PSA 37:35 Parallel Verse View

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ULT I have seen the wicked and terrifying person
⇔ spread out like a green tree in its native soil.

UST I have seen that wicked people who act like tyrants sometimes prosper like trees that grow well in fertile soil,

BSB ⇔ I have seen a wicked, ruthless man
⇔ flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,

OEB ⇔ I have seen the wicked exultant,
⇔ lifting themselves like a cedar of Lebanon.

WEBBE ⇔ I have seen the wicked in great power,
⇔ spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET I have seen ruthless evil men
⇔ growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil.

LSV I have seen the wicked terrible,
And spreading as a green native plant,

FBV I have watched the wicked acting brutally, spreading like a large tree in its native land.

T4T I have seen that wicked people who ◄act like tyrants/terrify people► sometimes prosper, like trees that grow well in fertile soil,

LEB • the wicked acting violently and spreading himself out • like a luxuriant native tree.

BBE I have seen the evil-doer in great power, covering the earth like a great tree.

Moff ⇔ I saw a godless man once on a time, a terror—
⇔ towering like any cedar of Lebanon;

JPS I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a leafy tree in its native soil.

ASV I have seen the wicked in great power,
⇔ And spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

DRA No DRA PSA 37:35 verse available

YLT I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,

Drby I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading like a green tree in its native soil:

RV I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

Wbstr I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

KJB-1769 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.[fn]

37.35 a green…: or, a green tree that groweth in his own soil

KJB-1611 [fn]I haue seene the wicked in great power: and spreading himselfe like a greene bay tree.
(I have seen the wicked in great power: and spreading himself like a greene bay tree.)

37:35 Or, a greeve tree, that groweth him owne soyle.

Bshps I my selfe haue seene the vngodly in great power: and florishing lyke a greene bay tree.
(I myself have seen the ungodly in great power: and florishing like a greene bay tree.)

Gnva I haue seene the wicked strong, and spreading himselfe like a greene bay tree.
(I have seen the wicked strong, and spreading himself like a greene bay tree. )

Cvdl Hope thou in the LORDE, & kepe his waye: & he shal so promote the, that thou shalt haue the lode by enheritauce, & se, when the vngodly shall perishe.
(Hope thou/you in the LORD, and keep his way: and he shall so promote them, that thou/you shalt have the land by enheritauce, and se, when the ungodly shall perishe.)

Wycl No Wycl PSA 37:35 verse available

Luth Ich habe gesehen einen GOttlosen, der war trotzig und breitete sich aus und grünete wie ein Lorbeerbaum.
(I have seen a Godlosen, the/of_the what/which trotzig and breitete itself/yourself/themselves out_of and grünete like a Lorbeerbaum.)

ClVg No ClVg PSA 37:35 verse available

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

Ps 37 This psalm elaborates on the problems posed in Ps 36: How should the godly respond to the reality of evil? When will the Lord bring justice? Why does he permit the wicked to destroy his created order? Psalm 37 offers clear responses that reduce the tensions of life (37:1-9, 34) and promise that the meek will have a future (37:10-11, 39-40). The alternating contrast between the godly and the wicked emphasizes the futility of folly (37:12-24, 27-33). The personal observations of the psalmist add a human touch (37:25-26, 35-38). He encourages viewing the inheritance of the land from a long-range perspective: The earth belongs to the Lord, who will give it to those he blesses—the lowly and godly who trust in him, put their hope in him, and follow him (see 37:9, 11, 22, 29, 34; see also Isa 57:13; Matt 5:5).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

the wicked and terrifying person

(Some words not found in UHB: seen wicked violent and,spreading like,native_tree cedar_of_lebanon )

This does not refer to a specific person. It is a general statement.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

spread out like a green tree in its native soil

(Some words not found in UHB: seen wicked violent and,spreading like,native_tree cedar_of_lebanon )

Here the prosperity of the wicked man is spoken of as if he were a healthy tree growing in good soil.

Parallel PSA 37:35