King James Version
psalm 37:18 in the King James Version says “The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.” — study this verse from psalm chapter 37 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.”
psalm 37:18 · KJV
A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away. the fat: Heb. the preciousness
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