Psalms 37:18 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 37:18

16 ^aA little that a righteous man has
Is better than the riches of many wicked.

17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
But the Lord upholds the righteous.

18 The Lord knows the days of the upright,
And their inheritance shall be forever.

19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time,
And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

20 But the wicked shall perish;
And the enemies of the Lord,
Like the splendor of the meadows, shall vanish.
Into smoke they shall vanish away.

21 The wicked borrows and does not repay,
But ^athe righteous shows mercy and gives.

Verse Comparison: Psalms 37:18

American Standard Version
Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; And their inheritance shall be for ever.

Amplified® Bible
The Lord knows the days of the upright {and} blameless, and their heritage will abide forever.

Contemporary English Version
Those who obey the LORD are daily in his care, and what he has given them will be theirs forever.

Darby English Version
Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever:

Good News Bible
The LORD takes care of those who obey him, and the land will be theirs forever.

King James Version
The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

New American Standard Bible
The LORD knows the days of the blameless, And their inheritance will be forever.

New International Version
The days of the blameless are known to the LORD,
and their inheritance will endure forever.

New King James Version
The LORD knows the days of the upright,
And their inheritance shall be forever.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.

Revised Standard Version
The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will abide for ever;

Young's Literal Translation
Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is -- to the age.

New English Translation
The Lord watches over the innocent day by day¹ and they possess a permanent inheritance.²