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Psalm 37:25 KJV
Psalms · chapter 37 · verse 25
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.Psalm 37:25 · King James Version
Psalm 37:25 in context
23The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.
25I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
26He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
27Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
Commentary
Cross references
- Hebrews 13:5
- Psalms 37:28
- Psalms 25:13
- 1 Samuel 12:22
- Psalms 112:2
- 2 Corinthians 4:9
- Psalms 94:14
- Psalms 71:18
Key words (Strong's)
- righteoustsaddîyqjustH6662 →
- forsakenʻâzabto loosenH5800 →
- beggingbâqashto search outH1245 →
- youngnaʻara boy , from the age of infancy to adolescenceH5288 →
- seenrâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
- seedzeraʻseedH2233 →
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These verses are much to the same purport with the foregoing verses of this psalm, for it is a subject worthy to be dwelt upon. Observe here, I. What is required of us as the way to our happiness, which we may learn both from the characters here laid down and from the directions here given.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 21-33