Psalms 37:18

18 Yahweh knows [the] days of [the] blameless, and their inheritance will be 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 [The] little belonging to the righteous [is] better than [the] wealth of many wicked.
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.
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