King James Version
Psalms 37:2 in the King James Version says “For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 37 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.”
Psalms 37:2 · KJV
A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. verily: Heb. in truth, or, stableness
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“as the green”
H3418properly, pallor, i.e., hence, the yellowish green of young and sickly vegetation; concretely, verdure, i.e., grass or vegetation
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