Psalms 37:19

19 They will not be put to shame in distressing times, and in [the] days of famine they will be satisfied.

Psalms 37:19 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 37:19

They shall not be ashamed in the evil time
Of affliction and persecution, or of old age, or in the day of judgment, when it will go ill with others; see ( 1 John 2:28 ) ;

and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied:
whether it is understood figuratively of a famine of hearing the word, or literally of a proper famine of bread and water: these God will provide for them, as he did for Elijah, and they shall be sure unto them, and therefore let them not fret nor envy.

Psalms 37:19 In-Context

17 For [the] arms of [the] wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh supports [the] righteous.

18 Yahweh knows [the] days of [the] blameless, and their inheritance will be forever.

19 They will not be put to shame in distressing times, and in [the] days of famine they will be satisfied.

20 But [the] wicked will perish, and the enemies of Yahweh [will be] like [the] splendor of [the] pastures. They vanish; in smoke they vanish.

21 [The] wicked borrows and does not repay, but [the] righteous [is] gracious and gives.

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew "time"