King James Version
Psalms 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 Psalms chapter 37 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.”
Psalms 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
KJV Study — Public Domain
“knoweth”
H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
“the days”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“of the upright”
H8549entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth
“and their inheritance”
H5159properly, something inherited, i.e., (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
“shall be for ever”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
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