Psalms
Psalm 37:18–19
18The LORD knows the days of the blameless,
and their inheritance will last forever.
19In the time of evil they will not be ashamed,
and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 37:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְ֭הוָה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| knows | יוֹדֵ֣עַ | yō·w·ḏê·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3045 know |
| the days | יְמֵ֣י | yə·mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| of the blameless | תְמִימִ֑ם | ṯə·mî·mim | Adjective - masculine plural | H8549 complete, sound |
| and their inheritance | וְ֝נַחֲלָתָ֗ם | wə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| will last forever | תִּהְיֶֽה׃ | tih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
Psalm 37:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the time | בְּעֵ֣ת | bə·‘êṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct | H6256 time |
| of evil | רָעָ֑ה | rā·‘āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| they will not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be ashamed | יֵ֭בֹשׁוּ | yê·ḇō·šū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H954 be ashamed |
| and in the days | וּבִימֵ֖י | ū·ḇî·mê | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| of famine | רְעָב֣וֹן | rə·‘ā·ḇō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H7459 hunger, lack of food, famine |
| they will be satisfied | יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃ | yiś·bā·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 37:18 Psalm 1:6 · Romans 6:23 · Psalm 103:17 · 2 Timothy 2:19 · Revelation 11:3–5 · Psalm 31:7 · Psalm 73:24 · Psalm 49:5 · 1 Peter 1:4–5 · 1 John 2:25 · Deuteronomy 33:25 · Psalm 21:4
Psalm 37:19 Psalm 33:19 · Proverbs 10:3 · Job 5:20–22 · Isaiah 33:16 · Amos 5:13 · Ephesians 5:16 · Ecclesiastes 9:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.