Psalms 37:18

18 The Lord watches over the lives of the innocent, and their reward will last forever.

Psalms 37:18 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 37:18

The Lord knoweth the days of the upright
Not only how long they shall live, and so fill up their days, the number of them, as Aben Ezra interprets it; but the nature of their days, whether prosperous or adverse; and causes both to work together for their good; and he knows the work of their days, as Jarchi explains it, the actions done by them in faith and love, and to his honour and glory, and which he approves and accepts of in Christ; see ( Psalms 1:6 ) ;

and their inheritance shall be for ever;
in heaven, which is an eternal and never fading one, ( Hebrews 9:15 ) ( 1 Peter 1:4 ) ; and therefore they ought not to fret and be envious.

Psalms 37:18 In-Context

16 It is better to have little and be right than to have much and be wrong.

17 The power of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord supports those who do right.

18 The Lord watches over the lives of the innocent, and their reward will last forever.

19 They will not be ashamed when trouble comes. They will be full in times of hunger.

20 But the wicked will die. flowers of the fields; they will disappear like smoke.