Psalms

Psalm 37:24–25

²⁴Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed,

for the LORD is holding his hand.^c

²⁵I once was young and now am old,

yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned

or their children begging for bread.

Footnotes

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.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Though	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he falls	יִפֹּ֥ל	yip·pōl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
he will not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be overwhelmed	יוּטָ֑ל	yū·ṭāl	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2904 hurl, cast
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְ֝הוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is holding	סוֹמֵ֥ךְ	sō·w·mêḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5564 lean, lay, rest, support
his hand	יָדֽוֹ׃	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I once was	הָיִ֗יתִי	hā·yî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
young	נַ֤עַר׀	na·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
and now	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
am old	זָ֫קַ֥נְתִּי	zā·qan·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2204 be or become old
yet never	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
have I seen	רָ֭אִיתִי	rā·’î·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
the righteous	צַדִּ֣יק	ṣad·dîq	Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
abandoned	נֶעֱזָ֑ב	ne·‘ĕ·zāḇ	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
or their children	וְ֝זַרְע֗וֹ	wə·zar·‘ōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
begging	מְבַקֶּשׁ־	mə·ḇaq·qeš-	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H1245 seek
for bread	לָֽחֶם׃	lā·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 37:24 Proverbs 24:16 · Psalm 145:14 · Psalm 94:18 · Micah 7:7–8 · John 10:27–30 · Luke 22:31–32 · Psalm 40:2 · Psalm 34:19–20 · Psalm 147:6 · Luke 2:34 · Psalm 37:17 · Psalm 91:12

Psalm 37:25 Hebrews 13:5 · Psalm 37:28 · Psalm 112:2 · Psalm 25:13 · 1 Samuel 12:22 · 2 Corinthians 4:9 · Psalm 94:14 · Psalm 71:18 · Joshua 1:5 · Genesis 17:7 · Luke 1:53–55 · Proverbs 13:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.