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Psalm 37

Psa. 37:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The wicked
rasha` (Hebrew #7563)
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
KJV usage: + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
Pronounce: raw-shaw'
Origin: from 7561
ββplotteth
zamam (Hebrew #2161)
to plan, usually in a bad sense
KJV usage: consider, devise, imagine, plot, purpose, think (evil).
Pronounce: zaw-mam'
Origin: a primitive root
against the just
tsaddiyq (Hebrew #6662)
just
KJV usage: just, lawful, righteous (man).
Pronounce: tsad-deek'
Origin: from 6663
, and gnasheth
charaq (Hebrew #2786)
to grate the teeth
KJV usage: gnash.
Pronounce: khaw-rak'
Origin: a primitive root
upon him with his teeth
shen (Hebrew #8127)
a tooth (as sharp); specifically (for 8143) ivory; figuratively, a cliff
KJV usage: crag, X forefront, ivory, X sharp, tooth.
Pronounce: shane
Origin: from 8150
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precious,
1 Peter 2:7• 7To you therefore who believe is the preciousness; but to the disobedient, the stone which the builders cast away as worthless, this is become head of the corner, (1 Peter 2:7)
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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 37:32• 32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him: (Psa. 37:32)
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1 Sam. 18:21• 21And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be upon him. And Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law a second time. (1 Sam. 18:21)
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1 Sam. 23:7‑9• 7And it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. Then Saul said, God has cast him off into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a city that has gates and bars.
 8And Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
 9And when David knew that Saul devised mischief against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring the ephod. (1 Sam. 23:7‑9)
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2 Sam. 15:10‑12• 10And Absalom sent emissaries into all the tribes of Israel, saying, When ye hear the sound of the trumpet, ye shall say, Absalom reigns in Hebron.
 11And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were invited; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew nothing.
 12And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city, from Giloh, while he offered the sacrifices. And the conspiracy gathered strength; and the people increased continually with Absalom. (2 Sam. 15:10‑12)
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Esther 3:6• 6But he scorned to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had made known to him the people of Mordecai; therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus--the people of Mordecai. (Esther 3:6)
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Matt. 26:4,16• 4and took counsel together in order that they might seize Jesus by subtlety and kill him;
 16And from that time he sought a good opportunity that he might deliver him up. (Matt. 26:4,16)
plotteth.
or, practiseth.
Dan. 8:12,24• 12And a time of trial was appointed unto the continual sacrifice by reason of transgression.) And it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised and prospered.
 24And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; and he shall destroy marvellously, and shall prosper, and shall practise, and shall destroy the mighty ones, and the people of the saints. (Dan. 8:12,24)
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Mic. 2:1• 1Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! When the morning is light they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand. (Mic. 2:1)
gnasheth.
Psa. 35:16• 16With profane jesters for bread, they have gnashed their teeth against me. (Psa. 35:16)
• Verses 12 to 15 present the Lord’s attitude toward the wicked. Over-occupied with the prosperity of the wicked, we may fret and become angry and impatient; the Lord, however, derides the wicked who plot against the just, for the Lord sees that his day is coming. (“Psalms 37” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth his teeth against him.