A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
18The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
19They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
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Key words (Strong's)
- upholdethçâmakto propH5564 →
- wickedrâshâʻmorally wrongH7563 →
- brokenshâbarto burstH7665 →
- armszᵉrôwaʻthe arm , or the forelegH2220 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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In these verses we have, I. The foregoing precepts inculcated; for we are so apt to disquiet ourselves with needless fruitless discontents and distrusts that it is necessary there should be precept upon precept, and line upon line, to suppress them and arm us against them. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-20