King James Version
Psalms 37:35 in the King James Version says “I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. a green: or, a green tree that growe...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 37 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. a green: or, a green tree that groweth in his own soil”
Psalms 37:35 · KJV
The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. a green: or, a green tree that groweth in his own soil
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“I have seen”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
“and spreading”
H6168to be (causatively, make) bare; hence, to empty, pour out, demolish
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