Psalms 92:7

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

¶ 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:

Complete Jewish Bible:

that when the wicked sprout like grass, and all who do evil prosper, it is so that they can be eternally destroyed,

Berean Standard Bible:

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

American Standard Version:

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.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

When the wicked{H7563} spring{H6524}{H8800)} as the grass{H6212}, and when all the workers{H6466}{H8802)} of iniquity{H205} do flourish{H6692}{H8686)}; it is that they shall be destroyed{H8045}{H8736)} for ever{H5703}:

Cross-References (KJV):

Psalms 73:18

  • Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.

Psalms 73:20

  • As a dream when [one] awaketh; [so], O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.

Psalms 37:38

  • But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

Psalms 37:1

  • ¶ [A Psalm] of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

Psalms 37:2

  • For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

Psalms 37:35

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

Psalms 37:36

  • Yet he passed away, and, lo, he [was] not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

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Commentary for Psalms 92:7

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H7563
    There are 249 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רָשָׁע
    Transliteration: râshâʻ
    Pronunciation: raw-shaw'
    Description: from רָשַׁע; morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person; [phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
  2. Strong's Number: H6524
    There are 33 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: פָּרַח
    Transliteration: pârach
    Pronunciation: paw-rakh'
    Description: a primitive root; to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish; [idiom] abroad, [idiom] abundantly, blossom, break forth (out), bud, flourish, make fly, grow, spread, spring (up).
  3. Strong's Number: H6212
    There are 32 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עֶשֶׂב
    Transliteration: ʻeseb
    Pronunciation: eh'seb
    Description: from an unused root meaning to glisten (or be green); grass (or any tender shoot); grass, herb.
  4. Strong's Number: H6466
    There are 55 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: פָּעַל
    Transliteration: pâʻal
    Pronunciation: paw-al'
    Description: a primitive root; to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise; commit, (evil-) do(-er), make(-r), ordain, work(-er).
  5. Strong's Number: H205
    There are 101 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָוֶן
    Transliteration: ʼâven
    Pronunciation: aw-ven'
    Description: from an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant (hence, to exert oneself, usually in vain; to come to naught); strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol; affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare אַיִן.
  6. Strong's Number: H6692
    There are 9 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: צוּץ
    Transliteration: tsûwts
    Pronunciation: tsoots
    Description: a primitive root; to twinkle, i.e. glance; by analogy, to blossom (figuratively, flourish); bloom, blossom, flourish, shew self.
  7. Strong's Number: H8045
    There are 86 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁמַד
    Transliteration: shâmad
    Pronunciation: shaw-mad'
    Description: a primitive root; to desolate; destory(-uction), bring to nought, overthrow, perish, pluck down, [idiom] utterly.
  8. Strong's Number: H5703
    There are 49 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עַד
    Transliteration: ʻad
    Pronunciation: ad
    Description: from עָדָה; properly, a (peremptory) terminus, i.e. (by implication) duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or without a preposition); eternity, ever(-lasting, -more), old, perpetually, [phrase] world without end.