Psalm 37:18

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Summary

Psalm 37:18

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

Knoweth

The days

Their

General references

Psalm 37:29

Bible References

Knoweth

For the Lord knows and fully approves the way of the righteous,
But the way of the wicked shall perish.

I will rejoice and be glad in Your steadfast love,
Because You have seen my affliction;
You have taken note of my life’s distresses,

For the [pagan] Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; [but do not worry,] for your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God [which He has laid] stands [sure and unshaken despite attacks], bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord stand apart from wickedness and withdraw from wrongdoing.”

The days

The Lord laughs at him [the wicked one—the one who oppresses the righteous],
For He sees that his day [of defeat] is coming.

My times are in Your hands;
Rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from those who pursue and persecute me.

Why should I fear in the days of evil,
When the wickedness of those who would betray me surrounds me [on every side],

“Your strongholds will be iron and bronze,
And as your days are, so will your strength, your rest and security be.

For at that time there will be a great tribulation (pressure, distress, oppression), such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will [again].

But understand this, that in the last days dangerous times [of great stress and trouble] will come [difficult days that will be hard to bear].

preach the word [as an official messenger]; be ready when the time is right and even when it is not [keep your sense of urgency, whether the opportunity seems favorable or unfavorable, whether convenient or inconvenient, whether welcome or unwelcome]; correct [those who err in doctrine or behavior], warn [those who sin], exhort and encourage [those who are growing toward spiritual maturity], with inexhaustible patience and [faithful] teaching.

And I will grant authority to My two witnesses, and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days (forty-two months; three and one-half years), dressed in sackcloth.”

Their

You will show me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
In Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.

He asked life of You,
And You gave it to him,
Long life forever and evermore.

You will guide me with Your counsel,
And afterward receive me to honor and glory.

But the lovingkindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who [reverently] fear Him,
And His righteousness to children’s children,

“Then all your people will be [uncompromisingly and consistently] righteous;
They will possess the land forever,
The branch of My planting,
The work of My hands,
That I may be glorified.

so that, as sin reigned in death, so also grace would reign through righteousness which brings eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God [that is, His remarkable, overwhelming gift of grace to believers] is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

[born anew] into an inheritance which is imperishable [beyond the reach of change] and undefiled and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,

This is the promise which He Himself promised us—eternal life.

General references

The righteous will inherit the land
And live in it forever.