Psalms 92:7

7 that though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.

Psalms 92:7 in Other Translations

7 When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:

7 that though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever;

7 Though the wicked sprout like weeds and evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.

7 When the wicked popped up like weeds and all the evil men and women took over, You mowed them down, finished them off once and for all.

7 When the wicked spring as the grass, And when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; It is that they shall be destroyed for ever.

7 that wicked people sprout like grass and all troublemakers blossom [like flowers], only to be destroyed forever.

7 though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be eternally destroyed.

7 Those who are evil spring up like grass. Those who do wrong succeed. But they will be destroyed forever.

Psalms 92:7 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 92:7

When the wicked spring as the grass
Out of the earth, as they do, and are of the earth earthly, and become numerous as spires of grass, and look pleasant and beautiful for a while, as that does; but, like it, weak and unstable, and of a short continuance:

and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish;
in the health of their bodies; not being afflicted as other men, and their eyes standing out with fatness; while a Job, an upright man, is smitten with boils from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot: in wealth and riches, in which they increase often to such a degree, as to think of pulling down their barns, and building greater, to put their substance in; in their progeny and offspring, having a numerous issue; as well as in their cattle, and the standing of them, and in other stores; likewise in their power and authority, grandeur and glory, being set in high places of honour and profit, though slippery ones: these are the godly, who are "wicked" at heart, and show it by their wicked works; who are continually committing sin, it is the course of their conversation, and yet prosper in the world; which is sometimes a stumblingblock to God's people, and a hardening of sinners, who consider not that

it is that they shall be destroyed for ever
they are like brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, and as lambs and other creatures are nourished and fattened for the day of slaughter, ( 2 Peter 2:12 ) ( James 5:5 ) , and as land is manured and cultivated, and grass springs up and flourishes, that it may be, when grown, cut down, and become the fodder of beasts, or the fuel of fire; so the prosperity of the wicked issues in their ruin, and is an aggravation of their damnation; their destruction is of soul and body in hell, and is an everlasting one; the Targum is,

``and it shall be that God shall destroy them for ever,''

Psalms 92:7 In-Context

5 How great are your works, LORD, how profound your thoughts!

6 Senseless people do not know, fools do not understand,

7 that though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.

8 But you, LORD, are forever exalted.

9 For surely your enemies, LORD, surely your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.

Cross References

• 1. S Psalms 37:2