King James Version
Psalms 37:19 in the King James Version says “They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 37 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.”
Psalms 37:19 · KJV
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
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“They shall not be ashamed”
H954properly, to pale, i.e., by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
“and in 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
“they shall be satisfied”
H7646to sate, i.e., fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
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