Psalms 37:1

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Psalms 37:1


← Psalms 36:12 Psalms 37:1 (KJV) Psalms 37:2 →
There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.
A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

A Psalm of DavidH1732. FretH2734 not thyself because of evildoersH7489, neither be thou enviousH7065 against the workersH6213 of iniquityH5766.


Original Hebrew

לְדָוִד ׀ אַל־תִּתְחַר בַּמְּרֵעִים אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בְּעֹשֵׂי עַוְלָה׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
לְ/דָוִ֨ד
le./da.Vid H1732 HR/Np of/ David
אַל
'al- H408 HTn may not
תִּתְחַ֥ר
tit.Char H2734 HVtj2ms you fret yourself
בַּ/מְּרֵעִ֑ים
ba./me.re.'Im H7489 HRd/Vhrmpa in the/ evil-doers
אַל
'al- H408 HTn may not
תְּ֝קַנֵּ֗א
te.ka.Ne' H7065 HVpj2ms you be jealous
בְּ/עֹשֵׂ֥י
be./'o.Sei H6213 HR/Vqrmpc of/ (those who) do
עַוְלָֽה
'av.Lah H5766 HNcbsa (of) unrighteousness
Strong's References
  • H1732 — דָּוִד (Dâvid, daw-veed'): rarely (fully); דָּוִיד (Dâvîyd); from the same as דּוֹד (dôwd) H1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse; David.
  • H2734 — חָרָה (chârâh, khaw-raw'): a primitive root (compare חָרַר (chârar) H2787); to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy; be angry, burn, be displeased, [idiom] earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot, be incensed, kindle, [idiom] very, be wroth. See תַּחָרָה (tachârâh) H8474.
  • H5766 — עֶוֶל (ʻevel, eh'-vel): or עָוֶל (ʻâvel); and (feminine) עַוְלָה (ʻavlâh); or עוֹלָה (ʻôwlâh); or עֹלָה (ʻôlâh); from עֲוַל (ʻăval) H5765; (moral) evil; iniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness).
  • H6213 — עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, aw-saw'): a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.
  • H7065 — קָנָא (qânâʼ, kaw-naw'): a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious; (be) envy(-ious), be (move to, provoke to) jealous(-y), [idiom] very, (be) zeal(-ous).
  • H7489 — רָעַע (râʻaʻ, raw-ah'): a primitive root; properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally); afflict, associate selves (by mistake for רָעָה (râʻâh) H7462), break (down, in pieces), [phrase] displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for רָעָה (râʻâh) H7462), do harm, (do) hurt, (behave self, deal) ill, [idiom] indeed, do mischief, punish, still, vex, (do) wicked (doer, -ly), be (deal, do) worse.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H408 — אַל (ʼal, al): a negative particle (akin to לֹא (lôʼ) H3808); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing; nay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.
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