Psalms 37:32
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
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Study Note
'The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him' — the acrostic psalm's acknowledgment that the wicked actively surveille and target the righteous refuses a naive optimism about the immediate safety of covenant faithfulness. The 'watching' (tsaphah) is the same verb used for a military lookout, suggesting predatory, strategic hostility rather than casual opposition. The immediately following verse 33 — 'The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged' — provides the counterbalancing assurance: God is the overriding advocate who prevents the wicked from achieving their lethal purpose, a promise applied to Jesus's resurrection as the definitive divine vindication of the righteous sufferer.
Diğer Çeviriler
The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.
The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.
The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.
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But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.