The Meaning of Psalms 37:32 Explained

Psalms 37:32

KJV: The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

YLT: The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.

Darby: The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him:

ASV: The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.

Discover Psalms 37:32

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 37:32?

MEANING: What does Psalms 37:32 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 37:32 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 37:32?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The wicked  watcheth  the righteous,  and seeketh  to slay  him. 

What does Psalms 37:32 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 37:30-40 - Steps That Shall Not Slide
How dear this psalm has been to God's saints! It has been peculiarly prized by them in all ages. Gerhardt has paraphrased it in his noble hymn:
Give to the winds thy fears,
Hope, and be undismayed.
When banished from Berlin by the Elector, he turned into a small wayside hostelry, not knowing where to go. Seeing his wife greatly depressed, he turned to find comfort for them both in these verses, and the conception of his hymn broke upon him. That evening messengers arrived from the Duke of Mecklenburg, offering Gerhardt an honorable position in his kingdom. Among many others, Psalms 37:5 was frequently quoted by David Livingstone.
Bishop Coverdale's translation of Psalms 37:37 is noteworthy: "Keep innocency and take heed unto the thing that is right, for that shall bring a man peace at the last." But the psalmist repeatedly insists that the fulfillment of God's promises is conditioned by our faith, Psalms 37:40. The day may break stormily, but the storms expend themselves before nightfall and the sunset is golden. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 37

1  David persuades to patience and confidence in God,
12  by the different estate of the godly and the wicked

What do the individual words in Psalms 37:32 mean?

Watches the wicked the righteous and seeks to slay him
צוֹפֶ֣ה רָ֭שָׁע לַצַּדִּ֑יק וּ֝מְבַקֵּ֗שׁ לַהֲמִיתוֹ‪‬

צוֹפֶ֣ה  Watches 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: צָפָה  
Sense: to look out or about, spy, keep watch, observe, watch.
רָ֭שָׁע  the  wicked 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רָשָׁע  
Sense: wicked, criminal.
לַצַּדִּ֑יק  the  righteous 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: צַדִּיק  
Sense: just, lawful, righteous.
וּ֝מְבַקֵּ֗שׁ  and  seeks 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular
Root: בָּקַשׁ  
Sense: to seek, require, desire, exact, request.
לַהֲמִיתוֹ‪‬  to  slay  him 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 37:32?

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