OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 17

Psalms 37:17

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,

but the LORD upholds the righteous.

THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE

Psalms 37:17 in context

Psalms 37:14–20

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow,

to cast down the poor and needy,

to kill those who are upright on the path.

Their sword shall enter into their own heart.

Their bows shall be broken.

Better is a little that the righteous has,

than the abundance of many wicked.

Selected verse

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,

but the LORD upholds the righteous.

The LORD knows the days of the perfect.

Their inheritance shall be forever.

They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil.

In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

But the wicked shall perish.

The enemies of the LORD shall be like the beauty of the fields.

They will vanish—

vanish like smoke.

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