Psalms 37:19

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Contextual Overview

⁷Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; fret not when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes. ⁸Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret-it can only bring harm. ⁹For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land. ¹⁰Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found. ¹¹But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity. ¹²The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them, ¹³but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming. ¹⁴The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright. ¹⁵But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. ¹⁶Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

in the evil: Ecclesiastes 9:12, Amos 5:13, Micah 2:3, Ephesians 5:16

days: Psalms 33:19, Job 5:20-22, Proverbs 10:3, Isaiah 33:16

Reciprocal: Genesis 41:21 - still 1 Kings 17:6 - the ravens Psalms 41:1 - time of trouble Psalms 132:15 - I will satisfy Psalms 145:19 - fulfil Proverbs 13:25 - righteous Ecclesiastes 8:12 - surely Isaiah 58:11 - and satisfy Isaiah 65:13 - my servants shall eat Jeremiah 37:21 - and that Joel 2:26 - and my Matthew 6:33 - and all Luke 12:31 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 28:12
And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God's angels were going up and down the ladder.

Genesis 37:5
Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more.

Genesis 37:11
And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.

Genesis 49:23
The archers attacked him with bitterness, and aimed in hostility.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

They shall not be ashamed in the evil time,.... Of affliction and persecution, or of old age, or in the day of judgment, when it will go ill with others; see 1 John 2:28;

and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied: whether it is understood figuratively of a famine of hearing the word, or literally of a proper famine of bread and water: these God will provide for them, as he did for Elijah, and they shall be sure unto them, and therefore let them not fret nor envy.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They shall not be ashamed in the evil thee - In times of calamity and trouble. The word “ashamed” here refers to disappointment; as when one goes to a fountain or stream for water and finds it dried up. See Job 6:20, note; and Psalms 25:2-3. The idea here is, that when thees of trouble and calamity come, in seasons of famine or want, they will find their expectations, arising from confidence in God, fully met. Their wants will be supplied, and they will find him to be their friend.

And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied - Their needs shall be supplied. God will provide for them. See Psalms 37:25. This is in accordance with the general promises which are made in the Scriptures, that God will provide for the needs of those who trust in Him. See the notes at Psalms 37:3.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 37:19. They shall not be ashamed — They have expressed strong confidence in the Lord; and he shall so work in their behalf that their enemies shall never be able to say, "Ye have trusted in your God, and yet your enemies have prevailed over you." No; for even in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.