Psalms 37:2

2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass and wither as the green herb.

Psalms 37:2 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 37:2

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as
the green herb.
] Which in the morning looks green, pretty, and flourishing, and in the evening is cut down, and then fades away; see ( Psalms 90:5 Psalms 90:6 ) ; and so the wicked prosper and flourish for a while, and then they perish with all their honour, riches, and wealth; so that their happiness is a very short lived one, and therefore need not be envied and fretted at.

Psalms 37:2 In-Context

1 Aleph Do not be angry with the evildoers, neither be thou envious of the workers of iniquity.

2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass and wither as the green herb.

3 Beth Wait in the LORD and do good; live in the land and uphold the truth.

4 In the same manner delight thyself in the LORD, and he shall give thee the desires of thy heart.

5 Gimel Turn thy way unto the LORD and wait in him, and he shall bring it to pass.