Delight Yourself in the LORD
Psalms 37:17
In 11 translations
- BSB
- For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
- KJV
- For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
- WEB
- For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous.
- ASV
- For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.
- LSV
- For the arms of the wicked are shattered, || And YHWH is sustaining the righteous.
- YLT
- For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.
- DBY
- for the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.
- DRC36:17
- For the arms of the wicked shall be broken in pieces; but the Lord strengtheneth the just.
- GNV
- For the armes of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord vpholdeth the iust men.
- JPS
- For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
- LXXE36:17
- For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supports the righteous.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- כִּ֤י זְרוֹע֣וֹת רְ֭שָׁעִים תִּשָּׁבַ֑רְנָה וְסוֹמֵ֖ךְ צַדִּיקִ֣ים יְהוָֽה׃
- LXX-Br36:17
- Ὅτι βραχίονες ἁμαρτωλῶν συντριβήσονται, ὑποστηρίζει δὲ τοὺς δικαίους ὁ Κύριος.
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
PoetryAcrosticPower of God, TheProtectionResurrectionPowerDavidBlessingPsalms, Book ofWicked (People)
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Cross-references most cited first
- Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
- Psalms 63:8My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
- Psalms 145:14The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
- Isaiah 42:1“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
- Psalms 37:24Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
- Psalms 119:116–117Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope. Uphold me, and I will be saved, that I may always regard Your statutes.
- Psalms 51:12Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.
- Jude 1:24Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
- Psalms 10:15Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.
- Job 38:15Light is withheld from the wicked, and their upraised arm is broken.
- Psalms 41:12In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence forever.
- Ezekiel 30:21–25“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for strength to hold the sword. Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against Pharaoh…
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 36:17 in some Bibles
- 37:17 in most Bibles